1877- 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURR 



111 



M Slocks s 



of Yellow 15ees for Breeding; or Honey,— ns 

 s rlu>;ii) as any. W. 1>'. H. Spatiisii 

 Ei.'!jrs forJialchi'iiL'. •j:iyt-aisiii perfect- 

 iiii; their iKiii-sittiiiir. Warranted not Kxi-elled. 



t J. M. MAK\ 1 X, StA'harles, Kane Co,, 111. 



Supplies for your Apiary, send li Postal Card for our 

 Prk-e List of Hivos, Frsinies, Sectional and other Boxes 

 -of any desired pattern. Comb Foiuidatious, Metal Cor- 

 ■jiei-s and Tested and Untested Queens from Imported 

 another, J, C. & H. P. SAYLES, 

 :i-Sd Hartford; Wis. 



THE 



l^ritisli Bee Joni*nal, 



Is 11 larse. beautUnlly printed, and profusely illus- 

 trated MONTHLY; clear tvoe and line heavv (laper. 



It is contUnMed by CHARLES NASH ABBOTT, Han- 

 well, W., London, England. Annual subscription, 

 Sialf-a. guinea. 



We will send it with Gleanings and pay all postage 

 lor 3-2.50. 



iniPt,E]nFI>iT.«i FOR BEE CULTURE AL- 

 PHABETIC AL,L,Y ARRAIVGEO. 



For d-oscriptions of the various articles, see our tenth 

 edition circular found in April "No., Vol, V., or mail- 

 I'd on npplication. 



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

 date. 



Mailable articles are designate*! in the left hand eol- 

 imin of ticures; the figures giving the amount of postage 

 teauired- 



Canada postage on merchandise is limited to 9% 

 oz., and notliing can be sent for less than l^c. 

 Bees, full colony .anijjly provided for winter, in 

 our new two story, chaff hive (described Nov, and 

 Uec.No's .. '70), tested queen from imported mother, 

 safe arrival guaranteed, . (Lawn hive §1 more.) . .§15 00 



The same in a 1 story Simplicitv hive 1.3 00 



The same in old style L. hive with portico, etc 12 00 



The same with hybrid queen lO.tIO 



The same not provisioned for winter 7,00 



We think we can prepare bees for shipoing safely any 

 luontli in the year; wlren we fail in so doing, we will give 

 <lne notice, 



I Binder, Emerson's, for Glfanings 50, 60. 75 



; Balances, spring, for susjjended hive (60 lbs) 8,00 



lO i Blocks, iron, for metal cornered frame making 15 



I Barrels for honey, §2.50 ; waxed and painted S.3,.^0 



Buzz-saw, foot-power, complete ; circular with cuts free 

 on application. Two saws and two gaug6>s included. 835 (0 

 ! Buzz-saws, extra . 6 in. 1..M) ; 7 in.. 1.75 ; 8 inch . . 2 00 

 <i0 I Buz* saw m.andrel and boxes complete for inch 



I saws 5 00 



! The same for 7 and 8 inch saws (not mailable). . 8 00 



I Comb Fovnidation Machines complete $30 to 100 00 



<;0 I Chaff -cushions for wintering 30 



25 1 Chaff cushion division boards 20 



Half price without the chaff, and postage 5 and i)c- 

 ~(S I Candy for bees, can be fed at any season, per lb. 17 



20 j Corners, m«tal. per hundred 75 



2i " " top only 100 



13 I '* " bottom, per hundred 50 



On 1,000 or more adiscountof 10 per cent, will be made, 

 and on 10,000 25 per cent. The latter will be given to 

 those who advertise metal cornered frames. 



"Corners, ilachinery conipiete fcr making 2:0 00 



30 I Clasps for transfernna, jjackage of 100 25 



1 Cards, queen resistering, per doz 10 



■2 i Cages " all of metal lo 



2 I Chee.se clot h, for strainers, per yard 10 



12 I Duck, Tnr teedin!r,and covering the frames — bees 



I do not bite it— aer yd. (29 inches^v3de) 20 



I Extractors, according to size of frame $7 50 to 10 CO 

 I '* inside and gearing,includina:honeygate 5 00 



I " wax 3 50 



7 I Feeders. 1 q't, tin, can be use<l without open- 

 ' ing the hive, in v.arm weather— neat and 



I simple 10 



'2.T> I The same. 6 qts, to be used in upper storv, . . 50 



■t I Frames with Metal Cornei-? .".... 05 



f> " " Samjile Rabbet and (;iasp8 10 



10 I " Closed end (^ninbv, nailed 05 



I Glkaning.s, VoKs I and II, e"ach Toe., Vol IV 1 00 



^\ " Vol. Ill, second-handed 1.50 



~>0 I Gearing for Extractor with supixirting arm. . i 50 

 ■iO I Gates for Extractors tinned for soWering. .. ,% 



SIMPLICITY BEE-HIVE, 



"^ne body and 1 cover in the flat, as sample to work 



from— one sample fr.ome included 80 



One storj- hive for extractci' (body 50c— 2 covers 



(iOc—nailini;: ami painting 20c— quilt 2.5c— 10 frames 



(iOc— crating Kic) 2 25 



One story hive for comb honey is precisely the 

 same as the above, substituting 2 frames of sections 



for V metal cornered friinics 2 25 



Tin; aliovo It; sections will Vie lifted with fdti., and 

 start ITS H'ady for the 1 s, (or 1.5c, and the tin sepa- 

 rators added for 10c, making whole complete 2 50 



The above two hives contain everything used in a, 2 

 story hive. We simply use another body tilled with fianies 

 or sections, for a 2 stor.y hive. 



