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American "Bee Jonrnal 



May 1913. 



BOOKS FOR BEE - KEEPERS 



FOR SALE BY 



AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL, 



HAMILTON, ILLINOIS. 



First Lessons in Bee-Keeping, by Thos. 

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

 mainly for begrlnners. Nearly 2U0 pa^es. and 

 over 150 picturea. Bound In strong paper cover, 

 showing: bee-brood in all atagres of development 

 from the newly-laid eee. This hook contains 

 the foundation principles of bee-keeping, as Its 

 name indicates. Price, postpaid. 60 cts. ; or free 

 with the American Bee Journal one full year If 

 paid strictly In advance— by either new or re- 

 newal subscription at SI. 00. 



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



Miller 340 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. $1.80; or given Fhee as a premium 

 for sending 3 New subscriptions at Sl.OO each. 



Scientific Queen-Rearing, as Practically 



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

 very best Queen-Bees arc reared in Nature's 

 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 $1.50. The same book hound 

 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 suh- 

 Bcrlptlon at $1.00. 



Langstroth on the Honey-Bee, revised b; 



Dadant.— This classic on bee-culture has been 

 entirely rewritten. Fully illustrated. No apia- 

 rian library Is complete without this standard 

 work hy the ''Father of American Apiculture." 

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

 with the American Bee Journal a year, $1.90: or 

 given Free as a premium for sending i New 

 subscrtptlona at $1.00 each. 



Bee-Keeper's Guide, or Manual of the 

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

 Ibstructlve. interesting, helpful, and thoroughly 

 practical and acientiflc. It is perhapa the moat 

 complete of any bee-book on the Anatomy and 

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

 keeping. Bound in cloth. 644 pages, 'iUS Illustra- 

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

 can Bee Journal a year— both for $1,90: or given 

 Free aa a premium for sending 3 New subscrip- 

 tions at $1.00 each. 



A B C & X Y Z of Bee Culture, by A. I. & 

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

 erything pertaining to the care and manage- 

 ment of honey-beea. It Is a veritable encyclo- 

 pedia on bees. 400 engravings. Bound In cloth. 

 Price, postpaid. $1.50; or with the American Bee 

 Journal a year— both for $2.25: or given Free as 

 a premium for sending 5 New subscriptions at 

 $1.00 each. 



Advanced Bee Culture, by the late 'W. Z. 

 Hutchinson.— The author was an extensive bee- 

 keeper, and a practical, helpful writer on bees 

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

 Price, postpaid, $1.00: or with the American Eee 

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

 for sending 3 New subscriptions at $1.00 each 



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

 Georgia, perhaps the most extensive bee-keep- 

 er In the State, It la a real hand-book of South- 

 em bee-keeping. Bound In paper, 145 pagea. 

 Price, poatpaid. 50 cts.; or with the American 

 Bee Journal a year— both for $1.30. 



Amerikanische Bienenzueht, by Hans 

 Buschbauer.— A bee-keeper's hand-book of 138 

 pagea, 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$l.TO. 



The Honey-Money Stories.— f>4-pa6:e book- 

 let of short, bright itema about honey. Haa 23 

 fine Illustrations, and 3 bee-aongs. Ita main 

 object is to Interest people In honey as a dally 

 table food. Price, postpaid, 25 cents ; or with a 

 year's siibscription to the American Bee Jour- 

 nal—both for $1.10. Two copies for 26 cts. 



The Emerson Binder It has a stiff board 



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

 hold easily 3 volumes (36 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 tl.60; or given 

 Free as a premium for sending 2 New subscrip- 

 tions at 11.00 each. 



A Modern Bee Farm, by Samuel Simmins 

 The author is a live Enjlish bee-keeper. He 

 has kept up 'with the progress in this line 

 not only in 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, tjoth S2 75. 



Biggie Bee-Book — This is a very small 

 clolh-bound, well gotten up book. Ita aize is 

 4x6 1-2 inches, and it was designed to be earned 

 in the pocket of the amateur bee-keeper. It 

 contains concise information regarding the 

 best practice in bee-culture. An excellent 

 book for use when a person has only limited 

 time to give to bee-keeping. Price by mail. 80 

 cents: or with the American Bee Journal one 

 year, $1.35. 



