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Les cartes, planches, tableaux, et£., peuvent dtre filmts A des taux de rMuction diff Arents. Lorsque le document est trop grand pour dtre reproduit en un seul cliche, ii est film* A partir de I'angle supArieur gauche, de gauche d droite, et de haut en baa, en prenant le nombre d'images nAcessaire. Las diagrammes suivants illustrent la mithode. 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 ■>JVM<1 ■»■■ ^ 1111 >W»-*1— — *j5^— o— f}RANTFORI): Printed at the office of Patrick Ryan, IJuok and Job Trinter, Market Street, 1884. SOME OF OUR PRIZES FOR 1884. TORONTO INDUSTRIAL EXPOSITION - Hive for Comb Honey First Half Story Super First Section Frame First Glasses for Honey First LONDON EXHIBITION Hive for Comb Honey First Hive for Extracted Honey First Hive for all purposes First Smoker First Honey Knife First Bee Feeder First Onepiece Sections First One Pound Sections First Display of Apiarian Supplies First i Ontario Beekeeper's Supply. First First First First First First First First First First First First . First CIRCULAR AND PRICE LIST. FOR 1885. To the Beekeepers of Canada. We distribute this circular among you with expectations of a ready respose on your part, and an extensive business on ours. The way our Catalogues for the past season were sought, and the number of orders received and satisfactorialy filled ; the many prizes we were awarded at the exhibitions; the si)lendid results obtained by the use of our hives, together witli the excellent pro- spects of a large demand for our goods, gives us confidence that our customers will be pleased to receive this circular. At the same time we find aa especial pleasure in presenting it, and while we thank our numerous patrons of last season and promise them even better sadsfaction in the future, we invite those who have not yet favored us to give us a trial. To all who have been in the habit of making their own hives we suggest that they will not only find it cheaper in the end to buy from us, but will get a better hive. We do not boast low prices and cheap goods. Our prices must pay for our work, and to the superiority of this work we call attention. Instead of keeping in stock an endless variety of different qualities and makes of the same article, we handle only that which we consider the most serviceable and practically the best for the money, and these goods are in each case richly worth the price advertised. If, however, these ])rices be compared with those of other dealers, they will be admitted equally low. the out de i^ l' "/" '"■'''^'">' *'<-"'^''- ""-' '«-•« l'^i"n' used for om bo 1 St n'd ,'■ ^'""T '^"''"''y '^ J"^' •-•« ^"''••'W^' for bo - wTare able o m o "r" hi"'' '?™'^^ '""'^'^ '^''^''■•l"^^ • '" '^is «^ v ^^liiBi^f^^^ -out. t only „,ean,s of propcrh- drvinfl .m be nd .f h v'^ '''""" iT "'' dried lWer^do;Vnot''ih;;nl!';;7Lck:^^^^ ^"" piece?"rVrut\'' n""*-; ''" ""■"""','>■ '''^ ""'■"''"'^•'v will do it. TIk- ^^^^i^^i!;:^^ - '} ,f r V "fop ^^^LTfiiz sider h'sunerioftVnn ^"^P^O^ed Longstroth frame and con- ed to n uch V ti ^s ot,; -;"' l"'"n V'"'''''' '^^ S""* '-"^'^1"- be prepared to ^^t^^^:'^ ;::!^ j^ tt '^"" ^ -" Oure°ngfne'):Thorse''U';"^' T' "'"'^ ''"'"""«' ^^'5 /eet. Onr fin li ^1 ^''^''^'^"- ^^^' <'^''^" ^^»t loo hives i)er dnv To Our Patrons. used for • for bot- this way ire. No )Ut. In dry kiln, icli does b point, r lumber S and is, ■m is the cially re- run V the . Kiln t. The :hat the )odvvork : further whether ' in two ' of no able to id con- > adapt- we will 5 'eet. ir day. •ith nil It you n. It e, and e and 'e la)' L'd in 5 the flat, as it often takes mort^me than you imagine to join a number of hives, and in the spring you are liable to be called away from them to other work now and then. In fact the right time to commence nailing and jjainting is in early winter. To further induce an early order we offer a discount of 3 per cent, from the total value of all goods to be shipi)ed before the Fst of I-ebruary. Orders coming in late often have to wait till several others have been filled, and disappointment is the usual result. As the full payment is not expected until the goods are to be shipped, a customer is not out of his money bv ordering early, and has the satisfaction of knowing that all will' be ready when wanted. When ordered in the flat, one or more hives should be made up (say one for each .five) to serve as a case to hold the small stuff, for if we su|)ply a case we must charge for it. A made up sample also should accompany the first lot of any article, so that you can see just how to join the rest. In your order for hives please use the number of the arrange- ment. Terms, Strictly Cash. O^^^ We will l)ook no order, unless accompanied bv one- quarter payment for goods. Each customer will be notified when the goods are ready for shipment, and on receipt of the balance, we will forward immediately. Money may be sent by P. O. Money Order, draft," or regis- tered letter addressed to E. L. (;00L1).S:C0., P. O. Box 35, Br ANT FORD, OnT. The receipt of which will be acknowledged by return mail. If by any mistake we fail in this, please write for explanation. Please vvrite ver}- i)lainly your name and address. If )Our post office has one name and your express and freight offices another, state so distinctly and say whether ^ve are to ship by freight or express. Each order is booked and filled in its own turn. In rhe event of several coming in by one mail, those for our own style of goods shall be first attended to, commencing at the largest. The Blackburne Hive (Five First Prizes.) Simplicity 4£l^fsectfo^«^f''°.*^ ^'■*'^«' '""^ the contains eight frames the Utu.t^ aepartment. J he former extracted hLe> and ma Je S n? ''""^k'^ ^T ^^"'■°" °^ stories whicli n^v be phced umn h^ h "^"'"u"" f '^''" °^ ^alf each other, and ma/iiSd^S ^ast^h^utd '"h^s,"''"'} the entrance s ronfrnllpri K„ ^ • &" ^^^ "^quirea. 1 he size of The bottom Lrdt-tth'eU to its'nir'K ^'''^'"^ ^'°'='^'- Densen "hive damns so H nti, „,. I ^^""^ ^>'. '' P^"' °^ " ^an manipulation, and^^^n in its l ^'y; """''r"'^ '"'" '"^'^"' ^^ It n4 be nailed sol d pre& so'' 'fr "' "•'^', ^^l"'^-"- body, or brood chamber, is bevel ed umvarH nnd''""' f^^ °^ *'"' the supper whose lower edge"t^:lSdot;tr:n1 ttS joint/Tfi^rs^:: -S rrtV^icr- f f °^' ? super overia,, the body. The up er ele of ,h. ' ""^'"i "''^ l.ke that of the body, io that seXl mfy be tier d'uV in'!'''' mer to make room for the honey harvest.