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American l^Qe Journal I 



April, 1913 



BOOKS FOR BEE - KEEPERS 



FUR SALE BY 



AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL, 



HAMILTON, ILLINOIS. 



First Lessons in Bee-Keeping, by Thos. 

 G. Newman, revised by C. P. Dadaut.— Intended 

 mainly for begrinnera. Nearly 2U0 pagres. and 

 over 150 pictnres. Bound In strong: paper cover. 

 Bhowlng bee-brood in all stages of development 

 from the newly-laid egrg:. This book contains 

 the foundation principles of bee-keeping, as its 

 name indicates. Price, postpaid, 50 cts. : or free 

 with the American Bee Journal one full year If 

 paid strictly in advance— by either new or re- 

 newal subscription at $1.00. 



Fifty Years Among the Bees, by Dr. C. C. 



Miller. — o40 pages, bound in cloth, and Illustra- 

 ted with 112 half-tone pictures taken by Dr. Mil- 

 ler himself. It is a good, live story of success- 

 ful bee-keeping by a master of the subject, and 

 shows with clearness just how Dr. Miller works 

 with bees and produces tons of honey. Price, 

 $1.00. postpaid ; or with the American Bee Jour- 

 nal a year. $1. SO: or ffiven Free as a premium 

 for sending 3 New subscriptions at $1.00 each. 



Scientific Queen-Rearing, as Practically 

 Applied, by G. M. Doolillle. — It tells how the 

 very best Queen-Bees are reared in Nature"* 

 Way. A good authority says; "It is practically 

 the only comprehensive book on queen-rearing 

 now in print. It is looked upon by many as the 

 foundation of the modem methods of rearing 

 Queens wholesale." Price, bound in cloth, 75 

 cts.. postpaid; or with the American Bee Jour- 

 nal a year—both for $i .50. The same book bound 

 in leatherette, 50 cts.. postpaid ; or free with the 

 American Bee Journal one full year if paid in 

 advance strictly, by either new or renewal sub- 

 scription at $1.00. 



Langstroth on the Honey-Bee, revised by 

 Dadant.— This classic on bee-culture has been 

 entirely rewritten. Fully illustrated. No apia- 

 rian library is complete without this standard 

 work by the "Father of American Apiculture.'* 

 Over 500 pages, bound in cloth. Price, $1.20; or 

 with the American Bee Journal a year. $1.1)0; or 

 given Free as a premium for sending 4 New 

 subscriptions at $1.00 each. 



Bee-Keeper's Guide, or Manual of the 

 Apiary, by Prof. A. J. Cook.— This book Is very 

 Ihstnictive, interesting, helpful, and thoroughly 

 practical and scientific. It is perhaps the most 

 complete of any bee-book on the Anatomy and 

 Physiology of bees, and a-lso the Botany of bee- 

 keeping. Bound in cloth. 544 pages, 295 illustra- 

 tions. Price, postpaid. $1.20: or with the Ameri- 

 can Bee Journal a year— both for$1.90: or give* 

 Free as a premium for sending 3 New subscrip- 

 tions at $1.00 each. 



ABC&XYZof Bee Culture, by A I. & 

 E. R. Root.— Over 500 large pages describing ev- 

 erything pertaining to the care and manage- 

 ment of honey-bees. It is a veritable encyclo- 

 pedia on bees. 400 engravings. Bound in cloth . 

 Price, postpaid. $1,50: orwith the American Bee 

 Journal a year— both for $2.25; or griven Free as 

 a premium for sending 5 New subscriptions at 

 Jl.OO each. 



Advanced Bee Culture, by the lateW. Z. 

 Hutchinson.- The author was an extensive bee- 

 keeper, and' a praxtlcal. helpful writer on bees 

 and bee-keeping. Over 200 pages, cloth bound. 

 Price, postpaid. $1.00; or with the American Bee 

 Journal for a year— both for $1.80: or given Free 

 for sending 3 New sxibscriptions at $1.00 each 



Southern Bee Culture, by J. J. Wilder, of 

 Georgia, perhaps the most extensive bee-keep- 

 er In the State. It is a real hand-book of South- 

 em bee-keeping. Bound in paper. 145 pages. 

 Price, postpaid. 50 cts.; orwith the American 

 Bee Journal a year— both for $1.30. 



Amerikanische Bienenzueht, by Hans 

 Buschbauer.— A bee-keepers hand-book of 138 

 pages, which is just what German bee-keepers 

 need. It is fully illustrated and bound in cloth. 

