1878. 



GLEANIXGS m BEE CULTURE. 



ALIGHTING BOARDS. 



AtlGIITlNG BOAKX), DETACIIABLK. 



ThPFG rre intfntUrt pspeciallj' for hives with a loose 

 ^x ttoni, l.iit CPU he used on almost any Mve. They 

 «ie tVslened lo the bottom boaiil a\ iili a couple of 

 sciews. The cnlraiioe is cW sed or enlaige'i at ]ileas- 

 urc. Iiy niovlnir the hive backwaid or toward. They 

 look rather pretty on the Siniplicitv Hive, but I do not 

 tliink them at all essei.tial. See hivks. P:ice 10 els., 

 tiy mail, 25 cents. 



BAE,H,EI.S FOK HCNEY, 



Prire. $2,50; 'he ssrae waved and pointed, S3,50. 

 For direciions si;- waxing and paintinjr. and all about 

 harrtls and bairelirK.; hcne\, see A B U, P;iit FiiSt. 



BASSWOOD TB,£ES. 



Youn? Bass-ivood or Linden trees, securely packed 

 -vvitti some of their native soil adheiing to the routs 

 <it each. 

 <3ne foot and under, per one hundred $2 00 



" " '• " '• '■ by mail 3 00 



One foot to five feet '■ *' .'i 03 



Five feet to ten feet " " 10 00 



These will he taken directly from the forest as 

 ■wanted, and if plsmed any lime alter the leaves have 

 lalien. until the cround freezes, not one in <ne hun- 

 dred should fail to p-row. Ti'-f y can also be sent duriiig 

 the mor'hs of Ap^il and May; and s))iing planting 

 is. perhaps prelVr.ible. For a desoiiJtion of the bass- 

 wood with engravirg, see ABC, Pait First. 



BEE-KEEFEB'S MEBX.EY. 



This is a fine large photograph, size 11x14, containing ex- 

 cellent, large jjhotigraphs of Doth Langstroth andQuinby, 

 besides; good sized pictures of almost all the prominent 

 bee-keepers and writers for tliQ Bee .Journals. The nar.-ie 

 ■of each is plainly nrinted on it. and as it contains ever 

 150 pictures, it makes a very pleasant study, especially af- 

 ter having foltoved thpse fiifnds in their writings as we 

 have uTiny of them, for years. Think of having a good 

 photo of Hetherington, Giimir, Doolittle, Holin, Prof. 

 Cuok. D.icinnt, Dean, Davis. Gallup. Kitie Grimm, Mrs. 

 Hanisoii, Dr. Hamlin. iMuth, Neilis, Nes'oit, Wagner, 

 I'rof. Kirtland, P.nrsons, Carey, and enough more to near- 

 2y till this page, all sent safely fur only §l,tO. 



BEES. 



Bees, full colony amply provided for winter, in 

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

 Dec.No's .. '76), tested queen from imported mother, 

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



! The same in a 1 story Simplicity hive 13 (lO 



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



I The same with hybrid queen 10 CO 



I Not provisioned for winter (hybrids in old hive) 7 00 



i Two frame nucleus with tested queen 5 50 



i " " The same with dollar queen 4 00 



For an imjorted queen in any of the abo\t-, add 55.00. 

 We think we can prepare bees for shipning safely any 

 month in the year; when we fail in so doing, we will give 

 due tiotice. 



COMB rOUKDATION. 



I'lfKE BEESWAX. 



Packed in neat wootlen Iw.^es — paper between every 

 two sheets. per lb. per pckar. 



1 lb. 6x(i, by irail 80c 80 



•.', " 12n18 or SxlOK. by mail 80c $2 40 



3 " " •' by freight orexii. .58c 1 75 



•T " " " " " '■ . . .55c 3 75 



10 " " " '■ " •' .. 55c 5 .50 



2-i " ■ " " " " " . . 53c L3 25 



50 " " '■' '^ ■- " . . 52c 26 00 



100 >' " " " . " " .. .50c 50 00 



TiOO " " " " ■* '• . . 48c 240 00 



SOOO " " '•■ ■• " " . . 45c 450 00 



White wax, 25c per lb. extra, if wnntfd. but we consider 



ihe yellow in every respect prefeiable; even for comb 



honey. 