\-,nd in timer to o,""" combs, te., tor a safe keepmg from mice and 4t "e r and S e( ^-^ ves. It ind the mply of former tion or or half r upon - size of blocks. f " Van :ant for quired, of the receive itward. at the ig the shaped sum- ontain afford an exrellant chamber fur fumigation. The cap is suticientiy high to enclose a cushon and has the lower edges of its rim shaped like the upper edges of the s;';.:r, and so may be placed upon either a su])er or body as desired. Being llat, this ' (ner fovnus a con- venient table in the npiary, and takes hut little storage room in winter. The pieces of the stories are all veiKUed together. The stories are clamped together ;is are the bottom and body, so that all can be carried by the handles of any of the parts. ;\ handle is cut into each end of every story. For extracted honey alone a tull upper story is used containinLj eiuhi brood frnmes. Section hone\' may also be raised in this by means of the old fashion- ed section frames (see Fig. 2). '['he best way of st( ring even surfaces are not Fig. Fiks'r Vri/.i:. section honey, when straight and an absolute necessity, is in the half story arrangement on the tiering up plan, and for this purpose half stories are provided (see Fig. i) which hold four lots of seven 4y^x4j,{\iS/)^ sections, and others which hold three lots of seven sH^SVa'^'^H sections. With these separators cannot be used and so they are intended for narrower sections than those used in the section frames with separators. Each lot of sections is independant of the other and separated from it by a thin partition which also supports it nearly 3/s of an inch above the frames or sections below, and which may be removed, thus leaving the half story open for fall feeding, and for a cushion in winter and spring. These half stories have the same tebate to hold the frames as have the full stories and bodies, and two half stories together will form a full story for extracted or section hoiiey in frames. This is the best arrangement of our hive — No. 1 . For convenience, simplicity, strength and durability, combin- ed with lightness and neatness, this hive is undoubtedly unsur- passed. It is also the cheapest two-story hive manufactured in Canada. See our list of prizes on poge 2. In the following prices we give that of the different jjarts so that if a half story be wished instead of a full one, there will be no difficult) in deterinininu- the actual amount of diis or any ar- rangement. cS If ^ori^t:z:!:;:J:[;::fr "i ^i^ 'h-^n- or the sections. '• ' ,V inch „ne. ' C.-i ;;?, '"'^ '"'"""f ^.v iH inch, ,'J -;«rators, :nKl in the lu^lfVio .1:''""' "'" '^^ '''^ "-sed ,vi h others lit evt-nl,-. " "'" ■■'-■'(""•''' •' ''"'e edging ; the ^Ve will not soil less than live Mves in th. flat. Made Up with Frames Complete. -Kin all wood r ^fra^ r ,rZn'^"''' !, ha'rstoriercont^n" .*-s,on brood; with bo«o^; o'' V Tntat: blo^r' °"^ ^"'"^ ','■""" ' "^5ai...u- lime, each '■'"" 'f '^>20:u,.nc time, each ;H)m2i„patonetime,each fO-Hnoci, add for each hive, pe^ coat .$-: 90 . 2 80 . 2 70 2 60 20 2. Fou FX'I'R \CTFT> H iipptM- ston- contains eine solid $-<: 90 2 80 2 70 2 60 20 ' quilt; -ontains ^Vith $1 85 J 75 I 65 I 60 20 —Cap frames ig two rames :rance $2 50 2 40 2 30 2 20 20 No. 4. For Section Honev -without SEPARATORs.—Cap contains one quilt ; half story contains either 21 two i)ound, or 28 one pound sections, as ordered ; body contains eight all wood brood frames and one solid division brood ; with bottom ra two entrance blocks. From 1 to 5 ul one time, c:ich $"00 From 6 to 10 al one time, each I qc From II to 20 at one time, each i go From 21 up at one time, each i 8" U painted, add for each hive, per coat . . .. .. . 20 !n The Flat„ For any Purpose, without Frames, Nails or Screws.- - Material consists of bottom and blocks ; body with tin rebats and clamps, super (either full or half story as ordered) with tins and clamps, and cover with quilt. From 5 to 10 at one time, each $1 00 From ii to 20 at one time, each o- F>om 21 to 30 at one time, each ..." ............'.". go From 31 to any number at one time, each . . .' Sq Nails and .screws for the above will be supplied at, per hive. ...... .... 10 For each Arrangement Complete with Nails and Scr?:ws. No. 1.- From 5 to 10 at one time, each ... S2 10 From 1 1 to 20 at one time, each 20"; Fron 2 1 to any number at one time, each . . . 2 00 No. 2.— From 5 to 10 at one time, each ' $1 ^c From II to 20 at one time, each i 2 J From 21 to any number at one time, each ....[. .1 ..[...[ i 20 Mo. 3.— From 5 to 10 at one time, each $l go Fjom 1 1 to 20 at one time, each i 8q F'rom 21 to any number at one time, each i 80 No. 4.— From 5 to 10 at one time, each $1 - c From II to 20 at one time, each i cq From 21 In nny nnmbor al one time, each . ..'...'.'.'.'..'.'.'..'. t 4" lO Extra Stories or Half Stories. JOINED AND PAINTED. From I to 5 at one time, each eg ^^ Fn)ni 6 to lo at one time, each [[[ j,. From II to 20 at one time, each c,j I'rom 21 up at one time, each 4^ jOINKI). Fr(jm I to 5 at one time, each &■ From C t(^ lo at one time, each c,, From 1 1 to 20 at one time, each ^'' From 21 11]) at one time, each . . . Z\ , IN THK FLAT. From 5 to lo at one time, each 43 $ 55 5<' 45 40 $ 45 40 • 35 ime, and Host pay- manipul- These ire dres- ig by the 2S ; their led that i the case msferred ipped in be verv utside. an inch I bars is broad ") ire wider : i^in. hold 8 hen the I 1 ends of the frames are placed close together in the hive there is sufficient sT)ace between the sections to admit the working bees, but two little for the (|ueen. Fig. 2. represents one of these frames filled with sec- tions and with tin separators on. These separators are used to ensure even surfaces, and where such surfaces are indis- pensible, separators are neces- sary. The frames are intend- ed to be hung in the upper story of a strong colony, or may be put at the side of the brood chamber of a weak one, with a perforated division board to ex- clude the queen. BROOD. Made up, per dozen j ^q Made up, per hundred 2 cx) In flat, per doxen " 20 In the flat, per hundred ' j ^q SECTION. Made up, per dozen, with separators . .$i 00 Made up, per dozen, without separators cq In the flat, per hundred, with separators ■ 7 00 In the flat, per hundred, without separators .* 3 00 Division Boards. Solid. — These are used to contract the size of an\- dei)art- ment, are made of three pieces of j/g inch lumber, framed at each end by a ^^ inch square post, and have a top bar like a frame. Perforated.— A sheet of perforated queen metal, of the pro- per size, set into a comfortably fitting tin frame, serves to exclude the queen from any portion of the hive beyond it. The workers may pass freely through the holes, which are two small to admit the queen. SOLID. Solid, in the flat, each v?i/"' inches. This is the cheanest and idf cdr^ ^ J S%^^%X2 rA- fU^ . J 1 '-"^'M^^'^i ana oest section made, on acrnnnh the joints with water (warm tChSundMd^^U^^'^''''^''' end, and then drive thl dovetails Sh^r vvkh a Zht St^ V^' Tj^::v:yTV'''"^'''- '°° -<^h,:'nd"tt',t,rst'ma 'b^ wet in a moment by pouring a stream over them as thcv lip ,in' ret::lf?onef ^t mar^sre-Sj"'^ .sty-e^s t^^b^l^on^d the **%#" ioJnf T "^ '"^^!