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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



JUT.T 



Contents of this Niiiuljero 



Honey Vinefrar I'll- HW. 151 



How 10 get One Swarm and no more 15- 



When to'pnt on the Boxes 152 



The Bee Disense : Using the Comb for New Colonies. .152 



Box Hive and Common Bees 153 



How to Make Box Hives Swarm 153 



Ho-./ to get Immense Yields of Box Honey 153 



How the Bees Store Pollen 151 



Foniidations Offered for Sale in 185!) K'l 



"Handsome is that Handsome Does." Queens 151 



Are Box Hives Better for Wintering ? 151 



Hoolittle's Apiary 155 



Chaff or Straw Paekintr for Wintering 155, 162, 1(55, ItiS 



Long One Story Hives l^S 



Spreading the Brood, Honey Boxes etc 150 



Yonng Queens Swarming Out and the Remeciy 150 



Lamp Nurseries , 150 



Out Door Wintering. Mice, ete 150 



Our IS Year old Bee-keeper, Windmills, etc 157 



The Hoop Hive, and so Many New Things 157 



A Home Made Hive-Wall-Hall 15S 



How to rid any Quantity of Empty Combs of the Moth 



worms in a twinkling 159 



How to Store away Empty Combs 159 



Foundations 159, 160, 161, 162, 171 



How to Catrh Swnrms 160,101 



Kubber Gloves K'l 



Bon't let Y'our Bees Loaf on the Outside 101 



Selling Honey • • • -163 



Transferring IGl 



Moisture Collecting on Comb Honey 161 



Alsike Clover 161 



Common Bees and Italians 165 



AVho Will Have the Floating Apiary V 105 



Bitter Honey 1<>6 



Wax Extractors 167 



Very Thick Combs. Who Will Beat V 107 



Moving Bees in Summer Time 167, 172 



Home Made Queen Nursery .108 



Saw-dust Around the Hives. A Caution 171 



Comb Guides 172 



Fastening Foundations into Frames 172 



10 I Blocks, Iron, for frame making 15 



I Barrels for Honey >;2.o0 to $4,00 



I Buzz-saw, foot-power, complete, circular with cuts free 

 on apiilicati m. Two saws and two guages included. 35.00 

 I Buzzs iw;, extra, inch, 1 50 ; 7 inch, l,7ij ; 8 inch- 2,0t> 



i Comb Foundation Machines complete §125,00 



20 i Candy for tees, can bo fed at any season. Per lb 15 



20 I Corners, Metal, per hundred 1,00 



25 " '• To)) only 1,25 



20 I " '• BottoiTT, gal. iron, per Kio. 75 



On lOOO or more a dis-count of 10 per cent will be made, 

 and on 100,000, 25 per cent. The latter will be given to 

 those who advertise metal cornered frames. 

 Combs, empty worker in metal cornered L. frames 



50 

 25 

 10 

 10 



0(; 



1,25 

 10 



Clasps, for transferring, package of 100. 



Cards, Queen Registering, ]ier doz 



Cages. " 



Case with Separator to hold 3 Section frames 



Case of 10 of the above, 30 Section frames in all. 



Cheese Cloth, for strainers, per yard 



Extractors S8,50 to 10,00 



" Inside and Gearing 5 00 



" Wax : 3,50 



Frames with Metal Corners (6 



'• Sample Rabbet and Clasps 10 



u Closed end Qiiinby, nailed 05 



Gleanings, back Volumes, each 75 



"■ present *' 1,00 



Gearing for Extractor 1,50 



Gates, Hone}', for Extractors 50 



CoMis honey built on our foundations, is precisely like 

 that made without any. No one can discover a particle 

 of difference. 



We have received 90 new names this month, and 

 precisely the same number have failed to renew, so 

 ~\ve c.rs 1015 still. 



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OUK NEW GLAS.S HONEIT BOX. 



The top and bottom are wood, and are about 3-16 in 

 thickness. A small hole is drilled H of an inch from each 

 ■corner, and a Ions slim screw is jnit through 

 tops, and screwed into the bottoms. By turning these 

 screws down, it is plain that you car draw the wood so 

 (irmly against the glass, as to cause them to sink slightly 

 into the wood. The screw is just inside the glass which 

 rests agains-t it. If you wish it more ornamental, fold 

 .square a }4 inch strip of tin, that is 1-10 longer than the 

 glass ; this will cut into the wood, under pressure of the 

 screws, and holds the glass in place, e\en if it be not cut 

 \-ery accurately. To give you an idea of how cheaply this 

 can all bo made, we will remark that the holes are drilled 

 in a block of wood cut to the exact size, before the thin 

 boards are ripped off. The entrance slots (3) are cut in 

 the bottom boards before they are ripped off from a block 

 in the same way. Samples by mail as per price list. 

