GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



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The hoiHe on the lel't was formerly <a ilweinns, imt is now used for a honey house amt storinf? combs, 

 ^he one in Iront was bnilt for wintering nuclei wiui suivjhis (lU'jen^, but as 1 can not successfully winter in- 

 do )rs I Siive it up. The other liouse was buiit last year, for the same i»uri)03e, liaving a filass front to allow 

 the sun to shine in, but was not entirely successUil. The nuclei are in a lon>{ box with division boards, so 

 that each lielps to maintain ihe heat. I have now 17 in it, init not in a- good coudiiion as 1 like. 



Fiml enclosed a roui^h srouml plan ; it is on a scale of l-KJ incn to tlie foot. The line running from the 

 CDrnei- of the honey hou^e is a liigh, tii<lit, board fence ; the curved line is a winil-m-eaker made of cor)i fod- 

 iler for winttr. and taKen away in summer. The avenue next tlie lence is 4 It'i't 8 inches; ilie other (! ave- 

 nues are all 6 feet 8 inches. Tiie hives are 4 feet apart from center to center, ^.nd 2 fe^t tj Inches between. 

 The dots stiow where trees stand ; there are other small ones not marked. No. 1 is a larger iiive containing 

 2 swarms with 8 lianes each ; No. 2 is the long idea hive, wliich I cajl the grciit .V, and contains:? swarvus with 

 7 frames each ; No's. 3 are all donole nuclei that 1 am trying lo winter, witli 5 frames eacli— frames a by 71 in- 

 side measure ; No. 4 is a floor for feeding meal. 



The representation of the hives in the cut is good. I have thin boards h inches wide, cut vsith the prop- 

 er bevel to fit, from the lioltom of portico to reach close to iioles in the front of ilie liives, to help the bees at 

 all times to reach the entrance easily, as it is hard for them to crawl up the .'-ido of the hive, especially when 

 the weather is cold and they ai'e a little chilled. J. S. FIill, Mt. llealihv. O., Dec. 16. 1876. 



Contents of this Number. 



Spriner dwindliujr, chuff as a remedy 5 



Section'!, fdu.. condi huney, etc 7 



Uuciiwheat. siher-hull- \vild ber^tamot (> 



Sorghum Mills ". (i 



Snrjiliis h )ne^ , in full sized fr<imi s (> 



Hiw 10 wintt-r (! 



Wii'^n to |)'it 1 11 boxes 7 



Apple l)lussiim honey, how to utilize it 7 



Too much honey, just enough 7 



Bdes, how lout:; Uo they live V 7 



Swarm inz, iiitural and artificial 7 



Queens, how in my egjs should they lay V 7 



Ohall: hive, how to make the inside 8 



Hoiiev, how to get it out of tlie hive in a '•lump." 8 



Section boxes, and how lo make them 8 



Fdu-, and how to fasten it in thi; frames 9 



SecJ 111 fiMines, lunv to put them in the hive 9 



Straw hives and Ameiicin cheese boxes 10 



I'dii., m lohiufr. for mjiking 10 



Bi;cky mountain b-e pl;uit lo 



Dlvi^ion lioards of clialT, how to make ll 



Gottiuic away from their sL^rt s in winter U 



Bees, dislu 1-1 ling durini? cold weaihar ll 



Honey lint woiii candy 11 



House api iries, ventilition 11 



Seciions with closed lop bar 12 



(Jomb honey; Djolittle's system •••12 



Drones and drone comb, how to get an abundanee of • • .VA 



Friend Hill's Apiirv 1, -iii 



Straight comb>, all about how to .secure 'em ll, 



Simplicity bee hives, how to make 1.5 



S>-ctioii frames in.side of largo frames 1.5 



How to use the lin separators 1(! 



Humbuirs an I swindles IC, 



Niiclai, how to winter b; 



Disciided hives, whit lo do with 17 



I'Vom our (Inrman correspondoiu 17 



Queen's wings, how t ) clip 17 



Sw vruiing fcv(;r, hoiv to tdl it 17 



<Tin Id Combs, how to fasten 17 



100 lbs. co'.ub lion^y to the colony, ho tv to gel is 



Swarming, how to prevent 18 



Honey, how to sell at good pi ices 18 



Fastening bees in their hives in winter 1!) 



Feeding bees in winter li' 



Frames at fixed distances 1!> 



Bees, how many make a swarm 10 



Iinp(n-tiiig queens 20 



Bee tree, how to get the bees 20 



Honey, how not to get it 20 



Stimulative feeding detrimeiitid 2<i 



Italianizing, how best to do it 21 — 2.5 



The old w ay and the new 21 



Fdn. iind bulgins, does the imsition of the cellsafi'ect it.22 



Wax pure, no substitute 22 



Extracted honey in tin cans 22 



Projiolis vs. s-ticking plaster 22 



Hou.se apiary with thin walls 22 



Temperature of thr brood nest 25 



Comb honey, how many cubic inches in a pound '2,5 



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