^^ '^^"^^ ^'th the square and some with tne V joint. In ordering, sav which is r^r^f^rr^d S-- ^...%.v Either style, one pound, per hundred fbox extra) '" ^'^ ' ' ^'^ '"^ l^ Either style, box of fixe hundied ' $ 65 In boxes of five hundred per thousand J 25 lor tw<, pound section., either style, ndd hVabo^J [nice., V-hundl-ed: ! ^ ?^ i 'Tf. ? I ^^ ..$ 25 • • 2 75 . . 22 00 perforated elude the go there. 5uper and $ 3 50 25 GO )ards, be- i the heat $ 10 • 9 00 20 i ISmokers. First I'rikk, (No. I.) (No. 2.) iection," account superior ■y to wet I at one They may be ■ lie on beyond lie with it Fig. 3 ••$ 65 . . 6 25 10 ''Blackburne." I'he " Blackburne" is an improvement upon any we have seen. The spring is placed on the outside, and therefore it is not necessary to tear open a bellows to repair a weak or broken spring. This is so arranged that it cannot get out of order, being simply a j)iece of steel wire curled. The bellows are fire proof, and so construct- ed as to give the greatest possible draft with the least motion. The tube is made of heavier tin than is generallv used, and the cone is made in two pieces and overlaps the lower jjortion 3^ of an inch, and thus gives a strong, easily adjusted and tight joint. These are gotten uj) in two sizes and three styles in each' size. The quality is all the same, the difference is in the finish. No. I.— 3 inches x 8 inches barrel, fan* y- $i 6^ No. I.— 3 inches x 8 inches barrel, finished ..".'. j 50 No. I.— 3 inches x 8 inches barrel, plain ..." i 2^ No. 2.—2yi inches x 7 inches barrel", fancy .....'!! i 46 No. 2.— 2>^ inches x 7 inches barrel, finished '. 1 -^c No. 2.-2;^ inches x 7 inclies barrel, plain ".'* j ^ If three be taken at one time by .same person deduct from the No. i, each i q From the^ No. 2, each ,^ M Honey Knives. *' BLACKBURNE." '-■'^'^trTji^::::^^^:^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^-'^^ ^0. the especially for ourselves by a lafge cut et fir',^ " v\ V' ""^^^ the best steel and well fini,hI.H 2]\^ul^ '" England. Is of i;,;*' " '" »4"'ivi' ss ?i: :- 's ?£ hi)OII\- hnrifllti ««,1 £_./-•.. KI)ot,3- handle and fine finish, each 1 nro nt one time, each .$1 25 . I 00 " a A. Jones." and ^imj^pe'b^^^ than our own, work. ^ ^ ^"^ '' ^ ^^°^^ '^">^^' and well adapted to heav; Ebony handle and fine finish Piam finish ,|i ^q I 00 " novicf:." .en. I^:X^I:^^^^ f-y ^^;;^ steel and is e.cel- for and recommended hv Ur 4 t S^, are uneven It is made We consider it too light 'fbr' general usT "'""^""^' ^''''^"^- Each Three at one time," each . ". $ 90 85 from the It is made :id. Is of ceen edge, best knife e held at the comb. $1 25 I 00 our own, to heavy •$i 50 . I 00 s excel- is made nished. $ 90 M Honey Extraeior. No beekeeper with four or more colonies can afford to I)l* without an extractor. By its use the amount of honey produced may be doubled, and that of the finest quality. It is also of great value in spring building, and for winter preparation of the bees, even when comb honey is the sole production. " Blackburn}:.'" This is much the same as the " Novice '' shown in the above cut, but is stronger. I'he great improvement over all other Canadian Made Extractors consists in the reel being so arranged that four frjmcs can be swung at once, and that each may be reversed witliout removal from the reel. It will be seen at^ a glance how much time is saved while working this machine. We also make a reel which will hold onl)- two frames at a time, but which may be reversed in the same way. For the small Bee- keepers, or those who have but little extracting to do, we prefer i6 this machine to any. There are good satisfaction. now a great many in use Lavin^^ n Black burno for four frames Blnckburne for two frames $9 oo 8 oo Comb Basket. I'OT holding pieces of comb and sections from which the K>ne>- 1. hemg extracted. It is especially useful in transferring crdin.^.';. T""' '""'^ '^^' ^'"'^''^ P^^^^^ '^^' ^^'^ ^h^^ extractor a""^n rdinaiy trame and extract. We make ihem in two sizes : a lar^e I-art;e Size Snia'l Size $1 oo . So Wax Extractor. This is a valuable imijlement to the beekeeper Bv it old free from Ir""'' ""'' ""^ ""''^"'^ ^° "^ '" >-"^ *e purist l^x! tlioroimh work ^^if'"'' '" "^'1"?"^^ f"'" »Peed, econom,-, and t lorough „ork. It requires less fuel to work it, and will let lu) steam m s required, and the adding of it doesnot chill u h 'e :;^ the ;f ''^'°.'''"^"- ?'""' "'^^ '••^"' -^P^ from the whole s lu la. c of the cage which .s perforated below as well as at the sides ^ n,:;?:!: "si/'iriS "^ ''- ^■'' -^ -'^- - ^-^ DlRKCTiONs;— l-ill tile lower inn ■>■■ r-Tvnir v-l-'- then the cage with the material to bj 'enderj;! Yet i s n n ' nnnutes for the water to settle upon h , t 1« ',nd ,K^n place the machtne upon the fire.' Put the extra tk' upon e spo Let sid( car( res€ Eacl Two ■f labor and ( their and thick any s shoul sectic ] catior By the By the By the Starter n use giving get up an t will hold ically. W'c v'ing, please $9 oo 8 oo 17 r spout and keep the cover on and the reservoir supi)lied with water Let the wax run into a little warm water in a vessel, whose inner sides have been greased to prevent the wax adhering to them Be careful to keep those four little holes in the false bottom of the reservior open. Each Two at one time, each $3 5° 3 25 Comb Foundation. which the ransferring. actor as an es ; a large mailer one $1 00 . 80 By it old )u rest wax. lomy, and vill get up lalf It is ever more tiis is con- 'le to see not chill the whole the sides. to prove th water, stand ihc and then ipon the I^^^^H^^^SWt^^^i^^ ^^ Fp^ir*Tnnp55^Tin]88E!r''HIlII3rr'TIBHF''^ lTh Ir^f^i^af^^l ^^JI^^^jI^^^iJ^^Sl IRJRJiL il i|r^fso 10 For any hive, per hundred c J° o 50 ASiey's Queen Trap. This is one of the most useful little implements we offer J lace It over the entrance of any hive from which you expect a I he paying $0 12 lO 20 18 he marked s. Each over the nd. 'rhe distance Lve them . ...$o 50 • ■ • • 35 »9 first swarm. When the swarm issues the queen will be caught and so there is no fear of the swarm leaving. If you are away at the tune the bees will come back to their hive ; wjien you find the queen m the trap you will know what has occurred. Let her run into the hive and be ready next day and when they come out, put your queen into the new hive and the bees after her. It is essentially an automate swarm indicator and saver. It is also a drone trap. If for any purpose you wish to catch some drones from a colony, place the trap over the entrance of their hive in the morning and at night they will be found in it. It does not retard the workers at all. Each $ o ; > Per dozen ^ ^^^ Per hundred .