146 



May, 1913. 



American IBee Journal 



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PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY 



Ainerifau Bee Journal 



1st Nat'l Bank Bldg. Hamilton, Illinois 



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Southern Bee-Keepers! 



I have a Large and Complete Stock of BEE- 

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NO 1913 CATALOGUE! J^^Jfr^.^^P, 



I will avoid all expenses possible and will 

 not print any catalog. 1 have some 1012 left. 

 Order from your old catalog, or I will mail 

 you one. 



Best white pine hive 1^2 story 8 frame, ti. 45; 

 10 frame. Si. bo in lots of 5- Best sections per 

 1000. $4.40; 2000. $8.60; 3000. $12. 60: 5000, $20; No. 2, 

 5uc less. Plain 25c less. 



H. S. DUBY, St. Anne, III. 



BEE-KEEPERS 



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 who will save you money and serve you best 

 with Root's Quality sections, foundation, 

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 you without delay. My 1Q13 catalog tells all 

 about these things, besides it contains a lot 

 of information to those interested in bees- 

 Special attention given to the breeding of 

 three-banded Italian bees and queens. 

 Catalot; free, 



EARL M. NICHOLS 



Lyonsville, 



Mass. 



Do You Love SWEETS? 



Ralph Waldo Emerson Did 



He said you can attain to royalty by loving sweets. 



"He who knows what SWEETS 



are in the ground, the waters. 



the plants, the heavens, and how 

 to come at these enchantments, is 

 the rich and royal man." 



"HOW to come at these ?" Aye, there's the rub. 



How many people miss them ! and perhaps some of these many, strange 



to say, keep bees. Want to know how ? Send $1.00 for a year's subscription to 



The Guide to Nature 



Arcadia : Sound Beach, Conn. 



It is edited by Edward F. Bigelow, a sweets extractor — in other words, "a 

 bee-man" and a naturalist. 



NOW THEN 



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Bee-Supply Orders 



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Also send us your Old Combs — we will render your 

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"The Busy Bee-Men " 

 204 "Walnut Street, CENCINNATI, OHIO 



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