“ NOVICE’S ” GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 
08 
rate. In regard to keeping a stock 
queenlcss two days, we do not see as it 
matters much in duly, August or Septem- 
ber, but we must confess that we have 
had so many cells torn down of late that 
we are not satisfied that inserting cells at 
once as soon as the old queen is removed 
is not almost as well. (See queen rearing 
on another page.) in regard to the 
blackboards, we were “deep" in a similar 
device when your article was received, 
and it seems from the Bee Keepers' Jour- 
nal that Mr. Winder, of Cincinnati, has 
been working in the same direction. 
Now our device came about mainiy as a 
matter of necessity, for Novice has been 
having a touch of partial paralysis in his 
right side again, ami any kind of writing 
was almost out of the question for a few 
weeks. He could raise queens — or at 
least thought he could — but when it came 
to even keeping a record of queens or 
anything else — well, he submits the follow- 
ing, which is supposed to be printed on 
stout weather-proof card board, such as is 
used for shipping cards : 
No. 
Ktyiuy. 
If, on our next visit, we find her again, 
and she should be laying, we set. the in- 
dices to read "laying — Aug. 25th," and 
thus it remains until we can judge wheth- 
er she is prolific, and workers three- 
handed; then we move only the index to 
“approved,” and thus it remains until she 
is sold or fails from old ago, when we set 
it “not approved.” If we remove her it 
may he expedient to give the colony eith- 
er eggs, brood, or cell for replacing her, 
and we indicate which and date. If we 
give them a virgin queen, call it “hatched,” 
if killed, call it “missing,” and “blunder 
away,”. for you know as well just “where 
you are” at all times as did the man who 
tried to yoke a pig. When “piggy” made 
his escape by jumping through the win- 
dow of his shop, lie conscled himself with 
the ejaculation: “I > r a I. it, I’ve got his 
dimensions any how. Seven by nine, ex- 
actly.” 
There's nothing like system ami pre- 
cision, and as we always sell everything 
we consider of value, we have ordered a 
large number of these cards or dials 
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June. 
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Af. I lie centers are a Mixed a thumb 
screw, with a point projecting at one side 
for an index. These are made cheaply 
by soldering a piece of galvanized sheet 
iron, (.shaped as in the accompanying fig- 
ure,) in the head of a small wood screw; 
these screws should also have their heads 
tinned, to prevent rusting. With four tacks 
of galvanized iron, fasten the card on any 
conspicuous part, of the hive. Make a hole 
in p.jieli of the three centers such that the 
screws will turn in and hold firm, but yet 
turn easily. An explanation is hardly 
needed, but, we will give one illustration 
Suppose we are examining a hive, to 
see if a young queen has commenced lay- 
ing, and she can t be found, before leav- 
ing we turn the index on “missing, and 
the other two are made to indicate the 
date, whatever it may be, as "Aug. 22d.’ 
July. 
1 2 
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30 4 
29 ft 
made, and think we can sell them for 
about one cent each, if we can afford 
them cheaper, will say how much next 
month. The screws and tacks we will 
furnish ntrlil further notice for each card 
for do., making the whole cost of our 
Queen Index for each hive five cents. 
They can probably be sent by mail at a 
cost of about two cents for four com- 
plete set. The cards can he mailed at 
printed matter rates, and we will pay the 
postage when one dozen or more are or- 
dered. 
We acknowledge with thanks t lie re 
eoipt of many valuable articles, items and 
queries, ami much regret that, want of 
space forbids considering them at once. 
The printers inform us that the matter we 
ji have sent in would fill at least another 
number. Editorial also crowded out. 
Not Ana'ovt-d. 