^ X^ 40 00 Drone Excluders. This is placed at the entrance ; allows the drones to pass out but will not admit them, 'j^hey will be found clustered about the door at night- It offers no obstruction to the workers. Each $ o 21; Per dozen 2 7 c Per hundred '^ 20 00 I at the I queens in and .$0 16 . I 10 ■ 8 50 Perforated Metal. This is a great acquisition to the apiary. It serves many valu- able and important purposes, such as preventing' swarmino, pre- venting drones from flying (by the use of the bee guard), procur- ing surplus honey in the lower story of the hive,' (by using the perforated metal division boards,) and confining the queen below (by use of the honey board.) We have a new style which is far superior to what has hitherto been used. The ends of slots are semi-circular instead of square and so less liable to injure the bee's legs and wings. Per square foot ,^ Per hundred square feet ,^ '"^ ' 10 00 e ofier. ;xpect a 20 Queen Cages. We manufacture all the latest and most improved Queen Cages, always keeping in view cheapness, simplicity of introducing and safety of carriage. Price per dozen $ i 30 to $ i 50 Price per hundred 10 00 to 14 00 Introducing Cages. These are made of tinned wire cloth in a metal frame, and sufficiently large to contain a full-sized card with bees, brood and honey. To introduce a queen or double colonies, or when a queen for any reason must be put among strange bees, such a card as above with the queen may be enclosed in a cage, and she is out of danger, and able to go on laying, having bees sufficient to care for her and brood. When liberated she goes on as before, not having been debarred from laying as when caged in the usual manner. With order, the size of the frame should be given. Price according to size, Langstroth, Richardson or D. A. Jones' frame, each $ i 00 Langstroth, Richardson or D. A. Jones' frame, per dozen 11 00 Queen Nurseries. A queen nursery consists of a number of cages contained in a suitable frame, whose outside dimensions are the same as those of the brood frame. It is necessary for successful nursing of young queens, prior to their fertilization ; and also of grer i con- venience in holding queens ready for immediate sale, since the same cages do for shipping. For Langstroth's frame, 24 cages $2 ^o w^e eeders. FERFORATBD. A good feeder is a jem fruit jar, with perforated tin cover. Have one rubber on jar, and put one on the flange or feeder. After you fill the jar with syrup or honey, put on the tin cover ; !d Queen troducing to $ I 50 to 14 00 ime, and rood and when a ich a card she is out t to care fore, not he usual en. $ I 00 . II 00 ained in as those irsing of e' I con- ince the 21 behind 'm!i T"! '"'; "«'''■ ''"^'" '^^ J^^ °^" «he cluster or ncnind division board. Perforated covers, each Perforated covers, by mail *° ^ Perforated covers, per dozen 9 I'erforated covers, per dozen by mail P 05 •♦SIMPLK ITW" which™v!de'7!nto 'f' ''°"^' "'^V"" '°"g'i'"dinal partitions, Simplicity, each Simplicity, per dozen . . $° 6 Simplicity, per hundred 60 • 4 50 "SHUCKS." ,$2 50 1 cover, r feeder. I cover; at th'I'emtl'e'ofth: 'h^rS^^eTXV"'^ T ''^^'^^^ fro™ robbers ; feeds ™uch ::,.S;~/L%tir:rL'dr 22 only be reached by the bees froni the inside of the hive. It may be filled while the bees are feeding. Shucks, by express, each $ o 25 Shucks, by mail, each 30 Shucks, by express, per dozen 2 50 Shucks, by express or freight, per hundred 19 00 Bee Candy. As it is often necessary to feed bees in winter, and a liquid feed is liable to cause dysentery ; we keep in stock a pure candy made of granulated sugar for the purpose. It is soft and porous and in the shape of sticks eight inches long and about one inch thick to be placed upon the top bars of the frames, over the clus- ter. With this bees can be fed at any time without disturbance. A littl'j candy early in March stimulates breeding without injury ; and prevents that dangerous restlessness often noticed after brood raising has commenced, l^rice liable to change with that of sugar. At present, per single lb : $0 15 Over fifty lbs. at one time 12 Comb Buckets. 10. These are made to contain six frames, and are of great service in carrying combs, to and from the hives, while extracting. One bucket will save its cost in once going over a yard of 50 colonies. 23 It may $ O 2S 2 50 19 00 id ii liquid lire cand}' nd porous one inch tlie clus- :sturbance. >ut injury ; ifter brood t of sugar. $0 15 12 M The cut represents Mr. A. I. Root's style. We also have Mr. J. B. Hall's design and consider it well worth the extra money. A. I. Root's, for the Langstroth franie, each " $i 50 J. B. Hall's, for the Langstroth frame, each 2 00 Transferring; Board and Sticks. ■fiH Mg. II. lO \\Fig. 12. The board holds the comb while being cut and fitted and allows of the one stick being placed beneath it in the grooves in board while the other lies upon it. These sticks are then wired at their free end, and hold the comb enclosed in its new frame into its place securely — as many as are needed may be used. The sticks are done up in bundles of twenty-five pairs for the Lang- stroth frame. Transferring board, each . . $021; Transferring sticks, per lot 40 Transferring sticks, per dozen lots 4 cq Connb Hangers. ' '""^/^ eat service ing. One ) colonies. Fig. 13. While working at a colony, one or two of the above hangers may be attached to the sides of the hive, and the cards hung on them while being handled, without injury or needlessly disturbing ^4 the bees. A comb thus suspended is in a convenient nosirirm for cutting out or inserting queen cells. ^""^^"'^nt position Marie of folded tin, each. Made of folded tin, per dozen $030 3 50 Bee Tents upon?T.nTnf'l"w^^^"^''"'^' ^^^"^^ ^f "^"^^1"^^^^ bar spread upon a trame of light pine strips. They are of greit vilnp in "rrbv?; 'w'"^ '^'t^^'^-s sL::;tr:%>^i^ operatoM,ri,'H- ''. ^"""^ "^'^- r''^' °^ "» "^'ghbors, and the When no Mn 1 '■°°™ u"''*'" '° ^° '"^ ^"--k ^nifortably. put out of th, «. V^' '"^/"'^^^^ "P "''^^" ""^f"-^"^ ^"d keep'to have one'- ^' """" ■*°"«'>' "'•■°— '^ ^-V ^ee- Complete, accordintr to .si/e ^ ^ $1 50 to $2 00 Fountain Pumps With rubber tube no/zle and rose, comj.iete, each ... f I'A 2 2% % t position $0 30 3 so ar spread value in )lony pro- s, and the nfortably. rella and very bee- to $2 00 ^5 Registering Slates These slates are very convenient for keeping a record of each colony during the entire season. Size 3x4 inches with a hole in the centre of the top for hanging them on the hive by a nail. Per dozen, by freight or express a. Per fifty, by freight or express ' .' *° '^^ Per hundred by freighter express ' ^° Hive Joiners Toois. Magnetized Tack hammer . * Medium heavy nail hammer $0 25 • Iron block plane, for finishing. . . °" ^ I 00 Wire Nails These are undoubtedly the best nails for joining hives We can supply them done up in pound packages. If an order for goods m the flat include the nails, we will send as nearly as we can the right quantity, and what we consider the proper %izes. ^ inch long, wire No. 20, per pound o jO =4, inch long, wire No. 18, per pound ^^ ^ inch long, wire No. 18, per pound \i ^ inch long, wire No. 17, per pound \ I inch long, wire No. 77, per pound Z^ \% inch long, wire No. 16, pei pound 1 Yz inch long, wire No. 16, per pound ^ 2 inch long, wire No. 15, per pound \\\ \ 2% inch long, wire No. 12, per pound ^ arm ar- n which d forth nd may arm. ..