Januar}-, igii. 



American ?ee Journal 



queens and made several artificial swarms, 

 which did well accordinc (to the time they 

 had. I went through the following win- 

 ter with 27 colonies, all on the summer 

 stands ; I packed them as I usually do. 

 Ijut the winter was so severe and long 

 that I came out with onJy 13 colonies, 

 spring count, and all very weak at that. 

 As r live in town, and my yards are 7 

 miles south, I couldn't, and didn't, give 

 them the proper attention at the right 

 time, but last spring, after my losses, I 

 concluded to do the best I could, so I 

 began to stimuilate to get them in shape 

 for the white clover, which I saiw would 

 "be bountiful but which the dry weather 

 cut short to a ,great extent after all, and 

 I did fairly well. Strange to say, my 

 best colony was hybrids and gathered 

 140 sections of as fine a honey as I ever 

 tasted; but all the colonies did well, and 

 I am closing the season very well pleased. 

 I attribute my success to the non- 

 swarming plan which I have worked out 

 myself and which works splendidly. I 

 had only 2 swarms this year. I will give 

 my plan to the readers of the American 

 Bee Journal later on. 



My bees are in good shape for winter, 

 and I have never seen them so heavy 

 with honey in all my experience. On 

 June 6th 'l received 4 of the 5-band 

 Italian and 2 Caucasian queens (which 

 are black all over, in fact, the blackest 

 bees I ever .saw). On Juiy 3, I took 2 

 frames of brood each out of 10 of my 

 strongest colonies and gave them 6 new 

 queens, the 2 blacks included. About 4 

 weeks ago I found those black "rascals" 

 chock full of honey and boiling over with 

 the blackest lot of bees that I ever saw. 

 While the 4 Italians were doing fine, they 

 are not up to the "blacks" at this time. 

 I got the two Caucasians to experiment 

 with, and I am anxious to see hovv they 

 will come out next spring. I will let 

 the readers of the American Bee Journal 

 hear later on as to this. 



I am a mechanic and make all my own 

 hives, and use only 8-franies in 10-frame 

 bive-bodies. I am well pleased with the 

 results, and expect to increase as fast as 

 I can until I reach 100 colonies. 



r.-ater I will give you an account of 

 my hive-invention, and also how I pre- 

 vent s'varming. I expect to continue to 

 be ; subscriber to the American Bee Jour- 

 ^', \Vm, C. Kino. 



Connersville, Ind., Oct. 7. 



No Trouble to Sell Honey 



I notice that some bee-keepers have a 

 bard time to get a good price for their 

 honev. I get 20 cents a pound tor all of my 

 nice full sections, and m cents each for all 

 of the culls. The only trouble I have is to 

 set enough honey to meet the demand. My 

 bees are golden yellow, and gather all the 

 honey there is within reach of their tongues. 



Centerville, Ind. F. A. Brauburn. 



rest of the combs of the hive and melt them 

 into wax. Then give the bees a clean hive 

 and a few frames with comb foundation 

 starters; on the third or fourth day give the 

 clean combs of frames with full sheets of 

 comb foundation. In times out of 10 they 

 will stav clean after that. I haveone colony 

 here which I treated June 15. 1010, that gave 

 me afterward one super of surplus honey. 

 This colony has lots of honey stores, and is 

 verv strong. I would not sell this colony to- 

 day for less than $20. It has an exceptionally 

 tine old Queen. P. J. Thullen. 



Bay Minette, Ala,, Jan. i. 



Moving Bees Long Distance — Foul Brood 



We are having very nice weather. Bees 

 •were flying today, and have been flying every 

 day since Nov. 2ist, with the exception of 3 

 <3ays, 2 of which were cold, and it rained all 

 of one day. 



I have lost so far 3 colonies out of 40 in 

 moving my bees from Chicago. I had them 

 ■wpII packed. There were no combs broken, 

 but it was rather a long journey for them. 

 There vvas some very hard shaking on the 

 car. I know, for I was in the car. also. 



My colonies are all clean and healthy, but 

 ■several are very weak after moving. We 

 have some very nice, sunshiny days, and 

 when I hold up a comb I can easily tell 

 whether or not it is clean. 



