GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Oct. 



Contents of this Nnniber. 



The "Papers,"' and their ideas of Bee Matters 235 



Wax and Propolis, How Bees Uarry '236 



Surplus Boxes, Blanketing 236 



I'eed Extracted, to get Comb Honey 236 



Bees on Outsiole of the Hive, How to make them go in. 2.i6 



29 Colonies from 2 in 2 Years 236 



Report of our Chaff i'ackect Q. Hive 236 



Yellow Fdn. for Comb Honey 237 



Huure Apiary, a Sucu-oss witli the Extractor 237 



Section Frames usea inside the Large Frames 2::i7 



Hive with Hexagonal Frames 237 



Comb Honey in lull Sized Frames, Case for Shipping.. 237 



Moving Bees lo the Swamp for Fall Honey 238 



Chair Ou?hions 238, 244 



Can Bees Talk, and How Much ? 258 



Wintering Boxes 238, 2W 



Introducins Queei.s 239 



The Olel Flan and the New, Feeding etc 239 



Comb Foundations 238, 240, 0i5, 2i7, 2i8, 250, 251 



Buckwheat, Best Kind 2i0 



Two Queens hi a Hive 239, 240 



The Hen and the Honey Bee. A Poem 240 



Natural Swarming and its attendant clustering 241 



5000 lbs. Ex'td, ani 200 Comb Honey from 26 Hives... 242 



Honey, How to Detect Adulteration 242 



Waxing Barrels 243 



Bad Eggs— Bad Bee-Keepers, and the Malady 243 



From Across the Ocean 243 



Distance, Painting, Shade etc, for Bee Hives 244 



Paindiig Bottom Boards 241 



Section Frames Versus Honey Boxes 244 



"Ripe Honey'' 241 



The Centennial Honey Show 245 



Doolittle's Report 246 



Prevention of Swarming— All Rules fail at Times 24^: 



Transferring in September 247 



Look out for the Mitchel Gang, and other Land Pirates 247 



Covers for Hives, How to make Light ones 248 



How to Sell Honey 248, 255 



Smokers, a Common Corn Popper Ahead 249 



Wax Bleaching, and the White Wax of the South.. ....249 



How to get Bees out of a Chimney 250 



Royal Jelly and Young Larvse 250, 251 



Black Bees, Dark Honey; Italians, Light Honey. 236, 250 



Gtloves 252, 250 



A Womans Trials, and Triumphs 252 



(Jhanging Pl.ices with Colonies 255 



.'ideand Top Boxes 255 



- Pepper Box for a Feeder 256 



We are growing a ?i7/?e, any way; 1787 subscribers to- 

 day, Sept., 2Sih. 'Sjiect it is all we deserve. 



iaiPt,L;MENTS FOm BEE CUETIIKE AL.- 

 PHABEITICAEEY AKKANGED. 



For descriptions of the various articles, see our ninth 

 edition circular found in Feb. No., or maileel 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 ; tlie figures giving the amount of 

 postage required. 



Bees, full colony amply provided for winter, In 

 our new two story Simplicity hive (chalT cush- 

 ions), tested queen from imported mother, 



safe delivery guaranteed $15,00 



The same in old style L. hive with portico, etc... .12,00 



The same with hybrid (lueen 10,00 



The same not provisioneel for winter 7,00 



We think we can prepare bees for .shipping safely 

 any month in the year; when we fail in so doing, we 

 will give due notice. 



Binder, Emerson's, for Gleanixc;s 50, 60, 75 



Boxes, section with comb guides G2 



Balances, Spring, for suspended hive 8,00 



10 Blocks, Iron, for frame making 15 



Barrels for Honey .*2.50 to $4,00 



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

 on application. Two saws and two guagcs included. 35.00 

 I Buzz-saws, extra, 6 inch, 1,50 ; 7 inch, 1,75 ; 8 inch. 2,00 



I Comb Foundation Machines complete 8125,00 



20 Candy for bees, can be fed at any season. Per lb 15 



20 Corners, Metal, per hundred 1,00 



25 " " Top only 1,25 



20 " " Bottom, perlOO 75 



On 1000 ormore adi.^ccunt of lOper cent will bo made, 

 and on 10,000, 25 per cent. The latter will be given to 

 those who advertise metal cornered frames. 