$S GO f^ 26 Shipping Orates. /Vi^-. 16. These are fur comb lioney. which can be shipped in them to any distance with safety. Convenient to dealer and attractive to customer. We make two styles, one like %. 16 and the other gla/ed on one side only and presenting only two sections to the'^c^lass. State which is preferred and also the size of the sections you want J them for. Material for one crate, (glass included) holding 12 one-pound sections, each • ! ..$0 2" Ten at one time, each 20 Twenty at one time, each . 17 Fifty at one time, each j r vSame for 12 two -pound sections, each ; extra ..." iq Honey Cans. These are excellently adapted for putting up extracted honey in pleasing and saleable shape, and answer well for preserving fruit. These are self-sealers, and are so arranged that when the honey is granulated, it may be taken out without first beino- reliquified. ^ We also have the old screw top can which we can supply at one cent less each. Price per loo. Per i,ooo. fi''l r"^ 5 pounds $8 00 $70 00 Ho king zy^ pounds ,. 6 50 50 00 Holchng I pound 375 ^^ ^ Ho ding % pound 3 25 ^^ ^ Holding % pound 17^ ^^ Holding % pound 10^ 7 ^^, We will be ready with prices before required for the large and small square cans, boxed and plain, to hold from 15 to 60 pounds 27 -and also some very strong and handsome butter keg cans to hold from 50 to 100 |)ounds. These last, we believe, will take the place of all other large packages. Please write for full disi:riptions and prices before buying. I in them to :ittiactive to other :.dazed o the glass. ns you want :tion.s, $0 25 20 17 15 10 cted honey preserving when the first being I supply at ;oo. Per 1,000. $70 00 50 00 32 00 28 00 12 50 7 5*^' e large and 60 pounds Honey Glasses. Please note that we were awarded first prize at Toronto for our collection of these. We expect to improve upon this and have something especially nice in this line. Prices and jiarticulars upon application. Labels. The.sc in great VHiiety. Send lo cents for sample. t\'e give tiie price of tlioae gotten up by I). A. Jones ; others on application. All prices marked on the sample. Price per 100. Per 1,000. For 5 pound cans $i 10 $9 50 For 2^2 pound cans 75 5 5° For I pound cans 60 4 00 For ^2 pound cans 40 2 00 For }( pound cans 40 2 00 For Vg pound cans 1 5 I 00 Labels for tops of tins 20 ' 5© Printing names and address, Hrst hundred 30 P^ach subsequent hundred 15 i 00 4 Wire Cloth. Beekeepers require wire cloth for various ])urposes, such as making screens to cover hives of bees during shipment ; making boxes for shipping bees by the swarm or pound ; making cheap queen cages ; covering hi\'e entrances and ventilators ; P"or strain- ing honey and for covering honev room and house windows. For covering windows we nave a sj^ecial style, which is orna- mental. Instead of being painted j^lain green or drab it has landscape views painted on it by hand. When on the windows it looks like a beautiful picture and prevents outsiders seeing in while from the inside the view is unobstructed. For straining honey we have a fine wire cloth, which instead of being painted is tinned, and so will not rust and there is no paint to come (Ml and discolor tin; honey. It is also the best for m 28 queen cages. For honey extractor we have a coarse tinned wire cloth. For the other purposes the common painted wire cloth is good enough. Landscape, 24 inches wide, per square foot $0 20 Landscape, 24 inches wide, per square yard . i 70 Tinned wire, fine mesh up to 72 inches wide, per square yard ' ." ." .' .' ." .' '. ] 60 Tinned wire cloth, for honey extractors, 30 inches wide, per square foot. 1 1 rinned wire cloth, for honey extiactors, 30 inches wide, per square yard 8k Common, painted, 18 to 42 inches wide per square yard 50 Castings. Van Deusen Hive Clamps, used on the Blackburne hive, all Japanned and ready for use, per dozen (6 pairs). . <^n oc Per hundred (50 pairs). . . ' V. , 7c Over five hundred, per hundred ....'. i Iq Screws for these clamps, 3 to each clamp, per clamp i Novice Honey Extractor Castings, same as used on kackburne" Extractor, with handle and bolts complete and Japanned, per set. i Co Per half dozen sets, each _ _ ' ^ 12c Honey extractor gates, each cq Honey extractor gates, half dozen •••..................".". . 2 40 Seeds for Honey Plants. We wifl have at the season a good collection of the most pro- fitable seeds for general use. The following we will carry in stock and, if the demand justify it, others also. We give the present prices, which are liable to change at any time. Bokhara Clover Per lb., 30c. Per bush., $16 00 Kn S ir^ • V • 1" • ; ^^' ^^^ 25c. Per bush ,^,0 00 Silver Hull Buckwheat Per lb 5c Per bush 6 Large Russian Sunflower Per oz!' cc. Per lb'' 2? ^"^'VP--- Peroz., 15c. Per lb. 125 Motherwort.... Per oz., 15c. Per lb. 12? Simpson Honey Plant Peroz.,25c. Per lb. 250 ^P^^^'-P^^^t Peroz., 15c. Per lb..' 7 I5 £"^^S^p Peroz., 15c. Per lb.; 150 HoneyPea Per oz., 5c. Per lb. 30 Seven top turmp Per oz., loc. Per lb. i 00 J. Cool reached last revi in any keeper ; times, a sale q It deser on sdem In paper. In cloth. "A Medina, excellent merits, a times. In paper. . In cloth . . . "La In cloth. . , "Be OF THE I Newman, times — th Cloth cover Paper covei "Ex KETING," In paper. . 29 ,$o 20 . I 70 . 60 II 85 50 $0 25 75 50. I I 50 1 25 50 2 40 lo I 25 2 50 I 25 I 00 Books. " Cook's Manual of the Apiary. "—Written bv Prof A J. Cook, of the Agricultural College, Unsing, Mich It has reached ,ts eighth edition, and has been constantly evi'sed--the last revision containing much valuable matter not to be found tim?f ' tV ^°"f /'" "'-''"'• ""'^ '^ ^ book quite up to the times. 1 he wonderful popularity of this work has secured for it It 'dL^Hl ?t"'^ '}^ """'', 'l"Suine expectations of the author. « In paper In cloth $1 00 I 25 A/r ^"^ .?u-^ /"" ^^"^ CuLTURE."~Written by A. I. Root S^ent ZTnt.^\'\' '''''l '^^^ ^^^^^ and 'contains many meH 1 I/tt .u^ ^^' ^ ^^'^^ '^^^' ^h^^h i^ "^^st assuredly ments, as the author spares no pains to keep it abreast of the In paper In cloth $100 I 25 "Langstroth on the Hive and Honey Bee." In cloth • ' ' $2 00 "Bees and Honey, or the Successful Management OF the Apiary for Pleasure and Profit."— By Thomas G Newman New, brisk, concise, practical and fully up to the times— the first book for the amateur. Cloth cover ^ ^ Paoer cover $0 75 "'" So '* Extracted Honey, Harvesting, Handling and Mar- keting," by C. ik C. Dadant. ^"P^P^"" $0,5 ! 