For a 2 story hive for the extractor, add (to 1 story 

 2 25) body .50c— nailing and painting 10c— 10 frames 

 (>'c— cratinif ,5c, making complete 2 st-ny coidaiiiing 



20 frames ' :'. .'iO 



For a 2 story hive for donb honey add ito 1 story 

 2 25) body .'Oc — nailing and painting 10c— fi frames 

 of sections 78c— 1 metal cornered frauifj Gc — crating 

 ()C, making complete 2 story containini; 7 frames and 



(54. sectioiis ". 3 75 



If filled Avith fdn. starters COc- if also tilled with tin 

 separators 40c, making §4 75, if two latter items are 

 wanted. 



To prepare the above hi^es for winter, put in place of 

 the 2 outside frames chatT cushions, price 20c each, and 

 a thick one on top ."JOc, 

 Iron frame to gauge size of above hives, and to hold 



them true when nailing^ size 20^x16 inside 75 



I Chaff hive fou out uoou wintering, 10 



frames \iclow, and 14 frames or J^O section 



I boxes I Oove, well painte<l and lini^hed com- 



I plete (Lawn hive ?1 more.) §5 OO 



These hive , if supplied with stores, will, we hope, 

 need no atttntion whatever, from the lime Loney 

 ceases until it comes again the next season. 

 I Knives. Honey {% doz. for,S,V2,5,or J5 by Exp.) 1 00 

 Labels for honey, in blue and gold, d^rk bronze and 

 gold, or in white printed in two colors, furnished 

 with ,\our own address, and source from which the 

 honey was gathered, already gummed, pest paid by 

 mail, (no order rec'd for less than 250)- Ac these 

 low rates, the full number mentioned i»!(,s)^ bo or- 

 dered without the change of one sinjile letter of th(i 



type 1000. .?3,25 ; 500, $2,40 ; 250, 81,80 



I Lithograph of the Hexagonal Apiary 2o 



I Lamp, Nursery for halchingqueen cells as built 5 OO 



I Laivae, lor queen rearing, from June to Sejit. 25 



15 i Microscope. Compound, in Mahogany box... 3 00 



I Piepared objects for above, such as bees" wing. 



sting, eye .foot, etc., each 26 



I Medley of Bee-Keeper,s' Photo's, (150 Photo's) 100 



I Magnifying Glass, Pocket 60 



1 " " Double lens, brass, on 3 feet 100 

 7 I Muslin, Indian head, for qttilts and cushions 

 I per yard, pretty stout, but not good as duck. 10 

 I Paraline, for waxing barrels, per pound 20 



I Photo, of House Apiary and Improvements.. 25 



2 I Rabbets. Metal per foot 02 



section boxes in the flat, pee 1,000, 

 Any dimensions not exceeding 2x5x5 10 00 



The above is 50 cidiic inches ; for larger sizes add 10c 

 per 1.000 for each additional cubic inch or irt'ction of an 

 inch, outside measure.. Extra prices for Ipss than .5C0. 



Just right to tit in L. frames, 2x43* x4J4 !• 50 



85 I These are put up in packages (of 64 each) contain- 

 ing just enouiih for a 2 story hive, 8 to the frame. . 60 

 Sample by mail with fdn , 5 



If the grooving for holdin^r the fdn. is omitted, 25c less 

 per 1.000. Sections weigh from 7 to ]0 lbs per 100. 

 10 I L. fyame made 2 inches broad to hold 8 sections 5 



25 I The same with 8 sections 13 



25 I The same furnished with fdn. starters all ready 



for the bees 20 



Adding tin separators to either of the above will in- 

 crease the jmce 5c. and the postage Cc. 



4 I Section boxes, fancy, hearts, stars, crosses, otc. each 5 



3 I Sheets of duck to keep tlie bees from s( iling 



I or eating the cushions 10 



6 Scissors, for clipping queen's wings 40 



18 I Seed, Alsike Clover, mixed ueur ux, per lb.. . 25 

 18 I " Summer Rape. Sow in June and .July. 10 



01 " Chinese Mustard, per oz 25 



1? i Mignonette per lb. {JOc. per oz.) 1 ."(i 



18 I Mellilot. or Sweet Clover, per lb 1 <0 



18 I Silver Hull Buckwheat, U) 



10 I Smoker, Quinbv's (lo tJanada !.ic exti-a) 1 ro 



5 I " Doalittle's 25 



3 I Tacks. Galv.'uiizcd 10 



3 I Thermometers -. 40 



I Veils, Bee, with face of Briissels net, (silk).. 75 

 I The same, all of tarletan (almost as good)... 50 



b I NV^ii-e Cloth, for Extractors, \w.\- foot 15 



3 I " •' C^uern Cages 15 



Wire-doth is tinned, and nieshesa;e 5and 18to the inch 

 All goods delivered on board the cars at prices named. 

 R^yAVe will pay ?1.25 cabh, for Vol. III. A, I. BOOT, 



