289 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Dec. 



C3at mt3 of this Na u^oiv. 



firap^vinps for bpc-liive-i -92 



0:ie c )lony nroiliicing i;j— anii lit) lbs. of ho ley in 



one season -■ •; 



Queens caujiht i»y tlra^jon Hies -'•>•! 



Feeiler '-'•' > 



Hecs, 11 -e sus; ir syrup, but not m ilas-,i's -i'l') 



Wintoi-ins l)eei; ho>v to prepare them i*:. 'Jit! 



Ch-iff packin j: ii t -2'.n> - * c, 



Apiaries in vvinter. mast I hey looli unii'lr '.ii-, 



Aniary at A:^. < ;oUegp, Mich -lij 



Natural swarmincr ■''•'> 



jSIeal feelinsr perhip^, not essential -I'M 



Evergreens I'o ■ shale -i <> 



Sawdust about the hives -''i; 



Golrlen rot honey -^> 



Honey plants -•*'> 



DooUttle's 9 frame gallu > Uiies 29IJ 



Section box, Doolittle''< 'iS*!! 



Starters ol' natural c ni'i t ir section o >xcs 'ia; 



Moving bees short distances ■>9ii 



Honey plants, so nething about the number ot.:n;5,>0/ 



Honey dew ■ -'■'? 



Harbison's honey crop ot l-S.'i) •2i'8 



Translerriug -'-^^ 



Report fron L. V. U >ol i'Jl) 



Blacks & Hybrids lor comb honey ISDO 



]\[oth^ in -iection boxes, and Itaiians 300 



Report from J. S. Hill m) 



(!haff p ickiog tor indoors wintering 301 



How to set beautiful yellow wax 3i)l 



Does it pay to advertise things 301 



Leave an air siiace above the chaff 301 



Frames biU in(;he3deep 30i 



Starters of natural comb 30! 



Adam Grim •5ti3 



Italians and red clover 301 



I'.e sure and extract from all unBlled sect ens. ..302-31 4 



Js it foul brood ? 3f4 



Home s eating larvje 3().t 



Buckwheat chaff for wintering 30.i 



Bee- balm .10(5 



50,(01) lbs. of honey, and 1,-lUO colonies from 4ti, in 



two seasons 305 



Sour honey, liow to ••flx" it 306 



(Jueenless colonies in the fall 3ti(j 



Aboutagents 3(7 



Pollen, comoosiii'in of it 308 



Siiall we all pe<ld'o out our lioiiey? 3'i.S 



I''dn. .'i ce'ls 111 the inch ; 3 9 



Stealing bees, ami ilie house apiary 309 



11 from one (and lots ot honey) in one season 309 



Drones congr'-iraiing in a body, etc 3o9 



I li'theringtui.s section box 312 



JJroiV'i svgirlor bee-fandy 313 



D'ti-cii ig tallo v in bees vvax 313 



White -VMX harder tlian vellow 3l'4-313 



]'. 'c f.'vcr. what to d,j for it ...313 



Til.- -L I \ -I lii>e'" '2S8 



.1 ^ lli'l's ini'iho 1 <d wintering on >u miner stands 314 



i.nPB,»;»!i-;\ I'x fo!« bee cin/rnRE al,- 



PlI iEIETICAJ.EY AKltA]VC>i:0. 



I'^i' desc i I'ioii; cf iho variou.s nrticles, Jce our ninth 

 eili ioM circular liuiid in Feb. 'So., or mailed on ap- 

 plioi ion. 



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

 d-.bv 



JIailable irii Ii". a-p de.-i.'nated in the left hand col- 

 umn of lirui-e- ; ilij ti^ures giviiiL; the amount of postage 

 re inifcd- 



li-es. full cnljny amply provided for winter, in 

 iiiir new two story, cli all hive (described Xov. jiiid 

 De '.No's .. 7(5). tested queen froin imported mother. 



safe arriy il iru;ifaiite.;d .slii 01 



Tliesiniei;i oldstyl.; li. hive with portico, etc \i Oii 



Til ! same witli liybrid C|ueen .10,00 



Tho same not provisionevi for winter . .7,01) 



\\'.' think we can prepare beos for .vliipniiig safelv tiny 

 Tiioiiih i a the year; wlien wo fail in so di,ing,wc will give 

 ilu'^ notice. 



