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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



May 



For a 2 story hive for comb honey add (to 1 story 

 §2.00) body ;-tOc— nailiiii? and painting 10c— 7 

 frames of sections iilc— crating 4c, making 

 complete 2 story containing 7 frames and 73 

 sections 3 35 



If filled with fdn. starters t;Oc— if slso filled with 

 tin sepaiat)rs 40c, making a 2 story hive 

 for comb honey corapktj all reidy for the 

 bees 4 35 



An upper story (no (•,r>\ e*-) filled with sections, fdn. 

 starrevs and al', ready to bi set over any L. 

 or Simplicity hive 2 15 



To prepare the above hives "or winter, put in place of 

 the 2 ontside frames, chaff cushion division boards, price 

 20c each, and a thick one on top, 30c. 



£0 



Iron frame to uauue size of above hives, and to 

 bol.l them truj when nailing, size 20£Xl6 mside 



CHAFF OR LAW^f HIVE. 



The Chaflf hive i^ prcisely the same as the above 

 •<^ith the scroll work and hrackrts omitted. 

 Thfv contain 10 frames below, and 14 traraes or 

 81 section boxes ahovp. are well paintfd and 



finished complete, (Laivn hive 61. morel 5 CO 



Tf filled with fdn. starters and separators. S1.25 more. 

 Without frame.", chaff or paint, as sample to work 



from 2 .V) 



Those hive . if sujip'ied with store.'*, will, we hoiie. 

 need no attfntion whatever, from the time honey 

 ceases until it comes again the next season. 



Two fr?i me nucleus hive, neatlv painted .50 



Three •' " '■ '• " " 60 



HIVES BY THE QUANTITY. 



The demand for both Simnlicity and Chiff hives in the 

 fl It, has been such as to warrant me in makins arranse- 

 ments to furnish them by the quantity, at very lo'v prices. 

 Now it is with thesp as with the fdn., we can onlv do it 

 by hivins them made up in anantities ahead, all boxed or 

 crated, ready to ship. To avail yourself of these low rates, 

 yon )»?'.«/ send the exact amount of money snecified, -iwl 

 order them in the r|U<)ntity specified. Printed instructions 

 with illustrations, will be furnished for setting up each 

 kind. 



SIMPLICITY niVES IN THE FLAT. 



Per hive. Per pckg. 



3 1-story hives, no insides or bottom 60c. $ 1 80 



5 " " ' 58 2 90 



10 " " '•' " " .55 n 50 



25 " " " " " f,^ l.S 25 



50 " " " " " 52 26 00 



100 " " " " " 50 50 00 

 Metal rahhets arc inchuJed uith all the above, andh ives 

 are all made of seasoned u'hite pine lumber. 



You can use your ordinary Ijansrstroth frames in tire 

 aV-ove hives, or we ran i'nrnisb you metal cornered frames, 

 and n sheet of enameled olotli for coverincr the frames, 

 for just as much more; that is, the frames (10 to 

 einh hive) nnd enameled cloth Fheet co<t precisely 

 the same that the hives do. Two of the above 

 hives nnke a complete two story hive, the cover of 

 one of them, then beina: used as a bottom V)oard. If you 

 wish comb honey instead of extracted, till the ujjper story 

 with sections instead of frames. The 56 1 lb. .section.s, 

 with the 7 hroail frames and separators, including fdn. 

 starters, will cost three times as much as the 10 metal 

 cornered frames. The sections and fdn. cost but little, 

 but the br.-iad frames to hold them are pretty expensive 



with the tin separators. However, as a set will last in- 

 definitely, we have only to purchase the sections, after we 

 once get started. The all wood frames cost just half as 

 much as the metal cornered frames. 



RABBETS FOR HIVES. 



These are of folded tin, see diagram on page ■— 

 the price will be 2c per foot for odd sizes, but those 

 for the Simplicity hives, kept constantly in stock, 

 will be 2c each piece of 14 inches, or f 1.75 per hun- 

 dred pieces. The rabbets on the lower story of the 

 chaff hive are just the same, but those of the upper 

 story are 20^4 inches long' ; the price of these will 

 be 3c each, or $2. .50 per hundred. Rabbets can be 

 sent by mail, but the amount required for postage 

 is just as much as the price of them. 



CHAFF HIVES IN THB FLAT. 



A Chaft hive is always a two story hive, and can be used 

 in no other way; as the walls are double, the expense 

 will be thi-ee times that of a one story Simplicity. Fur- 

 nishinar the lower stor.v will cost just the same as the 

 Simplicity, but as the upper story is wider, it will cost 

 one half more. 



No nails are figured in the above price, but we can fur- ' 

 nish them for 5c, per lb. A single story needs about 5 lb. 

 to make it good and strong. A pair of gauge frames are 

 needed to nail the Simplicities ccnveniently, price 81.00 



If you have never seen a Chaff hive, perhans you had 

 better order your first one made up, C$i.50J for there 

 are a great many pieces to them. 



HONEY. 



EXTRACTED HONEY. 



By the barrel® 13 



" >^ " " 14 



In tin cans of 10, 2.5, 50 or 1(0 lbs 15 



Packages included at above prices. 



COMB HONEY. 



In 1 lb. sections, pT lb 30 



Case included with 48 sections. 



JARS FOR EXTRACTED HONEY. 



1 lb., square, per gross 95 CO 



Corks lor same " 15 



1 qt. self sealing fruit jars, (hold 3 lbs. honey) 



Mason's patent, per gross 15 00 



CANS FOR SHIPPING EXTRACTED HONEY. 



100 lbs. $1,00. 50 lbs. 50c 25 lbs. 25c. 

 HONEY KNIVES. 



Honev Kiuves, price, S!,fn, either straight or curved 

 blades as shown in the cuts above. They will be 

 mailed anywhere free, at the above prices, or a half 

 dozen lor S5,00; they will be furnished by express, 

 tor S9,(io per doz. Our honey knives are beautifully 

 linished. with a solid ebony handle, are ground thin 

 and sharp on both edges arid have a long thin springy 

 Ijlade that is just as handy as can be, for a multitude 

 of purposes about the apiary, aside from their legiti- 

 mate purpose of uncapjiing." No hot water or any- 

 thing of the sort is needeii, to enable the blades to 

 slice the caps right olf in one entire sheet. Our pref- 

 erence is decidedlv in favor of the straight blades. 

 Muth's Honey Knife, 50c; per doz. by Express, $4.50. 



