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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Nov. 



Contents of this Number. 



Csliforiii I 208, 26t 



(8 Stocks, and UTl lbs ol' Hune.v from (J Stocks in 1 season 2t5t 



Kipe Honey '. 261 



Clustering together of Swarms, How to Separate 2G4 



iTetiing iiees out of the B.xes ..265 



Hiving a Natural Swarm of Bees 26(5 



Irames but six inches in depth 266 



A couple of hours in a Germ. in Api iry 267 



i'oul brood. Cure for 281, 268 



A Standard frame 2(i8 



A'entil.ition. Importance of 268 



ChiH packing; Leaving it on all summer 268 



Honey in fancy shaped Combs, etc 270 



The H u-l)ison hive 2711 



Lniiu'strolii hive with portico. How to make 271 



Ftiiilization of Queens 272 



Ants, Something of their Natural History 272 



Amount of sioies needed for winter 275, 273 



Hives for out-door winteiing 27t 



ChatI hive 274 



Covers, How to make cheap 271 



Bl.'isted Hopes 275 



Buryin!; bees for winter 275 



Starving becR during warm weather. What to do 275 



Suspendi'd sections 27t> 



-i)ostroving Queen cells not a preventive of swarming.. 276 



Shipping bees by 11. R 28.5, 276 



Section boxes for hives crammed with honey 276 



l^'ifty cent hives. Preparing them for winter 277 



You. g Queens laying drone eggs 277 



Q. Frames, Lining end bars with tin 277 



Smoker....... 277 



Queen rearing ( V ) How we may be mistaken 278 



Eees in a city.. , 278 



Box Hives not the thing after all 278 



Buckwheat— Silver Hull, and the Common 279 



Natural or Ariilicial swarming 279 



18 Colonies, -450 lbs. of honey from one in one season.. 279 



Locust Honey 279 



Moving bees short distances.. 280 



How to catch all the ants.......... 280 



Damages 280 



Section guide combs should be leijgth of top bar .281 



Qiiet nless stocks seldom carry poUen 281 



Bees with not enough to winter; What to do 281 



Propolis oi)en frames, etc .28i 



How to remove the section boxes 284 



^;ide storing boxes, When they are an advantage .281 



i'ountlations notes. Five cells to the inch, etc. 285 



Will It pay to feed during a bad season ? 286 



This 27th day of Oct., we find we have 1810 sudscri- 

 liors. What a multitude of bee friends. May we be en- 

 abled to grow in wisdom correspondingly. 



IJtIPLIilTlfilVTS FOR BEE CUI/flllRE AE- 

 PHABETIC.4EEY ARUAIVUED. 



For descriptions of the various articles, see our ninth 

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

 I plication. 



I This price list to be taken in place o those of former 

 I tiate. 



I Mailable articles are designated in the left hand col- 

 I umn of ligures; the figures giving the amount of postage 

 % inquired- 



Bees, full colony amply provided for winters in 

 our new two story, ohaff hive (described Nov. and 

 I»eo.No's .. '76), tested queen from import(jd mother, 



safe arrival guaranteed §15 00 



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



The same with hybrid queen 10,00 



The same not provisioned for winter..-. 7,00 



We think we ean prepare bees for shipping safely any 

 month ill the year; when we fail in so doing, we will give 

 due notice. 



I Binder, :KmersOn's, for Gle.\nings. 50, 60, 75 



4 I Hoxes, section with comb guides .......... 02 



! Balances, spring, for susi)ended hive( 60 lbs) 8,00 



10 I Blocks, iron, for frame making 15 



I Barrels for honey,S2,.50, waxed and painted tt.OO 



Buzz-saw, foot-povver, complete ; circular with cuts free 

 on a)>plication. Two saws and two gauges included. 135 00 

 i Buzz-ssws, extra, 6 in. 1,50; 7 i».. 1.75; 8 inch. . 2 00 



I Conlb Foundation .Machines complete..... ..125 00 



20 1 Candy for bees* can be fed at any season, per lb. 15 



20 Corners, met.-t 1. per huildred 1 00 



S5 " " top only...... 125 



20 " " bottom, per liundred.i... ... 75 



On 1,000 or Wore a discount of 10 per cent, will be made, 

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

 Ihose who advertise metal cornered frames. 