(I I Binli'r. E n.'t.soirs, for Gli2axixgs 50, CO, 7.5 



4 I ]!oxes. seer. ion wi.li comb guides 02 



I UliiK-es, si).-ia/. for suspi,'!id«'d hive ((iO IDs) S,00 



10 I Ul.crks, iron, lor fiMni=! in ikitig 1.5 



I Uarrels for hnn-y. J-J .".0 : waxed and painted tl,00 



Buzz-saw, foot-power, chiipli'ti' ; eircti! ir with imiIs free 



(^n anplieation. Two saws 'ind iwi' irnmrf s iiulndrd. f.\:i ( 



! i! i:'./,-s 1.VS. extra. C, in. I.-IO; 7 in.. 1.7.";; S inch. . 2 00 



\ 15u,.z saw 111 iiidrtl .III I boxes complete for inch 



I siws 5."i.0',) ; The same for 7 anl S inch saws... 8 00 



I (^o;nh l-'oundatioM Machines c<miplete. . 12.j (Ui 



8 I O.ui ly for b jes, can bj fed at any soas"ii, per lb. 17 



20 I Ccrne:-s, metal, per hundred 1 00 



2.5 " '■ top only 12.5 



20 I ■' " bottom, per hull Ired ... 7.5 



On 1.000 or more a discount of 10 p!!r cent, wi 1 be made, 

 and on 10.000 2.5 per c^nt. The latter will be given to 

 those who adveriise metal cornered frames. 



Ch ill cushions for wintering, and for covering honey 

 boxes in summer These are made l(Jx20x<;, but can easily 

 be pressed into a much smaller c.ip or upper story. Tho 

 chalT used is clean, sjft and free from dust. 



00 I Each.. .. .30 



9 I The same all re id.v for the chart 15 



As we purcb.ise our cloth at wholesale, this fs perhaps 

 as cheap as you can make them. 

 C'oa.hs. empty worker in matal cornereil L. f.ames. .50 



10 



Clas|)s f jr transferrinsr, pieka-'e of 100- • 



(; irtls, queen registering;, per doz 



Cages " 



Cluese clolh, for striiners. per y.ird .... 



Duck, for feediu'i an I covorinslhe frames — bees 



do not bite i.— ,_>er yd. (29 inches wid 

 Extractors .." i 



" in-i le and gearin; .... 



" wax. 



Frames with MiMal C>nii;rc 



Feeders. 1 <i"t, tia, can be used without open- 

 hive, in warm weatlier— neat and 



to 10 CO 

 . ... .5 00 



3 50 



00 



ing ih 



simple 10 



The same, 2 q's. lo be used in iiiiper story... i'iO 



51 " Samijle Rabbet and C.as-pp...." 10 



10 I " C'lose<l i-n.l (Juinbv, nailed 05 



I Gle.\ning.s, back Volumef-, each 75 



I •• uresint •• 100 



-lO I Gearing for Extractor 150 



20 I Gates, H.iiey, fur Extractors .. .. 50 



THE SIMPLICITY HIVE 



One story l.angs'h without frames or bottom $1 00 

 The stiine v\iih b iitoin. 10 fi ames, division Ijoard 

 and (] lilt, crated-so a^ t j be sent safely by freight or 

 exiiress Si "Jo. 



If you decide to use tKe extractor you want 

 an exirti body and 10 frtimes — >1. 25 —making complete 

 two story hive- -.S3 ."0 -or, yr u can have 00 t^eclion box- 

 es (two tiers oi3o each) in place of the .0 frames, at 

 the sami' luice. 



I Ch.\kk nivK Foi! <)i;t door wintering. 10 



frames below, and 14 frames or t'O section 



I boxes above, well paint e t and finished com- 



I plete S5 00 



These hives, if snppded wuh s-tores. will, we hoi'c, 

 need no attention whatever, from the lime honey 

 ceases until it conns again the next season. 

 I One story (.iuinliy liivc. 8 nailed irames, 

 I division board and quill, com|dele except 



surplus receptacles $2 01 



I The same with 16 franii s 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 Honey. Clover per lb. 10c. , T> I'swood, loc. By the 

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

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

 gross. 



I Knives. Horev 1 00 



I Labelf, Honey ;!er 1000 3 25 



1 Lithograph of Ajiiary 25 



I Lamp. Nursery 5 00 



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



15 j Microscop' . Compound 3 00 



I Fieiiared oljects for above, such as bees' wing. 



sting, eye, foot, etc.. (^ach £5 



I Meillcy of Bee-Keepers' Photo's, (150 Photo's) 1 ('0 



I Magnifying Glasr, Pocket tO 



1 •• " Double lens 100 



I Muslin, Indian head, for quilts and cushions 



I per yard 10 



I Parafiue, " tor waxing barrels, per jiound 20 



I Photo, of Hiiuse Apiary 25 



Oti I (guilts 25 



2 i Rabbets, Metal per foot 02 



3 I Sheets of duck to keep the bees from soiling 



or eating the cushions 



Scissors, for clipping queen's wings 



15 I Seed. -Alsike Clover, raised neir ns, per lb. . 

 20 I " Summer Ri))e. Sow in June and July. 



Cliinese Mustard, jicr oz. 



Quiiiby Smoker 



Tacks, Galvanized 



Therinomctors 



Universal Section 15oxcs in the Hat. each . 

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

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

 '.) I Wire Cloth, for Extra(^tors. per foot 



'• •' <.»iiet.ii Cages 



1.', 



10 

 40 

 35 

 15 

 25 

 150 

 10 

 40 

 01 <• 

 75 

 50 

 15 

 15 



All goods -Ulivered on bjard the cars at i>rice8 named. 



