1878. 



GLEANmGS m BEE CULTURE. 



ALiaHTING BOARDS. 



ALIGHTING BOAKD, DETACHABLE. 



These aro Intended psneciallv for hives with a If^ose 

 Initom, liiit ran I'O used on almost any hue. They 

 are l:istene<1 to the bottom hoard wiihacou).lo of 

 ecrews. The entrance Is closed or enla.ped at jileas- 

 ure. I)v moving the hive backward or forward. They 

 !ook rather j)retty on the Simiilicity Hive, l)Ut I do not 

 think them at all essential. See hives. Price 10 cte.; 

 b3' mall, 25 cents. 



BASBEIiS FOR HONEY. 



Price, S2..')0 ; the sjinie waxed an<l painted, S:},50. 

 For directions lor waxino: and painting, and all aiiout 

 barrels and barreling honey, see A T» C. Pai I First. 



BASSWOOD TRBES. 



Young IJapRwood or Linden trees, seciirclv packed 

 with some ol their native soil adliering to the roots 

 ct each. 

 One foot and nndf r, yer one hundred 52 00 



•' " '• " '• *• bvniail H OD 



Ore foot to five feet •• " f) 00 



Five feet to ten feet " " 10 UO 



These will be tai:en directly from the forest as 

 wanted, and if planicd anv time alter the leaves have 

 tallen, until the gri>un<l fr'Tzes. not one in one hun- 

 dred ahotild fail to grow. Thi'\ can also be sent during 

 the months of April and May ; and spring jilantlng 

 i^. perhapp, i)referr.ble. For a dfscvlptlon of the bass- 

 wood with (.•iigravii g. set; A B C, Pait First. 



BEES. , 



Bees, full colony, fim])Iy provided for winter, in 

 our new two story, olialT hive (described Nov. imd 

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

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



I The same ill a 1 story Siin))lipuv hive 13 (K) 



I The same in old style L. hive wirh portico, etc. 12 Ou 



I The same witli hybrid queen 10 CO 



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



I Two frame nucleus with tested quei n 5 50 



I " '• The Mime with dollar queen 4 00 



For an imported queen in iiny of the rdiove, add i^.'i.OO. 

 We tliink we can prepMre iiees for s-liiptjinir safely any 

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

 due notice. 



BEE HUNTING BOX, 

 10 I With printed instructions 26 



BEEKEEPER'S MEDLEY. 



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

 cellent large photoirrajihs of both Langstroth and Quinb,^, 

 besides good sized pictures of almost all the prominent 

 liee-keepers, and writers for tlie Bee Journals. The iiawe 

 of each is plainly printed on it. and as it contains over 

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

 ter having followed these friends in their writings as we 

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

 photo of Helherington, Grimm, Do<^ilittle, Holiii, Prof. 

 Cook. Dadatit, Deaiil Davis, Gallup. Katie Grimm, Mrs. 

 Harrison, Dr. Hamlin, Muth, Nellis, Nesbit, Waener. 

 Prof. Kirtland, Parsons, Carey, and enough more to near- 

 ly- fill this page, all sent safely for only §1,00. 



BINDER, 



Etr.ersonV, for Gleanings 50, CO, 75 



BRASS GAUGE FOR FI.ANING 

 LUMBER. 



Exactly ?3. Price by mail 50 



BURLAP, 



10 I For coTering bees, -io in. wide, j er yd 10 



CHEESE CLOTH, 



2 I For strainer.'?, per yard 10 



CAGES FOR QUEENS. 



Tbe-^e tire made of wood, and a sufflcient amount of 

 t!'e Hour candy is poured into the cage while hot, to 

 1 l^t the bees and queen a week or 10 days. The larser 

 si'/O will hold enough to last two or three weeks. Vv'e 

 have had excellent success in shippinsr in the«e 

 c-i>;es, when as many as 'iO or 25 bees were u.^ed 

 in the snir.ll ones, and twice as many in the larger ones. 

 The prices are 6 and lOc, or by the do'/en, 5tc, and 

 Sl.CO. J r wanted by mail add Ic each for the tmall. 

 and 2c each lor the large. See cut on next to tLe 

 last page. 



CANDY FOR BEES. 



This is made of Coflee A sugar, with 1-5 part wheat 

 lloiir. It can be fed at any seascn, and will start l>rood 

 rearing nicely even during the winter months, when the 

 weather is not too severe. As it is put into the regular 

 brood frames, one of tl em can be hung in tlie hive as 

 readily as a frame of sealed honey, and it is almost im- 

 possible fur bees to starve when thus supplied. During 

 a drouth in the fall or summer, brood rearing cati be 

 tept up, and queuis can be rai.Mr-d, by the uta of this 

 candy, just as well as during a yield of honey. As bees 

 lick it off slowly, it will not start roblniig, evt ii if fed in 

 the open air. Price, 15c. per Ih.; an L. frame holds, on 

 an HVerasre, about 8 lbs. 1 have not yet succeeded in 

 Qjakiiig good candy from grape sugar. (See feedei s.) 



CHAFF CUSHIONS. 



We make and keep in stock two sizes of H-efe ; tie 

 thin quilted one> to be tpcked inside the cover to lill 

 just the spnco above the sheet of enameled cloth, aim 

 the thick uiiquilted ones that are u.'-ed for winierin?, 

 and that entirely till the upper sio>y. Tl e forn er ^re 

 2Cc.. and can be sent by mail for '.;.'c add^tioiud Tl e 

 l-iTire ones are worth :><)c , and cannot be sent by mail 

 lor less than 6Cc. postage. 



CIRCULAR SAWS FOR MAEING BEE 

 HIVES. 



After bavins tested saws of mf>ny difTerent makers, we 

 have decided that the "Simcnds'' saws, made without 

 hanmeriny, are decidedly superior to saws made by any 

 other process. The temper is perfectly even, and While 

 they hold an edge beautifully ihe.v tile nicely, and stand 

 up to their work. In spite of knots or cross grained stvdf. 

 better than any other. They give m6re work, better 

 work, and do it with I«ss i)ower. Saws, as menticwed 

 below, can be sent by leturn mail ; if you wish a difl'cirerit 

 sized hole, there may be some delay. 



§ Extra foi- each 



Please state whether you wish rip.'or cross cut saws, 

 and if you want them set and sharpened ready for use, 

 6end 5c., additional, for every inch in diameter. 



CIECXLAE SAW MANDEELS 



