GLEANINGS m BEE CULTURE. 



Mar. 



but they died; we gave those received from you, on- 

 ly to be' slain. They built queen cells, concluding, as 

 1 suppose, to raise their own, but G. G., not willing 

 to let them have it all their own way, sent again for 

 a queen, and through some mistake it was mailed to 

 Pana, instead of ( )w;iii( eo as ordered. This made so 

 much delay that ihey hatched queens. Then came 

 the tug of war. G. G. with bee hat and smoker In 

 hand, prapaicd to catch her majesty. He took out 

 one frame after another, carefully examining each 

 side until all were removed, then back again with 

 the same care; then he tried shaking them off on a 

 sheet, placing the cap on it for them to cluster un- 

 der. By this time the robbers gathered round so 

 thickly he had to close the hive and leave it for 

 awhile. Part of the bees went in and a part re- 

 mained very contentedly under the ci)ver; so, think- 

 ing that the queen was in the box, he gave them 

 some frames of sealed honey, supposing there would 

 be no farther trouble in introducing your queen. 

 He waited for them to start queen cells, but they 

 would not. Upon examining them again, he found 

 them paying their respects to— I don't know what to 

 call it, it was not a bug — it did not look like a bee; 

 we wished Novice ano faculty would name it. Next 

 morning they had started queen cells and tinally she 

 was liliciatcd to attend to her maternal duties. 



If C(in\ enicnt, please State in somefutiire number 

 of Gleanings, what would be your plan for the 

 speediest and safest mode of increase, and you will 

 oblige the "minor half" of G. G. Large. 



Millersville, Ills., Dec. 20th, 1878. 



I think it must have been of one the qneer 

 half queen, and half worker bees ve have 

 mentioned heretofore, that you found. Your 

 experience introducing, is like that of a 

 great many other beginners, and perhaps 

 some veterans, now and then. You have 

 done nicely, so far as honey is concerned, 

 and you can scarcely hope to do as well ev- 

 ery year. 



I shall have to refer you my friend, to the 

 ABC book, for information on artiticial in- 

 crease, it would be wronging our old sub- 

 scribers, to go over the same matter again. 

 This answer will apply to a great number of 

 other queries of similar nature. 



ONE KUI^DRED COLDNfES 



mi ITALIAN mm m ehsap, 



Queens all bred from Imported mother. 



QUEENS AND HONEY IN SEASON. 



Send for circular. Address C. C. VAUGHAN, 

 3-Sd Columbia, Tenn. 



mmm mmi uMmmm, 



MANUFACTURERS OF SUPERIOR DOUBLE 



REFINED GRAPE AND MALT SUGAR, 



CRYSTAL GLUCOSE SRTUP. 



Sup>erior Double Refined Grape Sugar for feeding 

 bees, at S'/ic per lb. in barrels of 375 lbs., and 4c in 

 boxes of 50 or 110 lbs. Crystal Glucose Syrup 5c per 

 lb., by the barrel. Samples of the Grape Sugar will 

 be sent prepaid, by Express, on receipt of 10 cents. 

 11-ly LOUIS P. BEST, Sup't, Davenport, Iowa. 



We will furnish the above delivered on the cars 

 here in Medina, at V, cent in advance of the above 

 prices. Or we will have it shipped from the factory, 

 at factors- prices. Any amount less than 50 lbs., will 

 be 5c per lb. A. I. ROOT, Medina, Ohio. 



HAVING more Bees than I can well attend to, I 

 will sell about 100 nucleus colonies. Two frame 

 nuclcvis with pure Italian Queen, from the 1st of 

 April to .lune I'rth, 1^4.00, and each additional frame 

 of comb and bees 50 cts. extra. No orders attended 

 to after June 15th. Safe arrival guaranteed. 

 3 JULIUS HOFFMAN, Fort Plain, Mont. Co., N. Y. 



ROSES. 



SEEDS. 



The Garden. 



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 Eve r-b loom i n g- 



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 Seetis, and " The Oarden," sent post- 

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 an elegant quar- 

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 contains a splendid Colored Plate of 

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^pleudidly Illustrated Cata- 

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 Plants for a 3 cent stamp. 



Special Price 1-ist to Market Gar- 

 deners tree. 



Wlxtlesale Catalog^ne to dealers, on | 

 application. Address: 



Benj. A. Elliott «& Oo. 



114 Market St.. Pittsburgh, Pa. 



ee¥ET£ELED SECTION 



HONEY BOXES. 



IN THE FLAT, PRICE PER 1000 BOXES. 



Any dimension not exceeding 2x5x5 $10 00 



The above is 50 cubic inches, for larger sizes add 

 10c per ]((0 for each additit nal cubic inch, outside 

 measure. Extra price for less than 500. 



Just right to fit in L. frames 2x414x414 |9 50 



If the grooves for holding the fdn. is omitted 25c 

 less per 1000. 

 Broad L. frames to hold 8 sections, per 100, in the 



flat $4 00 



The above are made like all wood frames; if sec- 

 tions wanted in the flat without dovetailing, per lOOO, 

 $1.00 less. Sample boxes bv mail 5c. 



SMITH & BUELL, Manufacturers. 



Union City, Bianch Co., Mich. 



CAITADA. 



Ontario Bee-Keepers and others intending to pur- 

 chase Foundation or Foundation Machines, Hives. 

 Section Boxes, &c., will do well to hear from me, be- 

 fore purchasing elsewhere. H. TENCH, 

 3-4 Pottageville, Ontario, Canada. 



One swarm, 18.00, five or more, $7.00 each; all in 

 8 frame L. hives. Are to be sold between April 1st, 

 and May 10th, '78. 

 3 ALBERT POTTER, Eureka, Wis. 



Queens Wanted, 



And Queens For Sale. 



I will pay Sl.OO for all the Italian queens any of 

 our Southern friends may find it convenient to send 

 me during the month of May. These same fjueens, I 

 shall sell for -SI. 50; you are to guarantee safe deliv- 

 ery, and I shall ito the same, but nothing farther. I 

 have made this arrangement to answer the great 

 number of (luestions in regard to buying and selling 

 early ijueens. In June, I will pay 90c, and sell for 

 f 1.25; after July 1st, 75e, and sell for $1.00. 



A. 1. ROOT, Medina, Ohio. 



LANGSTROTH FKAMES AND SECTION 

 Htmev Boxes cut ready to nail li r j;6,50 to $UM 

 per K;00. Also Honey Extractors. 

 2-od Address, R. R. MURPHY, Gaiden Plain, lU. 



