1877 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



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alone in his closet, laid the matter all before 

 that Saviour, and faithfully promised that if 

 strength were given him to fight this battle, 

 he would put every copper of the tobacco 

 money into the contril)ution box. What do 

 you suppose was the result? From that mo- 

 ment, all taste for tobacco left him, and he 

 told mo months afterward, that not once had 

 he felt the least desire for the stimulus that he 

 once thought he should never be able to get 

 along without. Another neighbor has had 

 the taste for strong drink taken entirely away 

 from him in a similar way, and instances of 

 the like could be collected from almost every 

 neighborhood I presume without number. 

 But a few months ago I should have smiled at 

 all this as a delusion, but dear friends are not 

 delusions that bring such results a most glo- 

 rious thing? If unbelief or scepticism raised 

 men up, freed them from bad habits, and made 

 them better citizens, then might we recommend 

 it, but who ever heard of such a thing? 

 If a simple and child-like faith in the Bible 

 and all of God's promises brings all these 

 things, who would say a word against it ? 

 AVhatever may be your own belief dear reader, 

 you certainly will say, God speed the work 

 that makes the vvorld purer and better, will 

 you not ? 



Are there any who are inclined to call these 

 small matters? Last summer a safe was rob- 

 bed of IIG.OOO in the city of Akron, just 20 

 miles east of us. The clerk was taken up for 

 it, but after a long lawsuit, was discharged as j 

 an innocent man ; his character had always i 

 been good, and he came from a very respecta- } 

 ble family where he had had careful christain j 

 training. After he was set at liberty, he went 

 west, and finally for som*? reason, attended 

 Moody's and Sankey's meetings in Chicago. A ' 

 few days ago, he sought an interview and con- 

 fessed to Moody that he really did take the 

 f 16.000 and asked what he must do to be saved. 

 The only course was pointed out to him, and 

 he has just come back to his home, confessed 

 his crime, and given himself up. But by our 

 laws he is pronounced an innocent man, and 

 nothing could be done with him for the theft. 

 He returned all the money so far as he could, 

 and then at his own request was sent to pen- 

 nitentiary for perjury. He is sentenced to 3 

 years imprisonment, but with the feeling in 

 his heart that God has forgiven him all, he is 

 doubtless a happier man, than ever before, 

 with all the freedom the world can give. Did 

 you ever hear of a person who had been guilty 

 of such crime turning suddenly to an honest 

 life, even though It involved years of impris- 

 onment, under any other influence? Did any 

 one ever hear of scepticism or atheism making 

 a man better or more hone-it ? I am sure that 

 every one who reads this will say without 

 hesitation, "Give us the religion that makes 

 men honest ; we do not care where it comes 

 from, nor who proclaims it, (we do ncjt care 

 for all the arguments and theories that were 

 ever inventerl), if it, only induces mankind to 

 be truthful, and to do as they wunld be done 

 bv. there is no such thing as too much of it.'' 



State i)risons and courts of law, arc very 

 .rrood to make people honest l)ut when we can 

 take away the disposition to want money or 

 oroperty that belongs to some one olsi*, are we 

 n >t '-stf-ppMrj: heavcuw-irrl ?" 



$€h*s and %ae^i^. 



fS the mustard for bees the common wliite ? How 

 much secil per acre is necessary ? All kinds yield 

 ' hoHci/. Should, think 1 lb. would sow an acre. 

 How mui;h borage see;! sows an acre ? Should it be 

 sown broadcast or in drills? and what is tlie best time 

 to sow ? Sow 2 fo 3 lbs. per acre in May or June, cither 

 broadcast or in drills. How about sweet clover ? 

 About thi same as mustard. If j'ou hail 40 stands of 

 black bees all in movable comb hives, how would you 

 Italianize them so as to make most of them for the 

 least money the coming saason ? ff you, have work 

 that will pay yoii^l.OO per day, buy \0, dollar queens. 

 If yiu have nothing else (o do, buy an imported queen, 

 and rear the queens as we have advised on another page. 

 T. O. Stanley, Jeffersonville, Wis. 



Can yon furnish me section frames of any dimensions ? 

 Yes sir ('ee) .' I shall want next season (Providence 

 permitting) from 1000 to 3000. What kind of wood are 

 they made of ? Pine. I have an orchard of five acres. 

 At what season of the year should I sow it to alsike clov- 

 er ? Should I prepare the ground first or could I sow it 

 on a light sod and trust to its crowding out the orchard 

 grass ? The limbs of the trees are so low I cannot plow. 

 The sod is so light, ordinary red clover will work its way 

 through. Alstke is to be treated precisely as red clover. 

 Is Horse mint a honey producing plant ? Yes, it is the 

 same thing as wild bergamot. Sse page 6. How many 

 pounds of alsike clover seed does it take to sow an acre ? 

 About 4. I should like to know tiie comparitive merits of 

 open and closed top bars. I am using the latter. See 

 back volumeis, and if not satisfied try a few hives each 

 way. W. P. HOGAETY. 



Quindaro, Kansas, Dec. 6t h, 1876. 



Can you inform me of the ordinary temperature of 

 the brood nest?— especially in the spring when they 

 are rearing brood rapidly ? It is a very nice point to 

 determine accurately ; about Ui(P as nearly as we have 

 been able to get at it. H. L. Lankton. 



Hartford, Conn. 



If frames are \Ji wide, how many square inches of 

 surface will make one pound of honey ? // you use 

 separators so that the comb is only about 1 Si in thick- 

 ness, about 16 square inches. If without separators, so 

 the comb will be about VA thick, perhaps 12 square in. 

 to the pound. C. Wilkins, Ott, Coos Co., Oregon. 



When is the best time to send for Italian Queens ? 

 Summer. Are they better than our common black 

 bees for h jney ? As surely as horses are better than 

 oxen. When is the best time to drive bees from old 

 stands to new ones ? Summer. Should bee stands set 

 in the heat of the sun during summer months ? Not 

 unless they are in chaff hives or others that protect 

 them. Should bees be allowed to come out during 

 warm days in winter ? Wc would let them come out 

 whenever tlicy wish. In the chaff hive they never com': 

 out unless it is very warm. W. G. Craig. 



Clearmont, Mo., Dec. 8, 1S7G. 



I would like to have some of our best bee-keepers 

 try the following experiment : Seal winter stores for 

 your bees yourself if nccessarj^; fill your combs full; 

 liave sheet wax; very thin, and liavc all warm; attacli 

 wax to top bar and sides, then with a proper instru- 

 ment press the wax to the comb; if it is at the right 

 temperature it can be placed down all right; then 

 sei vc the other side llie same way. 



I think stores scalr^d in this w.ay will be just as good for 



