GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



May 



witha perforitelcner. such as repper issoli in, will 

 :i;i^wep the same nurpose We al-io furnish what we 

 htve foryeirseillel the tei-kettle leeJer, b ciuoe it 

 i> 'ne sr2e of a conraou lei-kettle. ;uil h< las bout 

 •JUlbs. Oi- c;iou-rh for a cA >riy to winter oa. &t one 

 ••■lo c." Thep.-ieeof these is Sl.uo. or tiluOOpe -uozen 

 They are to bd use I \". the upper story; if deiirel they 

 c m l>e m vie imn oblo u or snu-tre ffr n, hO as to be 

 u-el in ihe lower s;ory. To avoid killing bees, they 

 'n ly be ntwcbei to a t .1 bir. and be luiuit on tlie rab- 

 be's like a frnue. Wu I3 we are :ibmt it, I wotiH re- 

 in ir< imt I eji>ider the iriuie oi floar cmdy. :.lre.viy 

 me itiore I, as incjmp riblyahewi <■! tuv leeler. for 

 afer ihe ci'Hy is eii-e 1 oac, you h*Te.i frime alreadv 

 for t ie u tj b nil conb 1 1. and vo I :ire at no expense 

 for lee ler at alL.and iuve nf^ne to re nove Irjm the 

 h've at.er it is e notie I. The c md v -.Iso furnishes p 1- 

 le:i. fn well as noie.-. and y.iu hive no bother with 

 liquids ind sticty s\rjpi. The feelers j.ie neeied lor 

 feeding gnpe sugar. 



PILB5 roa CIHrCUT.A-R, SAWS. 



The above is tie ver/ bi-it thin; we hsve ever 

 fo lud. and as the skp2 i^j i-^t rhe pitch of the teciii, 

 al n >sf any o le c ri le ir i to p ii a saw in order wiih 

 o:ie of theia. in a very snort uoie. 



Fr 03 of the 5 inch 20c or f2 ne per dozen. 



•• '• •• 10 '• 40c '• 435 •• 



If wmtel bv mail, add Ic for eich snaall one and T.t 

 for e iih 1 ir^e one. P'^e lar -e si^e has a "O c'l in the 

 'o > tha' cat be use 1 f o • >-e:tii^ s-aws. This size is 

 just right for the hand ripper. 



POOT-POWEB BTT23-SAW3. 



The =6 m'^'".hin*^s are verv han ly in the apiarv indoefl^ 

 anil IS 've 'ramnt them to cur (vvmnon. inch. iiir« 

 ii i-t'iU at th'' ra'e of 8 i«t't i>er minute, line rae isuro, 

 an 1 other thic«ne-ses in ;rop.vt1on, th. t^ - i 1 .iiswrr 

 10 n itie rram3.'. liives, section loses, and almostevery 

 t'lin^ uantdd about the aiiiary. 'I'Ue aule can bo 

 r.u.-*ed an I ' >>Te-ed f-r cuitinsf 'different dep:hs, f"i' 

 T'lDie-insc. ffioovins, joining and other .vork. i'-ioe, 

 »yiLh two fi inch sa > s, all n-^pde I ^ n ir s ^- >■.. Sl^.. i . 

 The hn7.7, saws will reach thrinr'i -.'Js inches. A 



RiTf 11 sj.w attachment is adre I f ir S-i.Ou mi re, > r S40 

 f r coja^le e machine as shown below. 



These answer very well, tor mahin? hives for yonr 

 own use, but if yon think of makin»f iheai for sale, 

 you will need t>iivv( ■• ot some kl id. If the machine is 

 all in excellent trim, s nvs sfuirp. and every thintc 

 tiicely oiled, the la'iir is not very latlffulnEr. for saw- 

 big inch him ber, t ut ir\on let the ?a^v gi>t just a lit'le 

 a«U, or your Inraiier is hard, or If you niteinpt 10 cut 

 ii»ery much i inch stufiE, you may wish pn-ttv "severe- 

 ly,'" you hiki a \\ti\v en;»nc. Alihoueh we have -iteani 

 power, we find th* foot oovrer sa^v so handy for odd 

 jobs, that we C'luld har Jly get alone without it. We 

 furn»h with thetn, two ItCMjks on saw lilhag and th-3 

 care ol saws. 