1 had much experience last summer with 

 foul brood. .-^11 the colonies I treated ac- 

 cording to the Phillips and France method 

 came out ail right. On some other colonies 

 I tried another treatment, but it was a fail- 

 ure, and re-acted in the fall. The only suc- 

 cessful way is to take out all the brood and 

 larv^ and burn them up, and take out the 



Good Prospects for 1911 



As this is the last of the year all the busi- 

 ness houses are taking stock and closing 

 books, consequently there is no demand tor 

 honey, and there will be none for the next 3 

 or 4 weeks worth talking about. 



The general outlook for business is very 

 bright indeed, both for honey and bee-sup- 

 plies; in fact, business in every line has a 

 brighter look than a year ago, and we are 

 confident the result will be just what we are 

 looking for— "Prosperity," ,. , . 



During Thanksgiving week, while climbing 

 the hills of Kentucky, we saw more clover 

 than ever in our lives, which is a good inciica- 

 tion for the bee-keepers that there will be a 

 good flow of honey for loii. 



The Fred W, Muth Co. 



Cincinnati. Ohio. Dec. 30. 



Wants, Exchanges, Etc. 



[Advertisements in this department will 

 be inserted at 15 cents per line, with no dis- 

 counts of any kind Notices here cannot be 

 less than two lines. If wanted in this de- 

 partment, you must say so when ordering.! 



For Sale— i6o-lb, honey-kegs at 50c each f. 

 o.b. factory. N. L. Stevens. Moravia. N. Y. 



Italian Untested Queens. 75 cents; Test- 

 ed. $1.25. Breeders. S5.00 each. E. M. CoUyer. 

 8Ai2t 75 Broadway. Ossining, N. Y, 



For Sale— Duston White Wyandottes, J2; 

 iseggs. $1; Ssper 100 

 iiAiy Elmer Gimlin, Taylorville. Ill, 



Wanted— One i2-in. Gem Planer; i Dove- 

 tailing Machine. T. L. McMurray. 

 iiAtf Ravenswood. W . Va. 



Wanted— Early orders for the Old Relia- 

 able Bingham Bee-Smokers. Address. 

 i2Atf T. F. Bingham. Alma. Mich. 



Wanted— 1000 dead queens, and 1000 dead 

 drones. Am. Apiculture & Farming Co.. 

 12A3 2623 Emerson Ave. . St, Louis. Mo. 



Wanted— A few more 4 and 5 year old 

 Queens; also bees— delivered in Chicago. 

 C. O. Smith. 5533 Cornell Ave,. Chicago. III. 



Will Give Away 400 empty honey cans 

 for cost of the boxes, to make room for 

 stock. The Frisbee Honey Co.. 



Box 1014, Denver, Colo. 



For Sale— Golden Queens that produce 50 

 to 100 percent 5-banded bees. Untested. Si; 

 Tested Si. 50; Select Tes.S2; Breeders. S5 to Sio 

 8Ai2t J. B. Brockwell. Bradley's Store. Va. 



Our Catalog of Poultry. Bees. Bee-Sup- 

 plies, with free premiums now ready, and 

 yours for the asking. Send for it. Bargain 

 offers and information. H. S, Duby. 



iA2t St . Anne, 111. 



Wanted— Some one who wants a good lo- 

 cation for bees, to take up a homestead or 

 Government land, I know a few nice vacant 

 pieces. Address, Jas. M, Level. 8Atf 



Yacolt. Clark Co.. Wash. 



Back Volumes of Am. Bee Journal.— We 



I have some on hand, and would be glad to 



correspond with any one who may desire to 



' complete a full set. It may be we can help 



I doit. Address. American Bee Journal. 



117 N. Jefferson St.. Chicago. 111. 



Situation Wanted— By a young man who 

 has successfullv passed examination after 

 taking course of lectures and practical 

 work in Apiculture at the Ontario Agricul- 

 tural College, Any one desiring help of this 

 kind for the season of loii, kindly corres- 

 pond with— Morley Pettit. 