 Price, postpaid. $1.00: or with the American Bee 

 Journal a year— both for $1.70. 



The Honey-Money Stories.— 64-page book- 

 let of short, bright items about honey. Has 23 

 fine Illustrations, and 3 bee-songs. Its main 

 object Is to Interest people in honey as a dally 

 table food. Price, postpai-d, 25 cents ; or with a 

 year's subscription to the American Bee Jour- 

 nal—both for $1.10. Two copies for 25 cts. 



The Emerson Binder.— It has a stiff board 

 outside like a book-cover, with cloth back. Will 

 hold easily 3 volumes (3*"> copies) of the Ameri- 

 can Bee Journal. Makes reference easy, and 

 preserves copies from loss, dust, and mutila- 

 tion. Price, postpaid, 75 cts. : or with the Amer- 

 ican Bee Journal a year— both for £1 .GO : or given 

 Free as a premium for sending 2 New subscrip- 

 tions at SI. 00 each. 



A Modern Bee Farm, by Samuel Simmins 

 The author is a live English bee-keeper. He 

 has kept up with the progress in this line 

 not onlTin his own country but all over the 

 world. His views are determined, but very 



well taken, and his points are made with an 

 accuracy which is convincing. Cloth bound. 

 470 pages. Price, postpaid. $2.00. or with the 

 American Bee Journal one year, both S2 7; 



Biegle Bee-Book.-This is a very small 

 cloih-bound. well gotten up book. Its size is 

 4X0 1-2 mches. and it was designed to be carried 

 m the pocket of the amateur bee-keeper. It 

 contains concise information regarding the 

 best practice in bee-culture. An excellent 

 pook for use when a person has only limited 

 time to give to bee-keeping. Price by mail. 50 



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 year, ji.oo. 



ATTENTION! 



All bee-keepers all over the world who de- 

 sire to improve their native or mixed race of 

 bees IliKlirKt «port«lion froin Cwnioli of the Criy 



Banded Alpine Bee which until now was conducted 

 by the Imperial Royal Agricultural Associa- 

 tion of Carniola, in the future will be managed on his 

 own account by 



JOHANN STRGAR 



Wittnach. P. 0. Wocheiner Feistritz, 

 Upper Carniola (Krain), Austria. 



58 honors awarded at diverse Agricultural 

 fy;hibitionsforachievemeiils as a breeder of 

 the best strain of Carniolans and producer 

 of apicultural products. 



All queens taken from full colonies and 

 not over one year old. Mailed postage free. 

 Dead Select Tested queens will bereplaced 

 if returned in2i hours after arrival, except 

 b. America and Australia. Dead Select Un. 

 testedqueens will not be replaced Send re- 

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 Safe arrival of nuclei and hives not guaran- 

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 nied by freight expenses. The safest trans 

 port of stock is in Carniolan box hives; after 

 arrival or later, the combs can be cut out to 

 fitany frame. Pricesof Select tested queens 

 March-May. Ss; June-October. $3. so. Select 

 Untested Queens. June-August. $2.00. Car- 

 niolan Box-Hives with 4-5 pounds of bees. 

 Select Tested Queen, brood, bees, and ho- 

 ney, 57.00. Write in English to the above ad- 

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 which will be mailed free. 



ITALIAN BEES 



Choice Home Bred 

 and Imported Queens 



Reared in full colonies 



Prices for April 

 One tested queen S2.00 

 One select tested 



queen $2.60 



One Breeder - - - - $4.01) 



One comb Nucleus. 



no queen $1 75 



Safe arrival guaranteed. For description 

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ITALIAN QUEENS 



$1.00 EACH, $9.00 PER DOZEN. 



ijueens are reuicil hy as good a muhod as 

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CLARriMOA, IOWA 



Line Bred 



Carniolan Queens! 



Selected and bred according to 

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 to intensify and perpetuate the good quali- 

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Untested. $1.00 eaefa; $9 doz. Tested {l.SO eack. 

 Breeders. $10. Ask for our paper. "SOPERlOMrY OF THE 

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Canioltn Qieen Breeder PITTSTOWN. H 1 



Early (FROFALCONj Queens 

 "ITALIANS" 



Untested Queens to June ist $1.00 each. 

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1642 Milvia Street, Berkeley, Calif. 



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WESTERN QUEENS! 



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produce quantities of honey are: Untested. 

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 S6.50-. 12. S12.00. Virgins, i, 40c: 1 for $1.00. 

 Queens shipped on i-fr. nuclei. $1.75 extra. 

 Satisfaction guaranteed. 



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