Chaff cushions for wii-.teilng, and lor covering hon- 

 ey boxes in summer. These are made 16x20.\V,, but 

 can easily be ])ressed into a much smaller cap or up- 

 per story. The chaff used is clean, soft and free 

 from dust. 



CO I Kach 30 



09 I The same all ready for the chaff 15 



As we purchase our cl'th at wholesale, this is per- 

 haps as cheap as you can make them. 

 Combs, empty worker in metal cornered L. frames 50 



Clasps, lor transleiTing. package of 100 25 



" " " ■ ■ 10 



10 



06 



1,25 



10 



18 



Cards, Queen Registering, per doz 



Cages, " 



Cas^e with Separator to hold 3 Section frames 

 I Case of 10 of the above, £0 Section frames in all, 



2 I Clieese Cloth, for strainers, per yard 



12 I Duck for feeding and for covering the Irames 



I —bees do not bite it— per yd. (29 inches wide) 20 



I Extractors S8,50 to 10,00 



I " Inside and Gearing 5 00 



" Wax 3,50 



Frames with Metal Corners 06 



Sample Rabbet and Clasps 10 



a Closed end Quitby, nailed 05 



Gleani>!GS, back Volumes, each 75 



" present •' 1,00 



Gearing for Extractor •. 1,50 



Gates, Honey, for Extractors 50 



THE SIMPLICITY 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 



I safely by freight or express 2,35 



The above is the hive we use and 'recommend in 

 preference to everything else, and it contains ever}- 

 thing needed for all iiurposes except at the surplus 

 season. If you decide to use the extractor you want 

 an extra body and 10 frames— §1,25— making "complete 

 two story hive— 83,50— or, you can have 60 section box- 

 es (two tiers of 30 each) in place 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 12^ cents each; this will make the 

 hive and all cost §5,00. 



One story Q. hive without bottom or frames 84 

 The same with bottom, 10 nailed frames, 

 division boai'd and quilt, complete except 



surplus receptacles .82,00 



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 Lring- 

 stroth hive. 



A one story complete for 13 frames of either the 

 Standard, American, or Gallup hives, will cost S2,50, 

 anel they can also be used with any of the surplus ar- 

 rangements mentioned; also, as they are all deeper 

 than the Langstroth frame, a single story can be used 

 with fewer frames, and sections or l)oxes at the side 

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

 frames out of the one story hives above, and ]nit in 

 their place 18 section boxes. 



25 I Honey, Clover, per lb, 16c., Basswood, 15c. By the bar- 

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

 Honey in section frames or fancy glass boxes, 25c. gross. 



I Knives, Honey l,0o 



Labels, Honey ])er 1000 3,25 



Lithograph of Apiary 25 



I Lamp Nursery 5,00 



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



15 I Microscope, Compouna 3,00 



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

 eye, foot etc., each. 



25 

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



Magnifying Glass, Pocket 60 



" " Double lens 1,00 



I Photo of House Apiary 25 



06 I Quilts 2o 



2 I Rabbets, Metal per foot 02 



3 I Sheets of duck to keep the bees from soiling 



I or eating the cushions ^. 10 



I Scissors, for clipping queen's wings 40 



15 Seeel, Alsike Clover, raised near j<s,per lb 35 



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



" Chinese Mustard, per oz 25 



10 Quinby Smoker 1,50 



2 Tacks, Galvanized 10 



3 Thermometers 40 



Di I LTniversal Section Boxes in tlie Hat. each 01 



I Universal case of 30 boxes, just right for U. hi\-es or 



any L. hive, and can be titted, to any hive 75 



'] Vails, Bee, with fnce of Brussels net, (silk) 75 



I The same, all of tarletan (almost as good) 50 



5 I Wire Cloth, for Extractors, per foot 15 



3 1 " " " Queen Cages 15 



All goods delivered on l-onixl the cars at jirices named. 



