GLEAXLN'GS LN' BEE CULTURE. 



De. 



■-xrraoior— r-irh: m •..-. :-:. ::.-— s^ems aiso oblixTous of 

 tie iacT thai bee» ajv , . -rr. .;>. The hives are neatly 

 ■ ^^inted, and the Tie» t» sC' very iavicinc, one can hardly 

 : id w^sntinr to mii in arnd have x "bee talk." 



HaTie bees the pcwer i after fillins tbemselres with bcn- 

 -Ti cscofiirolias the prodactioQ qI^tli?- Ii wax is not 

 prodoced, ii h ti becomes oi the maierial provided r M. 



Medina. Ohkv Xov. :^^ch. 1>7<5. 



IWio wia aas wer • We •«-oald sussesl. that if they do 

 at* w^it to aeereie wax. they simply hold the hooey na- 

 lil needed ior food, as wJieu ibey aa* dosteaii^ out on 



e troni of tbe hivie before svamuB^. for ijistaoce-Z 



Will coiBmoa brown sosar do to manniactnre into 

 ..ndy to feed bees - P. W. Keller. York Ana. Pa. 

 _<>tir experiments in'iicate a lishi colorci brosm 

 sagajr perfecUy safe for wintering, bat we should fear 

 lo give ihem any very cheap sugar. Will some one 

 who has had experience, please answer. We have 

 used f<» all of oar candv. onlv straight A coffee sazar.I 



Is there any easy wsy in which taBow can be detected 

 -J bees wax r I havie hoosht sDme which is very mticfa 

 3-;Aer than our wax. 1 boasht it to have comb fdn. nukde 

 fn«n it, and do cot want to send it if adulterated. Can 



:ie separated :- Geo. M. Dale- 



3<»der PMns. Iowa. Sot. lith, ISTS. 



IWe Icnow of i» better way, than to tee off a piece and 

 chew it. If it has even a little talijw. it win. make "gum," 

 and can be chewed indefinitely ; the pure wax, cmmUes 

 ataaoet rmwpdHilv. separates in small iHts, and will not 

 rsake gum ai alL We are inclined to think soaie wax is 

 lUBch softer tfaazi other lots, even ii both are por^ ani 

 this B3ay make scaoe diSeraiee in tbe »i>A Jfl g of the fdn. 

 Howeva', we hav« as yet fomid uoae to wort badly in 

 cor apiary. The lollowiii^ wmy gh« some light :j^ 



Yoa are profaaUy awaze thai wax freshly melted is 

 Qoiie soft and pJiaUe, while that which has not been melt- 

 ed lor 5x to twelve months, is quite hazd and luirtle : 

 Bioiw the query to me is, wiH comb iosndation Bade this 

 y€9B^ be as aeeeptafafelbo bees nexi seuon as that newly 

 ni*de : pntvided of eoorse it is kept dean. We too, ob- 

 >erTed that oar qneens wobU sddo^ ase ihfm lor brood, 

 led have Dot bees able to A- i*u l iii p wheOer the size of 

 cdL or the sshstaace was at Eanlt. J. H. Xellis- 



Cazsajohazie, y. T. S^ov. 15th, 1876. 



I^Whai wax is exposed to the air in thir! sheets it seans 

 to lose soaae e lmnjit thataafcesit soft, as in the case of 

 UieaefaiiK: h^ the ^d, or white wax, can be worked 

 jas« as w^ as the new, fcy hxfisg the room a Hitle warm- 

 er. Daring the waratest weather, we were obhred to dip 

 the sheecs of yellow in ice water, beEore we ooold roll 

 then safely, while the while woiied niedy at fl»e t«n- 

 pexatitre of the air ; we suspect that some portkn of the 

 wax passes <^ into the air, whai exposed to it far aoase 

 ti^ie in thin fleets.] 



WhicJ» i3 ttie best seed to sow for bee pasltirage 

 ^lone, aad which for fodder or hay as well as bee 

 pasturage, of the following: meUlot, Inceme, borage. 

 migiKMiette, Roeky motmtain bee plant and rape ;- 

 Pleaise aasver through GLEAJfiSGS. I have alsike 

 cloTer. Socae say it is very fine for bee pacturage, 

 c4herB that it is not ? A. Fahxestock. 



Toledo, Ohio. Xot. 15th, 1j?76. 



^Of the plants yoa mentioned, only rape z- ' - - — - 

 are of valne aride from the honey they : 



we hare never had a direct report sho— . . : .. 



