1875. 
GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 
5 
Novice and Blue Eyes. 
But what lias Blue Eyes to do with Bee Cul- 
ture, some may ask? Well, not much as yet, 
but as it so happened, that she first opened 
those blue orbs, to the light of this world, on 
the very day, that Gleanings Vol. 1, No. one, 
came from the printing office, she became asso- 
ciated, and grew with Gleanings, in the affec- 
tions of her papa. Accordingly at a very early 
day, she visited the bees with him, and shared 
his pleasures and enthusiasm. Up to this date 
she has, strangely, never been stung. Should 
it please God to permit her to talk to you all 
on these pages, at some future time, as does 
her papa now, that day will Indeed be a happy 
one to both her parents. Mrs. N., has been 
deterred from taking a very active part in the 
duties of the Apiary, principally by the very 
severe, and almost alarming effect of a single 
sting. She is promising now however, to make 
an attempt to become inured to the poison, a 
point on which, although her faith is very 
faint, Novice's, is unbounded. 
II. Nesbit, Cynthiana, Ky. A valued friend 
who has been through the “ups and downs” of 
the business, but who we think is getting to be 
a pretty cool and steady haud of late. 
Miss Ida E. Noyes, Detroit, Mich. A friend 
furnishes the following': 
Several years ago she obtained a colony of bees In a 
box hive. I transferred It for her. The number of 
colonies was Increased the first season to three or 
lour; then came a severe winter and all of them died. 
This of course, was diseouraging to a beginner, and, 
to say the least, her opinion of bee culture was at 
“low tide.” She then changed her location for the 
purpose of attending high school, and the subject of 
bees was dropped for a time. Happening however to 
read a bee item of mine, her interest was re-awakened, 
and, though for a long time she kept very still on the 
subject, she says "I very soon became so Interested in 
Apiculture that I read anything and everything I 
could find relating to the subject, and at last havo 
come to the conclusion that bee-keeping is the verv 
best kind of business to follow, and since it allows 
much leisure during the winter months, one can de- 
vote considerable attention to general literary culture.” 
one now has an interest in a modest little Apiary 
and is succeeding finely. 
Oun Emend Charlie, is not a bee-keeper ei- 
ther, but he comes very near it, for he carries 
the frames, hives, extractors, honey etc., etc., 
to the station, anti brings the tin, lumber, sug- 
ar etc., besides the paper, type and all the ma- 
terials for printing the “Bee Cultivator” as he 
terms it. Charlie has seen bees a few times but 
he has never got hurt and we consider him 
almost one of us. 
IX D. Palmeu, Eliza, Mercer Co., Ills., ha: 
written some pleasant articles entitled “Chips 
etc.” He is familiarly known through the 
Journals. He writes us March 1st. 
“h my bees two years ago ; last winter lost fii 
01 the 35 left I increased to 100 ami got 3000 lbs 
i!.! h honey and 600 lbs. box honey, 3600 lbs. hi all 
fi.es are in cellar, no sign of disease. 
txEo. I AiutATT, Winamac, Pulaski Co., Ind 
Page 9, Vol. 2. 
Melvin Pause, Pine Bluff, Ark. 
1 ■ Pierson, Ghent, Summit Co., O. Page 25 
and 58, Vol. 2. 
Wm. Payne, Spencer, Medina Co., O. Pag( 
and 118, Vol. 2. 
L. S. Pope, Indianapolis, Ind. 
A j . 1 ope, Indianapolis, Ind. P. 144, Vol. 2 
vf- L - Raub, Bolivar, Alley Co., N. Y. 
it* i » ' L ' 1UuB > Bolivar, Alley Co., N. Y. 
' J Rose, Petersburg, Monroe Co., Mich. 
Mb. & Mrs. M. Richardson, Port Colborne, 
Welland Co., Canada. Page 120, Vol. 2. 
L. C. Root, Mohawk, Herkimer Co., N. Y. 
Page 27, Vol. 3. 
S. Rowell, Faribault, Rice Co., Minn. Page 
9, and 105, Vol. 2. 
Mrs. S. Rowell, Faribault, Rice Co., Minn., is 
the woman that is going to get an Organ with 
the proceeds of a single hive, (page 13, Vol. 3), 
and she will get it too, or we are no judge of 
“tao-man nature.” 
Chas. H. Rue, Manalapau, N. J. P. 108, Vol. 2. 
W. H. Sedgwick, Granville, O. 
I don’t feel as though I was one of yon vet, until I 
can say I have had 100 lbs. surplus 1‘roin a fiive. 1 en- 
close » of my “precious self;” Mrs. S. thinks 
that will bo the best looking man in your collection. 
Mrs. S. is quite right ; we hope every woman, 
aye, and every man too, feels a preference for 
the fellow being whose happiness God has so 
intimately interwoven with their own. 
E. A. Sheldon, Independence, Buchanan C'o., 
Iowa. Pages 57, 90, and 131, Vol. 2. 
Mrs. E. A. Sheldon, Independence, Buchanan 
Co., Iowa. 
W. F. Standefer, Dry Grove, Hinds Co., Miss. 
Mrs. W. F. Standefer and Son, Dry Grove, 
Hinds Co., Mississippi. 
I send you Photo of my wife who helps me with bees 
when she is able (being consumptive] and my oldest 
child Sylvester, who attends my Queen nursery, and 
either sets to rights any irregularity in Apiary or re- 
ports to us; shows visitors around in my absence, 
opens hives, exhibits Queens, explains the use of 
extractors, smokers, cages, etc. Many are as much 
astonished at the child, as the Apiaiy ; he is 8 years 
old, began working with bees at 7 and is now ruiiniug 
2 colonies on his own account. 
A. M. Steed, Front Royal, Warren Co., Va. 
Page 124, Vol. 2, and 23, Vol. 3. 
Spencer Strong, Akron, Fulton Co., Ind. 
J. M. C. Taylor, Lewiston, Maryland. 
Wm. Troyer, Annawan, Henry Co., Ills. 
I like bees. Was the llrstto introduce Bee Journals, 
Frame ldves, Italian Bees and Extractors in this town- 
ship. At one time I had 110 swarms, but the winter of 
1871-2 nearly cleaned me out. 
Mrs. Ellen S. Tuppeii, Dos Moines, Iowa, 
has by her labors through the medium of differ- 
ent periodicals, and at associations and colleges 
made herself widely known and gained a great 
number of friends. Her life has been, and 
probably will be one full of active work, many 
times it seems more laborious and full of busi- 
ness cares than one of her sex ought to bear. 
Her health of late has been poor and we trust 
her friends en masse would be glad to see her 
take more rest, and enjoy her bees more in 
peace and quietness, undisturbed by busy 
traffic. 
Her daughter, Miss Kate N. Tupper, a grad- 
uate of the Iowa Ag. College, is now studying 
Medicine. May her life he as useful and yet 
unclouded with the many cares that have at 
times devolved on her mother. 
Rev. J. Van Eaton, Vork, Livingston Co., 
N. V., although a minister seems always run- 
ning over with fun as may be seen from the 
sketch from his pen on page 28, Vol. 3, and the 
following which accompanied the Photo. 
On the opposite page Is the last development In 
that lino of Darwin’s system of evolution. It is all I 
have. 1 use them as posters on marriage certificates. 
It must he at safe distance from Grimm and Gallup 
and all the aristocracy of the great bee-dom —perhaps 
you’d better slip It round on t’other side. If 1 only 
could whisper to P. G., that same ploturo might stand 
a nice chance for display. 
