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AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL 



April 18, 1%1. 



QUEENS! 



Improved Golden and Leather-colored Ital- 

 ians are what H. G. QUIRIN rears. 



We have one of Root's best lone-tong-ued Red- 

 Clover Breeders from their f200 queen, and a 

 Golden Breeder from Dooltttle,who says if there 

 is a BREEDER of g^olden bees in the U.S. worih 

 $UH), this one is worth that sum. The above 

 breeders have been added to our already im- 

 proved strain of queens for the coming- season. 



J. L. Gandy, of Humboldt, Nebr., wrote us on 

 Aug-. 5th, 19rn), saying- that the colony having- 

 one of our queens had already stored over 400 

 pounds of honey (mostly comb!; he states that 

 he is certain that our bees woik on Red Clover, 

 as they were the only kind in his locality and 

 apiary: 



A. I. Root's folks say that our queens are 

 extra fine, while the editor of the American Bee 

 Journal tells us that he has good reports from 

 our queens from time to time. We have files 

 upon files of unsolicited testimonials. 



After considering- the above evidence, need 

 you wonder why our orders have increast each 

 year ? Give us a trial order and be pleased. We 

 have years of experiencein mailing- and rearing- 

 queens. Safe delivery will be guaranteed, and 

 instructions for introducing sent with each lot 

 of queens. 



QUEENS NOW READY TO MAIL. 



Warranted stock, $I.Ot.)each; six for $ 5.00 



Tested queens, $1 50 each; six for 8.no 



Selected tested. j2.00 each; six for 10.00 



We have loo.ooo Folding: Cartons on hand, 

 and so long as thev latt we will sell at 54.00 per 

 l.iHXl, with vour address printed on in two colors; 

 Slhi, for $2.75. At above price you can not afford 

 to place comb honey on the market without car- 

 toning it. Address all orders to 



H. G. QUIRIN, Parkertown, Ohio. 



(Parkertown is a Money-Order Office.) 

 By contract this ad. will appear twice per 

 month only. 14El3t 



Please mention Bee journal when ■writing- 



We want * 



To sell you BEE=SUPPLIES! 



Our line is all new and complete. Send 

 for our Illustrated Catalog- ; it will 

 convince you that our Dovetail Hive 

 is the best on the market. Our prices 

 are right, and our service is prompt. 



Fred W. Mum & Go. 



S.W. Cor. Front A: W.ilaut Sts., Cincinnati,©. 



Please mention Bee Journal ■when ■writine. 



Do You Want a 



fiitjli Grade ot Italian Queens 



Or a CHOICE STRAWBERRY ? 



Chicago, III., Jan. 28, I'All. 

 D. J. Blocker, Esq., Pearl City, 111. 



Dear Sir; — Y'our quotations on 45 untested 

 Italian Queens, ready for delivery by Mav 18, 

 1001, at hand. It beinp the first offer out of sev- 

 eral inquiries, and, besides, you having promptly 

 favored me with queens last year, you may, in 

 appreciation thereof, have the order. 



Yours truly, h. Kreutzinger. 

 Prices for J*1ay and June: 



Number of Queens 1-6 12 



Golden Ql'EENS. 



Untested $1.00 $5.00 $9.00 



Tested 1.25 7.0O 11.00 



Select Tested 2.(X> 10.00 17 00 



Breeders 5.00 



Honey Queens. 



Untested $100 $5.00 $9.00 



Tested 1.25 7.00 11.00 



Select Tested 1.50 8 00 13.00 



Safe arrival guaranteed. Descriptive price- 

 ist free. 



D. J. BLOCKER, Pearl City, 111. 



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Bee=Keepers' Supplies. 



Just received a consitrnment of the finest up- 

 o-date HIVES and SECTIONS we've had. They 

 are 2d to none. Complete line of Bee-Keepers' 

 Supplies on hand. Bees and Queens. Catalogr 

 free. 



THE A. I. ROOT CO., 



H. G. ACKLIN, Hanager, 



1024 Miss, street, St. Paul, Minn. 



14Atf Please raeution the Bee Journal. 



be, but I suppose at least S1,000,000. That 

 would make a neat little " combine," 



Our jirospects are very fair for a partial 

 crop of honey this year. C. E. Stevens. 



San Diego Co., Calif., March 25. 



