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“novice's” GLEANINGS in bee culture. 
PROBLEMS. 
A DVEIITI8EMENTS. 
‘;VfO 10. How can wc hinge a cover to 
iSrj) a dollar hive in such a way that it 
will open and shut nicely and still he 
capable of being removed instantly with- 
out a screwdriver or other tools, and also ! 
be attached with equal facility to any 
other hive? Such a hinge could he made 
but is there not something in the market 
already at a low price by the quantity ? 
We think we should abandon the idea of 
having a handle in the center of the 
cover, for a quilt is all the cover needed 
in wintering or in carrying frames about 
in the apiary and is much lighter, By 
having places cut in the sides of the hive 
for the fingers, near the top and not quite I 
through the board, they can be raised up 
and carried very conveniently, for the 
hive, quilt and frames, as we make them, 
only weigh about 10 lbs. ; and the weight 
of the bees, hive, stores and all, ready l<> 
«o into winter quarters should uot exceed 
40 lbs. Any man, aye, or woman either | 
if need be, should he able to place the 
whole apiary in winter quarters in a 
couple of hours, and feel all the better 
for the exercise. (Mrs. Novice mid “1*. 
fl. ’ protest so much against this latter, 
that we shall have to add I hat wc meant 
when they enjoyed the health and strength 
that God intended for them, which 
open air exercise’ would very miileriatlv 
aid in giving them. I 
No. 11. Suppose wc sell the queen 
from ten hives in May or June and put 
the combs, brood and bees all in one 
mammoth hive of 1 00 frames; what 
would they do as houev gatherers? and 
would one queert prevent queen cells being 
built? Who has tried the experiment or 
a similar one? With the extractor wc 
have no fears of being unable to prevent 
swarming. 
HOXKy (OI.1.RX. 
A S no one now offers any honey, wc 
must conclude that all have sold out, 
wen “ Gallup.'’ If the whole of last j 
year’s crop is already exhausted, wc must 
conclude that Extracted Honey is not "so 
much of a drug” after nil. for it's certain- 
ly good the year round. 
E. M. Hatch, Evanston, 111., writes; 
1 am desirous to raise box honey, but 
the shameful imitations id' “pure extract- 
ed” will, I think, destroy the sale of the 
other, Give ns all the help von can.’ 
If every one of our rentiers will send ■, 
us names and address of .-ill persons deal- 
ing in spurious honey, we will give them 
ju) airing or our name ain't ‘‘Gleanings.’ t 
The American (i racer , published week 
l.y in N. Y., has promised to aid us in tin* 
Hale of pure honey, and as they have a 
"swindle’ department, too, if we can t 
handle the matter we will procure their 
e/sfctanee. 
Advertisements will he received at 10 cents 
l>er line each insertion, cash iu advance: 
and we require that every Advertiser satisfies 
us of his responsibility and intention to do 
all that he agrees, and that his goods arc 
really worth the price asked for them. 
W AXTKD.- 300 hives of bees to be used 
as nurses in rearing Italian Queens. 
Address, It. WILKIN. 
Cadi/., Harrison couuty, Ohio. 
A MIKE CLOVER MKKD.-A nice nr- 
J:\ tide; 50 cents per pound by mail or 35 
cents by express. A. ]• HOOT & t’O., Me- 
dina, Ohio. 
7 TALI AN HEES.—Wc offer for sale about 
1 200 colonies of Italian Bees in tho Ameri- 
can Movable-Comb Hive. Also Queens 
throughout the season. Purity and safe ar- 
rival guaranteed. For further particulars, 
prices, Are. , send for circular* 
BALDWIN BROS.. 
2-9 Sandusky, N. Y. 
KI3E UOOKH. 
A DAIR’.S Progressive Bee Culture, price 
/ V. 25 cents. Adair’s Annals of Bee Culture. 
Che third volume just out. The first volume 
is exhausted ; the other two will be sent by 
mail at 60 ots. each, or the three bound to- 
gether in doth for $1.75, or either in doth for 
• cts. Any of the standard Bee Books or 
Journals can be furnished at publisher’s pri- 
ces. I). L. ADAIR, Hawosvillc, Ky. 
P RICE LIST OF 1*17100 ITALIAN 
Queens and Bees from Shaw A Daniel's 
Apiaries, for 1873: 
For last year’s Queens, sent ns early as the 
weather is suitable, $5 each. 
Tested Queens, during the season. $1 each. 
Untested Queens in June and July, $t 
each. After tho.isjt.of August, $2.50. All 
Queens sent by mail warranted pure and 
fertile* Safe arrival guaranteed. 
Nucleus* llivcs containing pure Queen, 
with 6 frames each, by O' $8 each. Can 
bo built up into strong swarms or used for 
wintering surplus Queens. 
Full colonics in one story Langstroth Hives, 
ten frames each, $13. Wide hives with mova- 
ble partition board from 14 to 17 frames each, 
815, Two story hives containing 21 frame-*, 
$15 each. 
American Hives, containing 9 frames with 
space between top bars, $15 each. 
Each colony will contain a young Queen 
and 0 frames of comb, with extra frames* 
►Scut by express and safe arrival guaranteed. 
Address m 
.1. SlIAW & SON, Chatham Center, 
or 1. E. DANIELS, Lodi, Medina, Co., O. 
W ECAN FURNISH HIVES 
AKltANti- 
For the Quin by Frame, 
For the Oallup Frame, 
For tlio American Frame, or 
For tho Langstroth Frame, 
At tho uniform price of $1.00 each or pi <•!>. 
ready to nail. These will hold such frames a*» 
arc commonly used, or wc can furnish frames 
with metal corners for tic. each, or both kind*- 
ot frames can bo used in the same hive. We 
can also furnish an extractor made especially 
for cither of the above. Cheap stylo, 80 ; bosi . 
$11, ready to ship by freight or express. We 
oiler tho uborc principally as samples, and 
repeat our former statements that some om> 
should furnish such articles iu every neighbor- 
hood, and thus save transportation expenses. 
The above hi ves are one-story . and it takes 
two of them for a two-.Hory hive. As bottom 
board and covers aro just alike, only one O 
furnished with each story. About li>0 metal 
corner frames complete, can ho packed in « 
single etny. A* I. ROOT & CO*. 
Medina. 0. 