POXTNTAIN PUMP, OB SWARM AB,- 



BliSTIIB. 



This is a ver? pretty little brass f irce pump, or 

 fire engine, with a rubber Los^ attache<l. It is so 

 lignt. that you can work it with a p:»il of water hang- 

 ing on your arm, and can throw tne w*ter withcit 

 tronble onto tlie roof < f a tJiree .'t-ry builiUug. < f 

 cour,-e the-e machii:es iire ii.ralurible In extintruish- 

 inff drei. washing winr!ow-i, (leariiiy tree* of worm's 

 ne-ts, watertnar pi irit- and giirdens. eti- ; but. trie r 

 chief val le to the bee keeper is 00 ac< ount of ti e fa 

 cilitvwith which a f\\ ;ir Ii of bees fan be broagLt 

 down bv .-prayina them with ti.e iittachnient >pec- 

 i.illy for ttiat piirpo-e. If \oii can >;et within a rod or 

 ; two oi the i-warin. come down tiiev muft. for \o.i ca i 

 wet me win^:s of each imiiviiiiial bee, ^o that heis as 

 helpless as if wimre were iiiiki own. ami then }o.i 

 I are "boss" of proceedings, witoout anv qne-t'on 

 '• Fr'Ce 01 pump is now but SS.'tO: t- ev bare f-rn^rly 

 I been clo. If wanted by mail, add 60c for postage. 



I PIS.AMES POB BSE HIVES. 



I COKNEit?, MET.\L, K^K FK.\MK MAKING. 



Perhaps the readiest way of understanding all about 

 ' Siese, will be to order a samile frame, which we send b.y 

 I rnail with a bir of mboet and sample transferrinif clasp. 

 : for 15c. For the convenience of those who do not eet the 



srtea at once, we submit the following diagram. AIko see 



engravini? on Iron; cover. 



FOOT POWER Brzz 3.*.W AND SCROLL SAW COMBINED. 



METAL COEXER, AND ITS POSITIO.V IX THE HIVE. 



The enirrivins is full size. The '3 hoard Bis snpncsed 

 to >ie the pnd of th" hive. A is a seciioii of the meia! rah- 

 l>et, and C is the corner, raised a liitle from ir.s place ns 

 it rests on the rahhet The space E, between the frame 

 (hid the end of the hive, .should he about % of an inch, as 

 erxplained t elow. F shows the bevel and shoulder, shown 

 on the front cover, and also under section boxes; this is t" 

 prevent wind or rain from gettinirtlirouirb, whenthe hivts 

 or covers are piled up two or more stories high. 



It will he observed that the frame is supported enti-ely 

 on knife edtres crossinc each other at riirht am-'lfs, making 

 it impossible for the bees to was the frame f.wt, and al- 

 most impossible for you to pinch a bee in pnttinir the 

 frame down, even if you take ro pains at all, to vrct thun 

 out of the way. We prefer to have the tin rabbet reich i:j' 

 above the end of the comer as nt A, bpfause the bees »v 

 so much less disprwed to try to protK^lize the brisrht tin; 

 al.so when lepacirir Xh-^ frarae^s, the comer ani!s trlide 

 smoothly into place a« soon a« they strike the rabbet, Ihs 

 rabbet may be used without the corners, or the c< rners 

 may he used without thenbhet, but neither of thfni a!on>? 

 gives 11- a frame so r'^rf<»c;ly movable: find .as wood is al- 

 ways iri vin J more or less, they can not hanir perfect ly i ni. ; 

 Neither can :■ frame He slid <n the rabbets up to its j.lace 

 as quietly as when all the bearinirs are of metal. 



HOW TO MAKE THE FRAMES, 



Our frair'^s were first made of strips of stmiirht inrin- d 

 pine, only '3 of an inch in thickness, and it is snr;irisin.r 

 to see how well such combs have s'rod. On one occasi< 11. 

 a number of these heavily filled with honey fell fn^ the 

 top of a barrel, yet not a corner was injured, and not a 



