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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTUEE. 



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C tFOUNDflTIOH!) 



WHOLESALE 



-AND - 



RETAIL. 



Dealers in Dec Supplies will do well to send for our 

 wholesale prices of foundation. We now have the 

 most extensive manufactory of foundation in the 

 country. We send to all parts of the U. S. Wo 

 make all standard styles, and our wax is nowhere to 

 be equaled for cleanliness, purity, and beauty. Ex- 

 tra thin and bright for sections. All shapes and all 

 sizes. Samples free on request. 



We now quote an advance of 5 cents on the prices 

 advertised in our circulars, wholesale or retail. 



CBAS. DADAPTT & SON, 



Itfd HAMILTON, HANCOCK CO., ILL. 



HEADQUARTERS FOR 



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Imported and home-bred; nuclei and full colo- 

 nies. For quality and purity, my stock of bees can 

 not be excelled in the United States. I make a 

 specialty of manufacturing the Dunham foundation. 

 Try it. If you wish to purchase Bees or Supplies, 

 send for my new Circular, containing directions tor 

 introducing queens, remarks on the new races of 

 Bees, &c. Address 

 Itfd DR. J. P. H. BROWN, Augusta, Ga. 



PURE ITALIAN QUEENS. 



Bred from an Imported Mother. Sent by mail, 

 and safe arrival guaranteed. 



Tested Queens, before June 15th $2 50 



" " after " " 2 00 



Untested Queens, before J une 15th 1 00 



after " " 90 



Give me a trial. Satisfaction guaranteed. 

 4-6d J. H. REED, Orleans, Orange Co., Ind. 



DESa^xrly XtA.llA.zx QueexLS ! 



ONLY THE BEST. FROM 



W. J, ELLISON, STATESBURG, SUMTER CO., S. G. 



Tested queens in April, May, and June, - - $3.50 



in July, 3.00 



Dollar queens in April, Maj', and June, - - - 1.25 



in July 1.00 



Bees by the pound in May, ... - ].50 

 3-5d 



FOR FULL COLONIES OF ITALIAN BEES AND 

 QUEENS, address 

 4-6d P. F. RHODES, New Castle, Henry Co., Ind. 



BEES^ND QUEENS A SPECIALTY. 



I have had 31 years' experience in breeding the 

 Italian bee; have queens, nuclei, and full stocks, 

 from the best strains. Price reasonable. Satisfac- 

 tion guaranteed. Send your address for price list. 

 4-7d I. S. CROWFOOT. 



Hartford, Wash. Co., Wis., April 1, 1883. 



CHEAPEST PLACE FOR COLONIES.— Italian 

 Bees, Nuclei, Queens, Extractors, and Bee 

 Books, see Feb. Gleanings. Address 



OTTO KLEINOW, 

 3tfd Opposite Fort Wayne, Detroit, Mich. 



A BEE-KEEPER WANTED. 



Must be experienced and reliable. No person 

 using intoxicating liquors, tobacco, or cigars, need 

 apply. A married man preferred. Must be indus- 

 trious. Address DR. ISAAC EDWARDS, 

 IStfd Omaha, Nebraska. 



ITCHEIL'S APIART 



read; 



sold at'Root's prices. No ^.. ^. .... 



about this thnig. All orders filled prii)nptl)j, or mon- 

 ey refunded. CHAS. R. MITCHELL, 

 4-6d Hawkinsvillc, Pulaski Co., Ga. 



A. HATVI>Y FEEDEI?^. 



QUEENS FOlft BREEDING PURPOSES A 

 SPECIALTY. 



Circulars free. JOS. M. BROOKS, 



4-9d Culumbus, lud.. Box 61. 



HEADQUABIERS FOR 



Italian and Holy-Land 



QUEEUrS and BEES. 



I use the very best of Imported and Ilome-brcd 

 queens to breed from; and all queens warranted to 

 be mated with pure yellow drones. If you want 

 bees that are sure to winter, try our Italian queens. 

 Nit hhtcli hce^ ill the viciniUi. Dollar queens, before 

 .June :.'(), $1.25 each; after that date, single queens, 

 $1.01); six queens tor i5. 00; twelve or more, 75 cents 

 each. Tested queens, before June 30, f3 .50; atttr 

 June 20, $3.00; bee^ by the pound, in M:iy and June, 

 $1.25 per lb.; after June, $1.00 per lb. 

 35c per lb. COMB FOUNDATION. 35c per lb. 



The purest and brightest yellow foundation made. 

 Extra thin and bright for sections, 10 sq. ft, to the 

 lb., 45c per lb. 1 will work up wax for 10c per lb. 



Send for sample of our comb foundation before 

 purchasing elsewhere. F. W. HOLMES, 



4-9d Coopersville, Ottawa Co., Mich. 



ONE-Piece Sections a Specialty. Pound size, $4.50 

 per 1000; L. hives, 50c each. Circular frcse. 

 3-Vd B. Walker & Co., Capac, St. Clair Co., Mich, 



$6.-C0L0NIES-$6. 



If you wish to buy bees, send for Price List. 

 :>-U\ C. W. & A. H. K. BLOOD, QUINCY, MASSACHUSETTS. 



"DEES AND QUEENS FROM MY^ APIARIES. 



QUEENS AND NUCLEI IN SEASON. 

 3tfd Circular on application. 



J. H. Robertson, Pewamo, Ionia Co., Mien. 



HEAD THIS! 



I will sell 40 colonies of Hybrid Bees, in Simplicity 

 hives, Langstroth frames, straight combs, and in 

 good and healthy condition, delivered at express 

 office in Battle Creek, Mich., in good shipping order. 



Single colonies, each $7 50 



3 to 5 " " 7 00 



5 to 10 " " 6 75 



10 or more, " 6 50 



5 TV. S. WRIGHT, 



BATTLE CREEK, CALHOUN CO., MICHIGAN. 



HUEENS^ROM THE SOUTH. 



I fully demonstrated, last season, that queens 

 cnulcl be shipped safely from tho South as early as 

 March. Dollar queens this month, $1.00 postpaid. 

 Bees by the pound, $1.25. Orders promptly tilled, or 

 money relunded. 

 4tfd CHAS. S. LARKIN, Lockport, La. 



LANGSTROTH, SIMPLICITY, AND CHAFF 



HIVES, and Supplies on hand and made to order. 



Send for price list. S. D. BUELL, 



4tfd Union City, Branch Co., Mich. 