Chaff cushions for wintering, and for covering honey 

 boxes in suininer, These are madj 16x20x6, but can easily 

 be pressed into a mncli smaller cap or upper story, Tlij 

 chart' used is clean, sjft and free from dust. 



601 Each.... .•:0 



9 I The same all read.v for the clialT 15 



As we purchase our cloth at wholesale, this fs perhaps 

 as cheap as you can make them. 

 Combs, empty worker in metal cornered L. frames. .'',0 



10 Cl.isps for transferrinar, package of lOu- 



Cards, queen registering, per doz... 



Cages " .... ..... 



Cheese clot h, for strainers, per yard .... 



12 Uuck, for feeding and covering the frames — bees 



do not bite it — per > d. (29 inches wide) 



Extractors S8 £0 to 10 CO 



in«ide and gearing 5 («» 



I " wax... 



4 Frames with Metal Corner? 



7 Feeders. 1 q't, tin, can be uied without open- 

 ing the hive, in warm weather— neat ana 



simple — 



The same, 2 qts, lo be used in upper story... 



ai " Sample Babbet and Cla^|)S 



10 I " Closed end Quinby, nailed 



i Gleanings, back Volumes, each 



I •• present " 



40 I Gearing for Extractor 



20 I Gates, H^ney, tor Extractors 



20 



3 50 



10 

 fO 

 10 

 0.5 

 75 



100 



. . 1 50 

 50 



THE SIMPLICITY HIVE 



One story Langs'h without Irames or bsttom SI 00 

 The same with bottom, 10 frames, division board 

 and qnilt, crated so as t j be sent safely by freight or 

 express $2 25. 



If you decide to use the extractor yon want 

 an extra boily and 10 frames — ^1. 2.5— making complete 

 two story hive— $3.50— or, you can have CO section box- 

 es (two tiers of 50 each) in )dace of the 10 frames, at 

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

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

 on four sidles, at 123-2 cents each ; this will make the 

 hive and all cost §0.00. 



I Chaff hive fok out door wintering. 10 



frames below, and 14 frames or 88 section 



I boxes above, well painted and finished coni- 



1 pleie 85 00 



These hives, if suppled with stores, will, we hope, 

 need no att'.ntion whatever, from the time honey 

 ceases until it comes again the next season. 

 I One story Quinby hive, 10 nailed irames, 

 I division board and quilt, complete except 



surplus receptacles — S2 00 



I The same with two story 20 frames .. 3 00 



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

 the arrangements lor surplus, mentioned for the Lang- 

 stroth hive. 



25 I Hone}', Clover per lb. fOc, Basswood, 15c. By the 

 barrel 2c. less and waxed ami painted barrel included. 

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

 gross. 



I Knives. Horev 1 00 



I Labels-, Honey per 1000 •5-5 



I Lithograph of Apiary '-5 



I Lamp, Nursery '. 5 00 



I Lai vae, for queen rearing, from June to Sept. 25 



15 i Miscroscope. Compound 3 00 



I Piepared objects for above, such as bee's wing* 



sting, eye, foot, etc.. each -5 



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



I Magnilying Glass, Pocket <i0 



1 •' " Double lens 100 



I Muslin, Indian head, for <iuilts and cushions 



I ))er yard 10 



I Parraflne, for w'axing barrels, per pound — 20 



I Photo, of House Apiary -5 



0<) I (iullts. '^5 



2 I Rabbets. Metal per foot..... 02 



3 1 Sheets of duck to keep the bees from soiling 



I or eating the cushions 10 



Scissors, for clipping queen's wings 40 



15 I Seed, Alsike Clover, mixed neir its, per lb... 35 



20 1 '• Summer llape. Sow in June and July. 15 



1 " Chinese Mustard, per oz. .. ... 23 



1(1 I Quinby Smoker 150 



2 I Tacks, GalvjiniZed 10 



3 1 Thermometers .. 40 



11 1 Universal Section Boxes in the flat, each .. 01 



' I Universal case of 30 boxes, just right for U. hives 



or any L. hive, and can be fitted, to cinii hive 75 



I Veils, Bee, with face of Brussels net, (silk).. 75 

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

 5 I W^ire Cloth, for Extractors, per foot . . 15 



Queen Cages ... .. •• 15 

 All goods delivered on board the cars at prices named. 