The (dn. is kept in steck, in sheets 12x18 inclies, and 



SslOJi' inches [exact size needed for L. brood frames] 

 packed in boxes of 3, 5, 10, 25. 50 and 100 lbs. each, and 

 shipped only in these boxes at the above prices. 



There are 5 cells to the inch, and one pound of wax 

 makes from 4 too square feet of surface. The thinnest 

 will be u.'Cd h} the bees, but is not made into comb as 

 quickly as the heavier, which has a ti eater depth tf cell. 



If CO lbs. are wanted, send money for a 10 lb. box and a 

 50 1b. box, &c. The diil'erence in price is only eriouah to 

 cover the dilference in cost of boxing, packing, &c.; five 10 

 lb. boxes, and packing, handling :'.nd iiailinii tp five box- 

 es, cost much more than one JO lb. box, and packing, 

 handling and nailing up one box. 



As these packages are all put up and kept in stock, 

 there can le no variation, unless at an adc'ititnal price. 



Now, my fi lends, if you want all sons of <iuaiitities, or 

 want it cut all sorts of sizes. I will acceiiimcdjite you witii 

 all the plea-ure in the world, for ten cis. PJ E lb. ixt^a. 



Wax will be worked up to order, and cut into shf ets of 

 any sizj desired, lor 25c per lb. in quanlilics cf 100 Its. or 

 more. 



We will pay "Oc per lb. cash for bright yellow wax, or 

 sell it for 35c. 



At i.bove prices we can pay no express or freight 

 charges either way. 



FOrNDATION MACHINE WaTH 5 INCH KOLLS. 



COMB rOUNDATION MACHINES. 



Machines for making sheets 1 foot wide - .?110 00 

 Expressly for L. frame, 9 inches wide - 50 CO 



For making 5 inches wide for section boxes- -i'l 00 



Double Boiler for above machine;., - $3.00, 3..50 and 4.C0 

 Dipping plates per pair. - - §1.C0, 1.50 and 2.C0 



The above prices are for cells 4>^ or .5 to the inch. 

 If drone size is wanted, add SIO, ?.5 and &3 lecpectivelv 

 to above prices. The machines are all ready lor use, 

 and lull irstructions will be sent to each purchaser. 



We have sold f35.00 machines for making comb foun- 

 dation to 



Rev. J. Van Eaton, York. N. Y. ; Lewis Walker, Ventu- 

 ra, Cal. i G. M. Dale. Border Plains, Iowa ; G. W. Gates, 

 Bartlett, Tenn.; A. Salisbury. Camargo Ills.; C. F. Lane, 

 Koshkonong. Wis. ; Wm. S.Hersperger. Jelferson, Md. ; 

 Wm. Riatt. Liff. by Dundee, Scotland ; W. S. Boyd, Beth- 

 any, O.; W. R. Bishop, Sherwood. Wis.; Dr. J. B. 

 Hawkes. Arlington Heiirhts. Ills. ; A. W. Foreman. M. D., 

 White Hall, Ills. : Mrs. M. D. Minor. Port .Tackson. N. Y. ; 

 C. M. Joslin. M. D , St. Charles, IMich.; Geo. B. Wallace, 

 San Bernardino, Cal., C. L. Johnston, Danville. Pa.; J. F. 

 Florv, Modesto, Cal.; W. H. Stewart, Orion. Wis.; C. F. 

 Dielnielt. Milwaukee, Wis.; ScuoMer and Palmer. New 

 Boston. Ills.; A. Potter. Eureka. Wis.; R. Quinn, 

 Shellsburg, Iowa. ; J. B. Keeler, Carlinville. IHs. 



A §:-:8.00 (5 inch drone comb) machine to J. H. Neilis, 

 Canajoharie, N. Y. 



• Nine inch 850.00 machines, to C. R. Carlir. Baycu 

 G( ula. La. ; Jno. Hunter, 5 Eaton Rise, Ealing, Enghnd ; 

 J. B. Stevenson, San Bernardino, Cal.; J. E. Crane, Brid- 

 port, Vt. 



Twelve inch SICO.OO machines, lo C.O. Pen ire, CLicapo. 

 Ills.: D.A.Jones. Prttoi. Cut.. Cauda: J. Msdcij, 

 Lo? .Uiirelcs, Cal. : J. H. Ndlis, Canajtl-.aiie, N. Y. 



