GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



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GlEANmCS irB_EE CULTURE. 



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MEDINA. OHIO. 



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But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do 

 the work of an e^-ang-elist, make full proof of thy 

 ministry. 



A FRIEND sent us a bottle of honey by mail. The 

 box was broken, the letters and papers daubed wkh 

 honey, and we had a hard matter to prevent our 

 friend from being subjected to a penalty for sending 

 glass and honev by mail. Honey should be sent in a 

 tin box, soldered up, nnd In only small quantities 

 even then. It is, p -obably, carelessness in such mat- 

 ters that has made the department so averse to al- 

 lowing queens to be sent in the mails. 



Ont; or two complaints have been made that bees 

 would not eat the gripe sugar, and the Davenpoi-t 

 Factory sent us samplr-s of both white and yellow to 

 test ; our liees take both with out any trouble at all, 

 but we rather give the preference to the yellow. As 

 an experiment, Ave fed a vei-y large pailful to our 

 bees in the open air. in one single warm pleasant 

 day. just a few days before Christmas. We have as 

 yet discovered no unpleasant fentures about it for 

 wintcing. but none of the colonies are confined to 

 the grape sugar alone. "We are now prepared to fur- 

 nish it here, at factory prices. 



We notice in the A. B. J., for Dec. an account of a 

 revival 'if the Knhler process of getting queens pure- 

 ly fertilized. The experiment was made on the 18th 

 (if Oct.. in Lima, O. The day was warm, but the bees 

 were not flying much, until some warm honey was 

 pou- ed directly on the clusters of 3 nuclei. Of course, 

 they very soon i>l\ took wing, and 2 of the queens 

 were ouicklv fertilized. We do not learn whether 

 the nuclei contained the drones as well as queens, 

 but p-esume such must have been the case. A full 

 accourt was given, of the discovery, in the A. B. J. 

 several years ago. 



It 's the 27th of Dec., and yet we have had warm 

 April weather, with scarcelv a bit of frost for the 

 past two weeks. Those whn have their bees in the 

 chaff nacked hives, can see them fly with perfect sat- 

 Isfpction, white those who have them in houses and 

 cellars, would better get all out, or expect to suffer 

 the c'mseouerces. Look out that none are starving, 

 for they will start brood, and sometimes use up hon- 

 ev at an unheard of rate. Two years ago we had a 

 similar wi-iter, and some of our bees doubled their 

 numbers in the middle of winter, and then starved. 

 Look out ! 



My friends, it "aint a mite of use" for you to kee-i 

 asking- how soon we can furnish dollar queens. If 

 you should ask whether I thought it would rain next 

 4th of .Tuly or not, I could toll you, just about as 

 well. Wo will notif V you in Gleanings when they 

 a'-e rerdy, a^d that is about all I can say. If you 

 choose to send in your money, we will fill your order 

 In its f'TV b"t as I lik" to m^ke promises" that I can 

 keep, I d-'.-r- not ])rimise before .July. If we could 

 inako ui> (Hic-ns and tie them up in neat little bun- 

 dles dui in.-: ^he winter as we do bee-hives, I would 

 not be afraid. . 



One of our customers ha« ordered some Simplieitv 

 hives wilh ihe sides, as well as ends, rabbeted to hold 

 frames. Small frames hnngii-g crosswise, are to be 

 used in these, nn'i I confess, they look as if they 

 would be "snlend'd" for rearing (uieens, and build- 

 ing up colonies. The Irames will be a little smaller 

 than the Gall;>p, f ^r they are tbf^ usual depth of the 

 L.. and onlv rbout i:'' ; wide. Thev ha'ppen to be ex- 

 actlv right for holding 6 instead of 8, of the reirular 

 4'.i.\;i.i section fra>nes. As the hive is in no \vav in- 

 jured for the regular long frame, it mav be best to 

 use the.se two sizes. They would be very nice for 3 



framed nuclei, and for shipping bees, but it must not 

 ]\c forgotten that it would make much the same kind 

 oftnnible as two sizes of frames, even if they cUdi 

 l>oth go in the same hive. 



In the B. B. J^, for Nov., we are told of some "Yan- 

 kee honey" that was analyzed, and the jar found to 

 contain over .50 per cent of glucose. Our friend Per- 

 rine suggests that the name attached to the label on 

 the .far should have been given, that we might know 

 wliDtu to t)lame, instead of having the stigma rest on 

 our whole nation. If the jar had no name on the la- 

 bel, and but the simple statement "American honey," 

 the probabilities are that it never came from Ameri- 

 ca at alL Spurious goods, the world over, are labeled 

 whatever is in most demand, but those circulating 

 them are very careful that no responsible name is 

 attached. American honey is now being sent to Lon- 

 don in such large quantities that it would not be 

 strange at all, if counterfeits began to appear. Weed 

 them out by all means, and hold up the offenders: 

 without mercy. 



In our Dec. No., we quoted from the N. T. JJtica 

 Ohscrver, to the elTect that Capt. Hetherington had 

 3(X)0 colonies of bees, and that the.y had given, on an 

 average from 4.5 to .501bs. per colony. There have 

 been several remonstrances from his vicinity in re- 

 gard to the matter, and it has been reported that he 

 really owns but about 800. We have written twice to 

 the Capt., to know the truth of the matter, but al- 

 though we enclosed stamps, no reply comes. Thur- 

 ber's report in regard to Doolittlc's crop has also oc- 

 casioned unkind expressions. I think our fiiends 

 are a trifle hasty ; Doolittle did soil 20.000 lbs, to Thur- 

 ber, but neither he nor they stated that it was all of 

 his own raising. He purchased perhaiis more than % 

 the amount of his neighbors, or rather it was ship- 

 ped in his name. May not such have been the case 

 with Hetherington's V Shall we not all be a little 

 more careful in giving statements that may get into, 

 print ? 



Material readj' to nail for standard Langstroth 

 hives. Portico, 10 frames, (beveled top bar) bottom 

 board and cap, in prices ranging from T.5c to ^1,00 

 each, according to quantit.v wanted. Sample hive 

 .$1..50. Our fai^orite the "Modest" at same prices. 



We are prepared to beat the world on Honey and 

 Section Boxes. 



Harbison section, 5 to 10 M. per M §6 .5f> 



" " Less than 5 M, per M T .50 



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Dovetailed sections, any size from 414x414 to 



5x6, 5 to 10 M, per M 8 OO 



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Circulars for 1878 will soon be ready— Send for one. 

 J. OATMAN & SONS, 

 Itfd Dundee, Kane Co., Ills. 



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