30 Books — CC NTINUED. "Quimhy's New Bee-Keeping,"— By L. C. Root. The author treats the subject of Bee-keeping so that it cannot fail to interest all. Its style is plain and forcible, making the reader realize that its author is master of the subject. In cloth $,50 " Practical Hints to Bee-Keepers," by C. F. Muth. In Papei • $010 " Dzierzone's Rational Bee-Keeping." — The masterpiece of that greatest living authority, translated. No one can be an advanced apiarist without it $2.00 "Queen Rearing," by Henry Ally, from twenty-three year's experience — new $1.00 " Honey as Food and Medicine," by Thomas (;. New- man — many valuable receipts $0.05 " Blessed Bees," by John Allan— A romance of bee- keeping ; full of practical information and contagious enthus- iasm $0.75 " Foul Brood "—its origin, development and Cure — by A. R. Konkie $0.25 " Dzierzone Theory." $0.15 Apiary Register. — For systematic work in an apiary this is indispensible. Arranged to keep track of everything thnt hap- pens in the bee yard, and all of the important points in the character, age and history of the queens and bees. The larger one can be used for few colonies, and as they Increase in num- bers the book will contain them. For 200 colonies $i 50 For loo colonies i 25 For 50 colonies i 00 No more j t: Americ Weekly, Medina $emi- mc Tl Fairlaw Monthly Tl Locke, Monthly, 1 Oa Associa 31 Root. The iinot fail to the reader $1 50 Muth. $0 10 masterpiece can be an $2.00 three year's $1.00 IS G. New- $0.05 :e of bee- 3US enthus- $0.75 lire — by A. . . ..$0.25 $0.15 apiary this 2, thnt hap- nts in the The larger se in num- $1 5« I 25 I 00 Journals. No beekeeper can be successful without subscribing for one or more journals. We can supply the following : The American Bee Journal— the oldest bee journal in America. Edited by T. G. Newman, Chicago. Weekly, per annum ^i ^ Gleanings in Bee Culture.— Edited by A. I.. Root, Medma, Ohio. Semi-monthly, per annum ' $i 00 r. . The British Bee Journal.— Edited by Abbot Bros., f airlawn, Southall, London. Monthly, per annum Half a guinea I The American Apiculturist. -Edited by Silas M. Locke, Salem, Massachusetts. Monthly, per annum _ * 1 Canadian Farmer and Organ of the Ontario Beekeeper's Association. Weekly, pei annum *, »pi 00 ;t Beeton World.— Edited by D. A. Tones. eekly, per annum 4., ^I GO A Emerson Binders. We can supply Emerson binders for the "American Bee JurnaP for 1884 at, each, $0.75 ; and for "Gleanings in Bee ■^-^Iture" for 1884 at, each, $0.75, and $1.00. 32 A FEW HINTS. From Mr. G. B. Jones, which will be of Practical Use TO some of Our Readers. The Advantages of a Two-story Hive. In a good colony the Queen seldom lays beyond a certain distance from the lower edge of the comb ; above this and around the brood the bees naturally store their honey. In a single story hive it is necessary, in order to make room for both brood and honey, to have the combs from twelve to fourteen inches deep. A frame for such a comb is awkward to handle ; for having to go so far before it is out of the hive or to its place, as the case may be, it is liable to pinch a bee or injure the queen, if in its way ; either of which accidents will arouse a whole colony, and one or more stings bestowed upon the operator be the usual consequence. To extract it is necessary to brush the queen and all the bees from the comb, expose the brood to the heat of the sun, or chill of the outside air, put it into the extractor and displace it more or less by swinging out the honey. The whole colony is thus dis- turbed and for a time disorganized, and its work stopped, in some cases for hours— to say nothing of the consequences of the bees' anger. So small is the space afforded for the honey that it soon fills up, and to make way for the inflow the honey must be extract- ed before it is fully ripe, and if not artificially evaporated it invari- ably sours if kept long. With a single story hive it is difficult to procure section honey above the brood, for the bees have room for a large amount of their honey between the brood and the boxes, and when this space is filled out, they crowd down upon the queen in preference to working upward. If a frame of sections be placed among the brood it must be enclosed in perforated metal to ex- clude the queen, while at the same time it contracts the brood chamber. But, if this hive and all its frames be divided horizon- tically just above the brood, and the upper portion enlarged until the frames are the same size in each body (that they may be inter- changeable) then is had an improved Two Story Hive, with the following advantages : ist. Ease of manipulation, the frames being shallow. 21 having be pui may b( as desi bees rr has no the gre 4t the hoj souring 5t may b( these, c above 1 store tV It This sti low frai room b tenden( of broc at once It the upi two sto some b down b disgust, with litt On is more be remc who will ful and extra wt two sto storied < 33 u ■ ^"^' ''^^^ ^^^ surplus honey is frames hv itself- the bees having sufficient about the brood for them, rhese frames may ^e put into the extractor, and, there being no larvit to displace, Ts desfreT""^^ '""^''"^'^^'^ ^""^ ^"^ returned to the hive or not, 3rd. By a litde smoke, bloun from above them, most of the bees may be driven into a lower story, and as the brood chamber has not been disturbed, the queen and the bees go on as before, the greater part knowing nothing of what has ha] ^ened. .u u^^^' ^^^^^ ^^ sufficient room in the upper story to allow the honey to ripen before being extracted, and thus the cause of souring may be prevented. 5th. Better production of section honey. The upper story may be filled with frames containing section boxes, or a case of these, or two cases one above the other, may be placed immediately above the brood frames ; the bees having no room elsewhere, must store their honey in these sections. ,„, . ^^ ^""^^ ^^e" said that bees will not work well in upper stories 1 his statement is incorrect when applied to those used above shal- low frames. During a good flow they must, since they have no room below. But if the honey come in slowly, and ihey show a tendency to crowd out the queen, it is onlv necessary to put a card of brood into the surplus department and they will come ui) at once. ' It has also been said that the queen will sometimes lay in the upper frames. Suppose this be so, as is seldom the case, a two story hive is still better than a one, for there is even then some brood unmolested in extracting, '['he queen may be kept down by perforated metal or repeated smoke until she leaves in disgust. Upper combs, having very few bees, are easily handled with little danger of breakage or of arousing the colony."