Drones of Ye Olden Time. 



The practice of ciittiii),' out drone-comb is 

 no new thing, i^lato, who was born some 

 400 years before the Christian Era, in his 

 " Republic," represents Socrates as saying: 



•' Now the presence of these two classes of 

 idle and extravagant men which we may com- 

 pare to drones — like phlegm and bile in the 

 body — breed in every commonwealth disturb- 

 ance. Therefore, a skillful physician and 

 legislator, jlist like a cunning bee-keeper, 

 must take measures in advance, if possible, to 

 prevent their presence, but should they make 

 their appearance, he must have them cut out, 

 as quickly as possible, along with the combs 

 themselves." 



This passage is interesting because it serves 

 to show that the (ireek bee-keepers of Plato's 

 day must have had .some sort of a hive which 

 enabled them to handle the combs. It also 

 indicates that they knew a thing or two about 

 keeping bees. Mr. Dadant, in his articles 

 impressing the importance of cutting out 

 drone-comb, has the satisfaction of knowing 

 that he is in line with ancient example and 

 precept. 



The winter has been favorable here for bees. 

 All colonies, so far as heard from, have come 

 thru in good shape. I have wintered my bees 

 on the summer stands for four years now. and 

 have yet to lose my first colony. I fill the 

 supers with planer-shavings, and protect on 

 the north and west. Fr.xnk Parks. 



Lancaster Co., Nebr., March 'J.5. 



Better Prospects Than for Years. 



Bees in this valley were rather backward at 

 the beginning of the year, but now they are 

 breeding up very fast, and the prospects "for a 

 honey crop are better than they have been for 

 years. Wm. Ross. 



San Bernardino Co., Calif., March 19. 



Bees Wintered Nicely. 



My bees wintered well, and I think all bees 

 did in Ashley Valley. I lost only 6 colonies 

 out ot SO ; there are 6 that are short of winter 

 stores, and I am feeding them. Bees are 

 gathering pollen and the prospects for a good 

 season are fine. There is lots of snow on the 

 mountains. Ben.i.vmix A. Van Duixe. 



Uintah Co., Utah. March 23. 



Flowers and Fruit-Trees Blooming 

 in Florida. 



In Florida it is not the " Hum of the Bees 

 in the Apple-Tree Bloom,"' but the hum of the 

 bees in the yellow jasmine bloom. It is a very 

 pretty vine, and I have seen the tops of young 

 pines bending with the weight of its golden 

 bloom. Lately I saw a beautiful vine cling- 

 ing to the cornice of a two-story house, and 

 winding around its cupola, shedding its fra- 

 grance on the southern air. 



The titi is now in bloom, and its long, white 

 racemes of tiny flowers are also very fragrant, 

 and yield a nice white honey. Peach and 

 plum-trees are also beginning to bloom — the 

 plum-trees are very white, and the peach- 

 trees are a deep pink. When the weather is 

 favorable they are alive with busy workers. 

 Many pear-trees in this vicinity have died of 

 blight — they are of the Le Conte variety — the 

 Reifers are not injured by it. The clusters of 

 bloom on good pear-trees resemble those on 

 the hydrangea. I have counted 45 blossoms 

 in one cluster. Bees gathered much pollen 

 from pines and cedars. 



The past winter has been cool, yet there has 

 been no severe freezing. The tender growth 

 ot orange-trees was nipt by frost on March 

 (ith, but now the little white buds show pret- 

 tily among the shiny green leaves. 



I saw a bee-keeper to-day who said that his 

 bees were not doing much, as there had been 

 too many cold winds. He had swarms last 

 year on Feb. 30th, but he thinks it will be a 



BeiQlan Hares 



CHEAP. 



PEDIGREED AND COMMON STOCK. 



Having boug-ht a Job Lot of a neighbor and 

 added to what I had, I must dispose of same to 

 make room for my increase. They are mostly- 

 young— 3 months and over— with, a few bred 

 Does. ALSO 



Italian Queens 



season's rearing, ready as soo 

 is warm enough to send thru 

 r prices. Address, 



J. L. STRONG, 



of last season's rearing^, ready as soon as the 

 weather is warm enough to send thru the i 

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Clarinda, Page Co., Iowa. 

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want the gentlest liees — If you want the best 

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