SUPPLEMENT TO GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Apr. 



■2 shows th^> way in which we contract llie entrance 

 with sawdust, only the sawdust neer'.s stainiiing down 

 .a little more. No. 3 is a 2-story hive, being slm|jly two 

 hoflies one over the other. With the cover removed; 

 the covers and l)ottom boards being one and the same 

 thing. In i.iie foreground are seen the lour simple 

 pieces of which the hive is composed. The two large \ 

 ones, are of course the side and end of a hive, and the 

 .strips lying on them are the pieces that are nailed un- 

 <ler the ci>ver. as will be readily understood by look- 

 ing ac the diagram on page 9. The iron frame leaning 

 ag.iinsi No. •'{ i^ ihe gauge to be slipped over the hives 

 while they are being nailed. It is, inside, 20i by IG 

 inches, and is slipped over the hive both top and bot- 

 tom, liki; a hoop ; this holds them square and true, 

 and shows when the stuff is just right. If they Just 

 fi I ihe hoops, you can be sure that any hive you have 

 will just tit n- y other, and that it will be exactly right 

 fir every Irame in the apiary, if they are also made 

 on a gaiige, as they certainly should be; or at least 

 the siutf should be cut to lit a gauge. 



No li is a trame containing 8 section boxes filled 

 with fdii., and No. 13 is the same with the tin sejiara- 

 lora added At No. '2 we see one of these frames of 

 Sections at each outside of the hive ; this is the way 

 in'^which we arrange a single story for comb honey, 

 leaving ihi- brood in the middle. At No. 3 the whole 

 up|)er story is supposed to be tilled with these frames 

 01 sections. No. 11 is a metal-cornered frame tilled 

 with Idn., and a transferring clasp. No. 23, is shown 

 pushed down on the top bar, as tliey are used. At No. 

 1 1 we ree a theet of IVln., with a thin metal tube slip- 

 ped over the top; this holds the fdn. more securely 

 than even melted wax, and it can be slipped into tlie 

 liame just as the comb guide is put in. At present, 

 this pian <ii fattening the sheets in tlie frame is some- 

 whai niori' ex|iensive than melted wax. The latter is 

 a chi ap and quick way, but the frames will not bear 

 much handling after it is put in. Wc will describe 

 lio w to do it, as follows : 



HOW TO FASTEN SHEETS OF FDN. IN THE BKOOD 

 FKAMES. 



Set a common small lamp in a tall box with one 

 Open isi'ie, having coarse wire cloth nailed over tlie 

 lop. Place on the wire cloth a cup containing wax. 

 K. ep tne .vax just melted, by turning the lamp wick 

 up or down. Now, with a i)encil brush you can put 

 the melltil wax neatly just where you want it. Fit a 

 board so that it will slip into j^our Irame just half 

 way. and lay jour sheet of fdn. on this, withits upper 

 edge (dose i'galnst the top liar; brush the wax along 

 the joint, slip out the board and hang the frame in a 

 hive. Alter a little practice you will do them quite 

 rapidly, anil think it is just fun. It is said that the 

 Inn., to prevern, sagging, should g;o in the Irame in 

 *ucli a way that the walls of the cells run up and 

 down, instead of diagonally. Our sheets are all made 

 lor the L. Irames in that way. 



At No. 14 we have a frame of fancy sections. The 

 fdu. is put iii these by pushing them apart, and catch- 

 ing it between the two J boards of which they are 

 nia.h-. No. K) is the Quinby smoker, and No. 17 is the 

 Dooiittle smoker. No. IS is a queen cage. No. 19 is a 

 quart ieeuer. We should have added, in the proper 

 1 aci , that the artist has put quite a number of wires 

 <Mi ijie f:ra|pi'-vine trellis, while but 3are really needed. 

 Ihegrajje \inis are also heavy with foliage toward 

 the top oi the posts, during the hottest weather. • 



UVU PRICE I.IST FOR 1877. 



It is the 1st of April, and we are so full of all kinds 

 Ot business that we really have no time for any pre- 

 face. B(.e keepers who are ready and willing to work 

 tor their honey, we believe are all busy, and are all so 

 lar as we know, realizing as fair a reward for the time 

 and capiia) invested, as in other kinds of business. A 

 lew of the most keen and enterprising, are, as in all 

 kinds of business, far outstripping th<3 rest, and it 

 rests with jou alone, my friend, to determine what 

 place in the ranks you will occupy. Just one piece of 

 advice : However attractive the wares may seem that 

 we are about to describe, we would say, don't get in 

 debt lor them ; if you haven't the money to purchase, 

 don't buy until you get It. Be humble and satisfied 

 ■with little, and let your apiary grow of itself, and be 

 self-sustaining. I say this because I rcuUt/ do rot 

 Ti ish J on 10 be disappointed. If you study the subject 

 find become thoroughly familiar with the bees by 



actual work among them, both capital and bees wi'l 

 come as last as you can handle either. 1 want to see 

 you all prosper, and to do so, you must be cheerful, 

 courageous ami independent; above all, don't get 

 crazy and extravagant if you shoiUd happen to get S2& 

 or §tO, as the proceeds of one colony in a season ; 

 prosperity is sometimes harder to bear than adversity. 



