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GLExlNINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



i have about 80 hives of Italian bees; they are in 

 Jiiie condition, and are gatlicring lioncy very fast now 

 from white clover. I winter on the summer stand, on 

 .'i.nu'-j. (Have not lost a colony for A'hffi lasA: Iwe win- 

 ters. Have no trouble from disease or moth. My 

 Titock is from queens of Dadant's importation. Had 

 ten swarms in May. John C. Edwaieos. 



Cottleville, Mo., ^aue IStli, 1876. 



Your eectioQ boxes sent do not fit "Simplici'ty" 

 iiives. The three rows wo4ild be too wide by over one 

 iinch. I jtind the bees slow in going up stairs, even 

 with the inducement -of bits of foundation and scraps 

 oi" last year's .comb. They tak-e best to the large 

 frames with full combs. White cl-over In abundance 

 and in full flow of nectar. 



<}IE». G. Sco^y, D'ubtm«e, fowa, June Uth, lH. 



are a little larger, or a little smallei". If the 

 revolving part is not exactly in the centre the 

 machine does not look very handsome, it is 

 true, but we are sometimes obliged to get 

 along with things notwithstanding ill looks. 

 We entirely agree with what is said of wood 

 for honey. The honey soaks into it, and it be- 

 comes heavy and sticky, and hnally, unless 

 great csire he used develops an odor that, to 

 say the least, is very peculiar. Tin is light, 

 clean, nice looking, and not expensive in the 

 end; for a honey extras-tor if cared for, will 

 outlast its owner. 



I hsvc wintered 41 hives «n summer stand— have lost 

 but 3 queens— uEc<lQuijibj' ill ve llJixiyX packed with 

 ^at cljaffi. J. W. Uttes. 



Amity, Oiaiige Co. N. Y, MaySJth, 1S7«. 



The extractor is tke best I ever saw. I threw out 50 

 Jbs. next day after receiving it, which pays for it. 

 Rev. W. H- Keee. Waynetown, Ind, June lith, 1S7G. 



When I lost my bees, droi)^)ed tiie business discour- 

 aged, and went into other business which fully occu- 

 jiied my tiise, I foolishly permitted all my Bee Journ- 

 als to run out, inclivling Gleaninos, whicii £ had 

 .supposed i "co«kl not keep house without", and i 

 ^lave fared badly at keeping house without it. 



Ami now laia^^e this proposition- If you will obtaiii 

 for me a iixll set of A"'Ol. HI, I will pay you St.50 for 

 that, and take J, II, and IT, at regular rates. 



What is the capa-city of your wax extractor Y 

 ..J. W. Murray, Excelsioi, Minn. June Gth, liH'. 



Who will furnish our friend Vol. Ill at the 

 price mentioned ? The capacity of our wax 

 extractor is unlimited, for after you get the 

 water boiling in the pan or kettle under it, 

 you call put your bits of comb in at the top 

 while the pure yellow wax runs out at the 

 bottom; and the machine may be kept going 

 continually, or until th^ inside basket be- 

 comes clogged with propolis and old cocoons 

 from the brood cells. See "How to make_ a 

 wax extractor", page 44, Vol. II. ^^ 



( >n o|)ening ore oi my hives the other day, I fosaid two 

 queen cells attached to the etJffe of one of the side bars of 

 a f lame. I have nev-er before fouad a <iueen cell so remote 

 f rum centi-e of comb. 



I have, a good sti-ong tin can 19 ittches in diameter aad 

 lit inches deep, can't I get froEti you the inside ivork to 

 this can (I use American frame) :' Would there be any 

 ■dilKcuity in fitting it ? I have hitherto used an extractor 

 whicii has done pretty well, but it is made of wood, which 

 I dislike ; I can't keep it nice ajid clean. 



Thus far, tees have done nothing herealxRits ; the late 

 frosts and dry cooi weatiiev since, have cut off all held 

 forago. I have been feeding dry sugar to keep up breed- 

 ing, in tJie hope that hoiiey will come after awhile. 



James H. Wilson, Sen. 



P. S.— As to the ti/iie. I ha^e to say I shall be satislied 

 any way. J. H. W., Lexington, Tex,, May 2ath, '7i!. 



Queen cells are sometimes found built on 

 tiy.' frames or on the sides of the hive as j'ou 

 mention but it is rather unusual. The cast- 

 ings for our extractors are made to fit 17 and 

 -2i) inch cans, but they can without much 

 Jrouhle be fitted to cans, barrels or tubs, that 



Although a mo vice. 1 urn not ai together a new hand at 

 the bellows. I have at present nearly 200 hives under my 

 oontroi, all of my own construction, I am vain enough to 

 think them tiard to teat. It appears to me from what I 

 •can gather, I am p.uining iieariy parallel with more en- 

 lightened .ipiarians, notwithstanding I am in this be- 

 nighted region of Missouri. I am using bo.xes or frame* 

 with partition slides of wood that compel the bees to build 

 true comb, and four inches thick if I choose, and square 

 as a brick. I also have something on th-? Vogel plan. I 

 use SI frame with top bar 1 7-16 inches wide with the cross 

 bar near the top. A strip of comb is sprung in between 

 the upper uikI cross bar which es»sures straight work, 

 especially as the cross bar is so set as to have a corner 

 downwai'd for the bees to commence their «ew comb im- 

 mediately under the old guide comb. My surplus top box 

 takes frames or boxes six inches deep, same lengtlias 

 above. Having been in other business I have not taken 

 a Bee Journal for several years, 



A. J, Savaoe, Lakeville, Mo., June «th, '7ii. 



For surplus boxes there would certainly be 

 a great saving in having thick combs, 4 inch- 

 es thick as our friend mentions, if we could 

 get them ; and we are just now trying to see 

 how thick we can get them built by moving 

 the frames apart before they have time to cap 

 them over. Also, we wish to know the ut- 

 most limit to w-hich they can be induced to 

 extend the cells for holding honey. If we 

 could get them to fill section frames, or boxes, 

 with combs u inches thick, it would be a 

 great saving, for you have all doubtless ob- 

 served how prone they are to extend the length 

 of the cells, rather than build nevf comb, du- 

 ring a bountiful flow of honey. Who will 

 produce the deepest comb? We will give ^5. 

 to the one who will send us a box or section 

 containing a single comb of the greatest thiick- 

 ncss, and we will pay expi'ess charges. If you 

 pack them so the express men can see the hon- 

 ey, it will not be in much danger of breakage. 

 Besides they have an eye for pixitty goods, and 

 it will help to advertise our honey. 



If you want to move bees a httle wa.y at this sea.scK, 

 just take away their queen and combs, and when they arc 

 grieving in despair shake tliem in front of their hi\'e in its 

 new location and they will stick. 



J. B. Crane, Bridport, Yt., June :a\i, 1.s7«. 



Some of ray friends here make astonishing i-cports about 

 their hone,y crop. Curry has already about i!'00 lbs. from 

 his 20 stands. Hill is said to have done equally glorious — 

 but I have no report yet from him. I have only 7S0 lbs. 

 from my 22 stands so far. My friends above mentioned 

 have better pasture than I. As our clover crop has just 

 commenced, 1 live in hope of getting my share also. 



CnAs. r. MuTH, Cincinnati, O., June Gth, '76. 