Provincial Apiarist. Out, -Agri. College. 

 lAtf Guelph, Ont. 



For SALE-I7S Colonies of Bees, good alfal- 

 fa and sweet clover range: 3 apiaries; com- 

 plete modern outfit for both comb and ex- 

 tracted honey production. No bee-diseases. 

 No honey crop failure so far. Good home 

 market, excellent mild climate. Price right. 

 If interested, write at once. 



i2A2t C. Wiersteiner, 



Roswell, Colorado Springs. Colo. 

 ref. — Colo. Honey Producers' Association. 



Back Numbers Wanted.— I still need of 

 Vol. XXXIV (iSoj) Nos. 8, II, 12, and 16, to 

 complete my files of the American Bee Jour- 

 nal. I also need of the Canadian Bee Jour- 

 nal for I8g3. Jan. ist and utb, Feb. 15th, and 

 March ist and isih; of the Bee-Keepers Re- 

 view, Januarv. 1880. and February. iSgj, 1 

 will be glad to hear from any one who is 

 able to furnish all or any of these missing 

 copies. Address. Morley Pettit. 



Provincial Apiarist. G uelph. Ont, 



Beeswax Wanted. -We are paying w 

 cents, cash, per pound for good, pure yellow- 

 beeswax delivered at our office. If you 

 want the money promptly for your beeswax 

 ship it to us. either by express or freight, A 

 strong bag is the best in which to ship bees- 

 wax Quantity and distance from Chicago 

 should decide as to freight or express. Per- 

 haps under 23 pounds would better be sent 

 by express, if distance is not too great. Ad- 

 dress, George W. York & Co.. 



117 N. Jefferson St^ Chicago. Ill, 



Position Wanted.— As Manager of large 

 apiary to be run for queens, bees by the 

 pound, nuclei, full colonies, and for honey- 

 production; said apiary to be located in 

 Central Ohio, in a most excellent location, 

 with best shipping facilities— of five rail- 

 roads, three express companies and trac- 

 tion service. ... 



The applicant is strictly temperate. 40 

 years of age. married, and is a thoroughly 

 seasoned apiarist. Can rear queen-bees by 

 any known method, and is familiar with 

 every detail of the queen-business, as 

 well as the production of comb and extracted 

 honey; also familiar with the diseases of 

 the bee and their treatment. 



He has had full experience in the prep- 

 aration of bees and queens for shipment to 

 all parts of tne globe. The applicant will 

 furnish apiary site, and construct all neces- 

 sarv apiary buildings at his own expense, 

 and will contract for two to five years ser- 

 vice. The very best of reference will be 

 gladly furnished. Address. . 



Box 473. Marion. Ohio. 



Honey to Sell or Wanted 



Wanted— White'clover. basswood and am- 

 ber extracted honey. Give prices and des- 

 cription P. B. Ramer. Harmony. Minn. 



Wanted — Choice extracted white and 

 amber honey in barrels or cans. Send sam- 

 ple, and price delivered f. o, b, Preston. 



ii.^tf M. V. Fa cey. Preston. Minn. 



Honey Wanted.— We are in the market 

 for both extracted and comb honey. Let us 

 know what you have, with sample of ex- 

 tracted honey, lowest prices f. o, b, Chicago, 

 how put up. etc. Address, 



George W, York & Co., 



117 N, Jeffers on St.. Chicago. III. 



From the Bee-Yards of Henry Stewart 

 the thickest, finest-flavored white clover 

 honey I ever produced. Put up and nicely 

 labeled in 



2-lb, tin friction-top can. 36 in case. 58. 60. 



5-lb. tin friction-top pails. 12 in case. Sb.75, 

 lo-lb. tin friction-top pails, b in case, 56.50 



I protected tin can, 60 lbs., Sd.oo. 



The 2.1b. cans contain as much honey as 

 2ii of the average sections, and is a good re- 

 tailer. Also 10.000 lbs. of Clover and Hearts- 

 ease blend a very fine honey at a less price. 

 Satisfaction guaranteed. Sample free. 



loAtf Henrv Stewart. Prophetstown. III. 