IMPLEMENTS FOR THE APIAUY. 



The very lii st thing to be considered in talking about 

 implements, is the Irame to be used ; and I really feel 

 sale now, in sa\ing the Langstrolh. If you have a 

 dozen or more hives in use, that contain frames all 

 alike, perha))s you had better keep on with them ; if 

 you are a new beginner, or have several kinds of hives 

 all unlike and wish to come down to one kind, I would 

 advise L. frame by a'l means. If you want both comb 

 and liquid honey, the two-story is perliajis as good as 

 any. If you want exclusively comb honey, perhaps 

 the Quinby hive will do as well as any, but in our own 

 apiary it takes so much more time to take out and re- 

 place the Irames, that they are entirely out of the 

 question. As others who use these hives largely, do 

 not agree witli us. perhaps those who are not eatislied 

 had better try a Quinby hive with the closed-end 

 frames. As tlie frames are so much larger than the 

 others, fewer arc required to make a hive, and this, in 

 a measure, compensatts for the loss of time in hand- 

 ling; besides, a Quinby hive can be maiie cheaper 

 than any other. 



We would remark that we have carefully thrown 

 out or remodeled everything in our list found in any 

 way defective, and we ofl'er nothing that we do not 

 approve of and use in our own apiary. 



We can ship promptly, bv Freight, Express or Mail, 

 (none mailable except those designated,) goods men- 

 tioned in the list in every number of Gleanings. 

 Hives, Extractors, etc., can be sent much cheaper by 

 Freight, but in this case they should be ordei'ed threw 

 or four weeks before needed, it the distance is con- 

 siderable. During the months of April, Maj' and 

 June, orders may sometimes be delayeil several days, 

 but our customers may rely upon receiving notice at 

 once on receipt of all remittances. 



At the prices given in this list, cash must accom- 

 2K1712/ every order ; AS the sending of goods C. U. D., 

 entails an additional expense, and goodb sometimes 

 fall to be taken, we really dislike to send them thus, 

 but if you are content to pay Irom "25 cents to SI to the 

 express company to bring us the money, (which could 

 be sent by P. O. Onler lor 10 cents,) we will send them 

 C. O. D. when tl is advanced. When hives or frames 

 are ordered in quantities, the additional expense ol 

 boxing is such that we can make no better rates on 

 large orders. Orders for frames or hives of dimen- 

 sions difl'ering from those namrd, will also be liable to 

 some additional delay, especially during the '• honey 

 months." 



prepaying express and freight charges. 

 Express charges are so variable that it seems diffi- 

 cult to establish a uniform and satisfactory rate; yet 

 if you choose to leave the matter to us, we can prei>ay 

 charges at about the rates given in the following 

 table. If you can make a better arrangement with 

 your agent, do so by all means ; if not, send the money 

 to us and we will prepay express when goods are 

 shipijcil. If your express office is not on a main line, 

 from '25 to 50 cents more must be added. This is rather 

 Indefinite, we are aware, but it is the best we can do. 

 If goods are not wanted at once, they can be sent by 

 freight at one-half, or BtiU less rates; but it is very 

 unwise to wait until they are wanted and then order 

 by freight. As an illustration, we have taken a cover, 

 a whole hive and an extractor ; they weigh respect- 

 ively, about 5, 15 and '25 pounds. 



liATE AT WHICH WE CAN PREPAY EXPRESS CHARGES. 



Cover, llive. JCxtraclur. 



New York 8.50 §.90 81.40 



Chicago 25 .(JO 1.00 



San Francisco 3.0O 4.00 6.'25 



Now Orleans 1.75 2.75 3.'25 



Galveston i 2.1'0 3,00 3.50 



We always consider it an especial favor to have 

 cuslo7ners inform vs by postal card ivhelher\ goods are 

 sulififactory ; ivhcthcr our mode of packincj is efficient ; 

 lime taken in iixmsit; whether JSxpress or Freight 

 charyes v}cre reasonable, etc., etc. 



Mespcctfullg. A. I. ROOT, Medina, O. 



The QuiNHi' Smoker, as it is now made, is decidedly 

 a neat implement. Strong, neat and light, and above 

 all, made so it can be readily taken apart, it is sure 

 to piove a |)lea:»ant sur|)riso to every purchaser. 

 Trice $l.Gv, postpaid; or 81.50 by express. 