■3-oiild pay to raise any one of them for this purpose 

 alone. Loeerae we i^elieve is not well adapted to onr 

 laHtade, and therefore we shonld consider rape, the 

 only one safe to try on a large scale. Kape seed will 



always bring enough to pay alJ e\i>ense of onltivation. 

 and the hotiey. for both quality and quartity. is e»iaal 

 lo any ot the plants raises^ for honey alone, so far as 

 we can learn. Alsike is we believe rather bettar than 

 either white or red c'over, but a= it comes in bloom at 

 near'y the same time, is not as desirable ^s rape or 

 buckwheat cominjx later in the season." 



Last Thtirs«iay I called to see Mr. L. "W. Floyd, of 

 Mu Healthy. O., who has the bee fever very bad}y. 

 On the first of Oct. he found a swarm of bees hanging 

 on a fence. He kept them in a candle box for 3 days, 

 and then traded five turkeys for a frame hive and 

 empty comb : a neighbor helped him put the bees in 

 the frame hive and he fed them 25 lbs. sugar. Last 

 Thnrs<lay he trade<i a load of hay and two turkeys for 

 two large frames of honey, containing about iO 1 is. 

 He says if they die it shall not l* for want of j^>me- 

 thing to eat. He will winter ihem after my plan. 

 Putting the hive in a larae box. arching the entrance 

 over and covering with saw dust, and covering with 

 earpft insteaa of honey boar i over the frames. Please 

 send him a sample copy of vour Gi-eani>"G!> and 

 oblige. " W. STCMP. 



Cincinnati. O.. Nov. 20th. "76. 



[Very likely the fever will rage considerably in 

 friend Hill's viciniiy, since his c ton crop of honey. 

 Give the patients gtrnile treatment, anl keep them 

 well protected from patent bee-hive men. and they 

 V 111 generiliy ccme oat all right.; 



In iwird to the honey Mr. He»ldc»n scild. it was in 

 Icmta I saw it. I hirdly snow huv ?<aranac sot mixed up 

 with Thai article. L. Kellet. 



Jonia. MiciL, Uci. ±3d, IST'l 



[if »e recolleet. frkiid K. oniitted to give his town, and 

 we, finding Sa/anac ^•.•st iDarkeii on the eiiveloT.e. usel it-j 



XH£ FAIZJE 1>>SAV. 



The Centennial commirtee of the Xorthefstem Bee- 

 keeper's Assocjaiion appointed as s committee of judges 

 on the essays. J. P. Moore of Xew York, H. Alley, Esq. of 

 Mass. and J. S. HilL Esq. of Ohio. The cc'mmittee con- 

 vened and performed their duties on Thursday evening. 

 Ociotjer 36th. Fc-ur essays (rere presenteJ. ail very use- 

 ful and instructive papers. The gientlemen why sent the 

 essays are Rev. E. L- Briggs. of Iowa. Dr. W. B. Rush, of 

 la., Wm. H. S. Grout, of Xew York, and Prof. A. J. 

 Cook, of Mich. 



After doe consideration, tbe commitee awarded the 

 prize to Prof. A. J. Cook of Mich. This seemed a worthy 

 deciaon. We can only rtgret that low finances restrain- 

 ed o»jr giving a prize to each worthy competitor. We can 

 bttt hope that the unsuccessful may appreciate their re- 

 ward in the gccd done the mass of Apiarians who have 

 failed heretofore, in mnterinz their bees. J. H. Xellis. 



Secy, of tbe Xorth Eastern Bee Keepers Assseiatioti. 



Canajoharie, X. Y. Xov. 3±nd. l*7fi. 



Cinciimati Honey Market. 



SCTTH'S SELLtSG PEICE. 



White rVwier honey in fuU packages, (a bbL <w h bbL) 



per 'T' 1 -.' . ' '^ :•. The same in tin cans of 10 or 25 lbs. net. 

 pe: : - The saiae in 1 5. glass jars. 1 doz. jirs in 



ac- ri.C»>. m cases ol same. f^U.f'O. The same 



ini: . .-- -■-. 1 doz. jirs in a ri- ■ - ' ^ -•. 1* 

 case- : -i_- S'-i.tij. Linn or Bi-- .-inal 



par-;:--- --- ?•- if-.'iiir. ¥■ -inal 



pec: - ' '-' ■"■ r>.,-. . .iinal 



pa'- — varieties 



in ■ _ I'^c. Tm 



L.r^ JJ-. -r-. -- ilra- Comb 



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the;, u- 

 a^ain to ' 



rtiTTje to my st<we 



' Krt. 36th, 76. 