^ One story hive advocates also claim that the brood chamber is more likely to be neglected where the surplus department has to be removed before this is reached. This I admit, but add that he who will neglect one hive will neglect any other; and who is care ful and watching in the one, will not stop because he has a little extra weight to lift to get at the queen ; and again, a neglect of a two story hive is much less serious in results than of a single storied one, because of more room for queen and honey. 34 The Superiority of the Langstroth Frame. The shallowness and length of this frame form its special value and its great superiority over any other. It is wonderfully adapted to a brood chamber, having a surplus department above, and in this place its shallowness is what makes it so thoroughly practical for profitable beekeeping : for since its top bar is just the height of the natural top line <.>f the brood nest in the clover season, all the surplus honey is stored above. Its length affords the queen more room for brood in eight combs than she has in twelve deep short ones, whose area is from one-quarter to one-half honey. In every properly handled colony during clover bloom the brood nest will extend from end to end and from top to bottom of six in eight Langstroth frames. Since the bees have so short a distance to go to the super, they are more willing to work there ; and yet the queen is less liable to lay in the upper story, because she has plenty of room below An eight frame Langstroth hive takes a narrow shallow upper story, and so, very little heat is drawn from the brood chamber. This is a grand advantage over others. The length of this frame is just right for the even arrangement of the " Simplicity " one pound sections {4}{ ^ A-ji inches) above or within it. To make this frame shorter or deeper would be to spoil it. There is a peculiar exactness about its dimensions which will not bear a change. Many who have read " Cook's Manual " only, will be inclined to adopt a deep frame without further thought ; but such should study " Bees and Honey " and " A B C," to see their claims, before deciding on a matter of so great importance. Those who are already using deep frames should not go on until they have thoroughly sifted this subject. I advocated deep frames once, but I have learned, like many before and many others after me, my mistake. The deep frame is more suitable than a shallow one to Mr. Cook's purposes ; but the men who rank high as successful beekeepers iox profit, are, by far the greater majority, shallow framists. Single vs. Double Walled Hives- After using both, I concluded that, although mine of 1883 was the lightest and most convenient packed hive 1 had seen, the single walled hives are practically the most profitable to the bee- keeper, while the packed hive is warm in winter and cool in summer, it is at best heavy and awkwark to move about, as well as expensive. 35 Now for less money than the difference in price of the single and doubled walled hives a light shell can be mad-: to enwrap a single hive in winter, with sufficient room for parking; and if two colonies be placed on the one stand in summer one shell will cover both, thus saving more outlay still. This packing may be left about the hive till the honey flow is well in and all fear of chills over ; and then all the summer manipulations done with light single hives and the packing replaced again in the fall. If the shell be made so that it can be put away in the flat over sum- mer, It will take up but little room and may be easily set up again in the spring. Of course this is extra work, but it comes at a time when there is little to do in the apiary and so does not amount to much. The packing also protects the hive from the weather, and thus saves paint. For those who have a good cellar or bee house the light hive is by far the better, and cushions may be used in spring and lali. Section Honey. There is a great diversity of opinion as to the best mode of procuring section honey. After much careful study I have deter- mined to use only the half story system on the tiering up plan and to use no separators. I readily agree that to ensure even surfaces in 95 out of 100 sections, separators are essential, but when I can be pretty sure of 75 per cent, of even surfaces without separators, I conclude to drop them. A higher percentage than this is the average. For convenience, the half-story system is far ahead. No frames are necessary and the sections are as easily taken from the case as from the frame. One half-story at a time may be put on and thus take less heat and energy from the brood chamber than a whole story, and when this lot is ready to cap, it may be raised and an empty one inserted below, and so on. To do this with full stories is expensive, heavy, exhaustive of the heat of the hive and comparatively unsatisfactory in its results. Also a greater liability to a number of incompletely filled sections at the close of the season. ^ _ If ■ ooiia Division Boards. These have not yet come into the general use they merit By contracting the size of the brood chamber to the number of frames the bees can cover well, breeding will go on much faster than if 36 left open and there will be much less risk of chilling the brood. 'J'hen as the colony increases in size and the combs are filled up, the divisior may be moved back, the combs spread sufficiently to admit of a frame of foundation or an empty comb, and this inserted. In this way a colony may he quickly and strongly built up which would otherwise be lost. By the use of a division board two neucleii may be kept in the one hive. Comb Foundation. The "Given'' and '• Pelham " are undoubtedly the best makes. The principle of the thick soft w^all and thin hard base is sound and practical, and it stands to reason that a hexagonal cell wall vvill be preferred by the bees to the circular wall of the "Dun- ham." It is no economy to use half sheets or starters; if a starter pays it necessarily follows that a whole sheet must be better, and then we avoid the risk of a lot of drone brood. I used wires, but have abandoned them as I can get as good comb without them, and have no trouble with the " Given " or " Pelham " foundation sagging if handled with reasonable care. Metal Queen Cag^es. These come high, but if at the risk of a good queen, the little old ones are much more expensive in the end ; with these there is no risk, little comparative trouble, and satisfaction in their use. I highly recommend them. Comb Buckets. Combs may be carried about with safety from breakage or enticement to robbing, frames of foundation may be freely handled in them or cards of bees carried without risk. One will pay on as few as three or four colonies. In fact to me they have become essential. Fountain Pumps. Every