ATTENTION! 



Ail bee-keepers all over the world who de- 

 sire to improve their native or mixed race of 

 bees ' The direct exportation from Ctrnioli of the Grty 

 Banded Alpine Bee which until now was conducted 

 by the Imperial Royal At,'ricultural Associa- 

 tion of Carniola, in the fatare wiil be muased on his 

 own accoant by 



JOHANN STRGAR 



Wittnach. P. 0. Wocheiner Feistritz, 

 Upper Caruiola (Krain), Austria. 



58 honors awarded at diverse Agricultural 

 Exhibitions for achievements 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 be replaced 

 if returned in 24 hours after arrival, except 

 S. Ariierica and Australia. Dead Select Un- 

 testedqueens will not be replaced. Send re- 

 mittance by International M. O. with order. 

 Safe arrival of nuclei and hives not guaran- 

 teed; orders of this kind must be accompa- 

 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 

 fit any frame. Prices of Select tested queens 

 March-May. $=;: June October, $j so. Select 

 Untested Queens. June-August. S2 oo- Car- 

 niolan Box-Hives with 4 5 pounds of bees. 

 Select Tested Queen, brood, bees, and ho- 

 ney. $7 00. "Write in Knglish to the above ad- 

 dress for complete Price List and Booklet 

 which will be mailed free. 



ITALIAN BEES 



Choice Home Bred 

 and Imported Queens 



Reared in full colonies 

 Prices for May : * 

 One untest queen Si. 25 

 One tested queen St 85 

 One select tested 



queen S2.40 



One Breeder - - - - $3.65 

 One comb Nucleus. 



no queen $1.50 



Safe arrival guaranteed. For description 

 of each gradeof queens send for free catalog. 



J. L. STRONG, 



204 E. Logan St., CLARINDA, IOWA 



ITALIAN QUEENS 



$1.00 EACH, $9.00 PER DOZEN. 



Queens are reared hy as good a in tliod a^ 

 anybody can rear t^ueeus. My .stock is 

 hearty and fine hone.v-gatherers. .\U queens 

 ► hipped b.v return mail within 24 hours after 

 I receive the order. 



M. BATES, R. D. No. 4, Greenville, Ala. 



Line Bred 

 Carniolan Queens! 



Carniolans winter with their colo- 

 nies most populous; build up best 

 in the apiary; enter supers more 

 readily; cap their Honey very white; are 

 gentle, and no more inclined to swarm than 

 Italians, if properly managed. .Ask for FRffi 

 paper." SOPERMWrY OF THE CAKIWUN BEE," ex- 

 plaining these bees more fully, and best 

 management for comb and extracted honey. 

 Orders for Queens booked now. Delivery 

 soon. Ontested, $1.00; doz., $9. Tested, $1.50; 

 doz., $12. ALBERT G. HANN, 



Cimiolui Ohmh Breeder PmSTOWK. N. J. 



Early (FROFALCON ) Queens 

 "ITALIANS" 



Untested Queens to June ist $i.« each. 

 After June i. 00c each. Special prices in 

 large quantities. A s-pound bucket of 

 Orange Blossom Honey delivered at your 

 door by express for St. 10. 



JOHN C. FROHLIGER, 

 1642 Milvia Street, Berkeley, Calif. 



Greater San Francisco, Calif. 

 Falcon Bee-Supplies, etc. 



GOLDEN 



QUEENS 



Untested. Si.ou. or $0.00 per dozen. Vir- 

 gins. 40c each, or 54 00 per dozen. My 

 bees are free from any disease what- 

 ever. Orders filled promptly. tf 



R. O. COX, Box 2, Garland, Ala. 



ALSIKE CLOVER SEED. 



Small red Mammoth, timothy, alfalfa, 

 sweet clover. ;white or yellow millet, rape, 

 blue grass, etc , also seed corn, thorough- 

 bred, four varieties. Catalog apiary sup- 

 plies free. Honey new in July and later. 



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 Milledgeville, - - - Carroll County, III. 



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