 When we get our machinery all comijletcd, we hope to 

 give better rates. 



IMPS.EIT5E\'ir.*i FOR KEE €I'S/rt:KE, Alv- 

 PMASSETICALI.Y AKSSAr^CJESJ. 



For descriptions of the various articles, see our ninth 

 edition circular found in Feb. No., or mailed on ap- 

 plication. 



This price list to be taken in place of those of for- 

 mer date. 



Mailable articles are designated in the left hand col- 

 umn of figures ; the figures giving the amount of 

 pnsfaffe required. 



Binder. Emerson's, for Gxeanings 50, 60, 75 



4 Boxes, section with comb guides C2 



" with i^lass sides and fancy paper trim- 



12 ming for above 15 



20 1 " four glass sides, 5.x5x0i 10 



5 I " without glass 05 



I Balances, Spring, lor suspended hive 8,00 



THE HOOr HIVE. 



One story Langs'h without frames or bottom §1,00 

 The same with bottom, 10 frames, division 

 board and quilt, crated so as to be sent 



safely by freight or exjiress 2,25 



I'he above is the hive we use and recommend in 

 preference to everything else, and it contains every 

 thing needed for all purposes except at the suri)lus 

 season. If yon decide to use the extractor you want 

 an extra body and 10 frames— Si, 25— making "comi)letc 

 two story hive— 83,50— or, yon can have 30 section box- 

 es (withtheir 10 cases ) in i)lace of the"10 frames, at 

 the same price. If you prefer the old style of glass 

 boxes, we can fit the upper story with 18 having glass 

 on four sides at ]2| cents each; this will make the 

 hive and all cost $5,00. 



One story Q. hive witliout bottom or frames 84 

 The same with bottom. 10 nailed frames, 

 division board ami tiuilt, comi)lete except 



surplus receptacles ."52.00 



The same with two story. 20 frames 3,00 



Or you can have instead of the frames above, any of 

 the arrangements for surplus, mentioned for the Lang- 

 .stroth hive. 



A one storv' complete for 13 frames of eitlier the 

 Standard, American, or Gallup hives, will cost $2,50, 

 and they can also be used with any of the surjilus ar- 

 rangements mentioned; also, as they are all dee|)er 

 than the Langstroth frame, a single story can be used 

 with fewer frames, and sections or boxes at the side 

 of the frames. As an illustration; we can take four 

 frames out of the one story hives above, and put in 

 their place 18 section boxes. 



25 I Honey, Clover, i)er lb, Kic, Basswood, 1,5c. By the bar- 

 rel 2c. less and waxed and jiainted barrel included. 

 Honev in section frames or fancy slass boxes. 25c. gross. 



I Knives, Honev 1,00 



j Labels, Honey per 1000 3,25 



Litliogiaijh o"f Apiary 25 



! Lani]) Nursery 5,00 



LarvtB, for queen rearing, from June to Sept. . 25 



15 I Microscope, Compound. 3,00 



I Prepared objects for above, such as bee's wing, sting, 



eye, foot etc., each 25 



I Medley of Bee- Keepers' Photo "s. (150 Photo's) 1,00 



6 Magnifying Glass, Pocket 60 



" '• Double lens 1,00 



I Photo of House Apiary 25 



06 I Ouilts 25 



Rabbets, Metal per foot 02 



Scissors, for clipping queen's wings 40 



Seed, Alsike Clover, raised near «,s,per lb 35 



" Summer Rape. Sow in .June and July ... 15 



" Chinese Mustard, per oz 25 



Smoker L50 



Tacks, Galvanized 1*^ 



Thermometers 4*^ 



I Universal Section Boxes in the Hat, each 01 



, Universal case of .30 boxes, just; right for U. hives or 



any L. hive, and can be fitted, to any hive l,2o 



o'i Vails, Bee, with face of Brussels net, (silk) 7") 



1 The ^ame, all of tnrletan (almost as good) 50 



5 I Wire Cloth, for Extractors, per foot 15 



3 I " " " Queen Cages 15 



All goods delivered on board the cars at prices named. 