beekeeper should have one. The saving of one swarm 0? l>ees will pay for it ; while all the time it may be used for 37 washing horses' feet, buggies, windows, &c., and sprinkling lawns and flower beds. It is worked by a back and forth motion of the nozzle while held in the hands. So light that any child can use it. Mine has paid it's cost many times over. Wire Nails. Having once u';ed wire nails for hive joining, no one would willingly go back to the cut ones. Besides the pleasure of driving them, they pay in dollars and cents. They may be driven in less time, straighter, with greater ease, with less chance of splitting the wood or bending the nail. They hold better then cut nails, and may be driven flush and painted over without puttying, unless an extra finish is wanted; in which case they are easier stopped. Although they cost more by the pound there are at least a third more to the same weight than the cut ones in the larger sizes ; while the small ones number two to five times as many. All con- sidered they are decidedly the cheapest nails to use for hive work. I use them exclusively. Literature. No beekeeper can expect to secceed without reading and persistent study. With so many excellent books about us, we have no excuse for not knowing everything about bees that is practically necessary to success. I am often asked what books I would recommend, and my invariable answer is that it depends upon the object in view of the reader. If he has lots of time for study and is making beekeeping a pleasure rather than profit, and wants to learn all he can about the science of his pets, as well as handle them satisfactorily, " Cook's Manual of the Apiary " is just the thing. If he is merely interested in the study, or if, for any reason, he wants the most entertaining work on the subject for leisure reading, " Langstroth " stands away at the head; then "Quimby." For good, solid, practical business and profit, com- mence with Newman's " Bees and Honey," and follow up with Root's "A. B. C." If he won't have more than one, take the "A. B. C," but I strongly advise the " Bess and Honev." Then Dadant's "Extracted Honey," and others. The '' Dzierzone Theory," and Dzierzone's new " Rational Beekeeping," should be in the house of every beekeeper who aspires to master his vocation. 3« In our own country we have the organ of our Ontario Bee- keepers' Association, " The Canadian Farmer." This paper is of special use to the beekeeper who also has his farm or garden. If a man becomes a member of the above Association he gets this paper free of charge. Beekeepers ! don't fail to take advantage of this offer. One dollar a year makes you a member. Send your name and address to Jacob Spence, Esq., Parliament Street, Toronto with one dollar, and you become a member, receive a membership ticket, a copy of the constitution, and the "Canadian Farmer " for one year. clusl will Carr the ( and bad entn end bees Orders. Never delay your orders after you know what you want ; ycu will be sure to lose money if your supplies are not all ready for use just the minute you want them. Find out what you want for the coming season ; decide when you are going to buy and order at once ; when you get your supply, set to work at once and get all in shape before the rush of spring works comes on, or you are sure to lose money. Upon this last paragraph I lay special emphasis, for I can speak from experience, both as a beekeeper and as a supply dealer. To prepare the Blackburne Hive for a Swarm. Into the brood rhgimber put six clean worker combs or full sheets of foundation in frames, the combs are better if you have them ; if you cannot spare six use what you can and fill up with foundation. (It will pay you to have a number of combs drawn out and set aside for this purpose.) Space these so as to leave a place on each side of the centre for a card of brood. If you want extracted honey, put on an upper story with brood frames of foundation. If section honey, use two tiers of sections with foundation. In either case put on quilt and cover. When a swarm issues take two cards of brood from the hive it has just left and put them into the spaces left for them. Place this hive where it is to remain and spread a sheet before the entrance. Open entrance wide. To Hive a Swarm. If you have not already caught the queen, shake or brush the a sn occu somi two fran com beir excl 39 cluster into a box or basket (or, what is far better, proceed as you will be directed in the May number of the " Farmers' Advocate.") Carry it to the preparad hive and dump it upon the sheet close to the entrance and wait till they are nearly all in. If many fly back and cluster repeat the shaking and dumping. If the day is warm and the bees are slow in going in, roll back the end of the quilt, where most shaded, and place an entrance block between the cover rim and the super, at the same end to allow of the escape of the heat. Close up again when the bees are in and settled. A very large swarm may require three tiers of sections. For a small swarm one may be sufficient, but a swarm which cannot occupy two should not be allowed. Hoping that these few scattered hints may be of service to some, especially to beginners, I am, respectfully yours, G. B JONES. Special. Please read carefully the advantages of the two-story hive, page 32. Please note the superiority of the Langstroth frame, page 34, and remember that it is yearly coming more and more into favor. That it is being adopted by many who once used deep frames exclusively, and that It is the most suitable frame 40 for surplus storing, especially in the sections ; for preventing increase, and for safe wintering. Please consider carefully the many advantages our hive has over all others, and especially in our new half-story super, which affords several not to be found elsewhere. Please notice that we make a specialty of goods adapted to the Langstroth frame. If you use this frame it will be to your advantage to tell us, especi- ally when ordering comb foundation. Please write us before you buy a honey ex- tractor, or any hunny cans or glasses. Please Order Early ! I I I 1 Simplest, Lightest Running, Most Perfect Working. m a O o o O o 3 O Q. o 3 s 3 C O c 3 Numerous testimonials on application. OUfC BUSiPi&99 HA9 ivililffc iri#%iii ITSELF SINCE 1883* '^^"^ I , Vo X'' ^>^/ , ', O' •V'-»>';-;S--;y.2r-.-.,..liii--, r. .;Vi/ iwi. i»r!ze Bronze Medal Awarded at Toronto, 1884. Comb Founda^'on Last summer our Foundation House wit^ all the Wax and Machinery m it was burned ip. the height of the season. For 1886 our Wax will be melted by Steam mstead of Are. Our machinery will be the best and we expect to supply foimdation for brood and surplus departments in any quantity, and with no delay ; from the first of April till the first of September. PlirP RftRQwav U/onfAfi