March, igii. 



American Hee Journal 



?5 We are first hands for choice ^ 



h California-grown 



S Yellow Blossom 



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Nelilotus 

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§ (Sweet Clover) 



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 n that bee-men mav test this val- Q 



noxious weed-seeds 

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 8 If you wish other 

 S Grown Seeds, write us 



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Mercantile & 

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California 



S 141 Moss Ave. 



b Oakland, Camornia v 



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Marshfield Sections 



Best Dovetail Hives 



with Colorado Covers 



Hoffman Frames, and everything pertaining 

 to Bee - Keepers' Supplies sold at Let-live 

 Prices. 



Berry Boxes, Baskets, Crates, etc. 



t;ept in stocli. Wholesale and Retail. 

 Prices sent for asking. 



W. D. Soper, ]PJ^ilt Jackson, Mich. 



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Bees for Sale 



As usual, we will oflfer Italian bees 

 in full colonies, and also nuclei for sale 

 the coming season, tull colonies in 8- 

 f rame Langstroth hives, at $7.00 each ; 

 or in lots of o or more, $(i..50 per col- 

 ony; in 10-frame hives, $7.50 each, or 

 in lots or -J or more, $7.00 each. Three 

 Langstroth-frame nuclei with queens, 

 $3.7o each; or in lots of 5 or more, 

 $3.50 each. Cash with order. These 

 prices are f. o. b. cars 100 miles west of 

 Chicago. Full colonies we e.xpect to 

 be able to ship any time after April 

 loth, and nuclei after May 10th. " First 

 come first served." Address. 



George W. York & Company, 



117 N. Jefferson St., Chicago, III. 



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Queens Ready Now! 



Not Cheap Queens, 

 But Queens Cheap. 



Prices of 3 and 5-lJancl Queens. 



3 Band Untested Queens, i, % 0.75; 6. t 4.20 

 1 '■ Tested " i. i.co; 6, !;.70 



^ " Breeder " i. 5.00; 6, 25.00 

 1^ ■ Untested " i. i.oo; 6, 



5 ■■ Tested " i. 1.5; 60, 



=; '■ Breeder " i 10.00; 6, 



Nuclei i-fr. with Unt. Queen 

 2-fr. 



•■ i-fr. 

 ■■ 2-fr. 

 Full Colony 



Nuclei I-fr. 



2-fr. 



I-fr. 



2-fr. 

 Full Colony 



Test. 



Unt. 

 Test. 



Uiit. 



Test. 



Unt. 

 Test. 



5.70 

 8.70 

 50.00 

 1.75 

 2.25 

 2.00 

 2.50 



5-00 

 2.00 

 3.00 

 2.50 

 3.50 

 8.00 

 0.50 



Directions for building up weak colonies, 

 10 cents. 



The above Queens are reared from select- 

 ed Red Clover Mothers. For Gentleness. 

 Beauty, and Good Working Qualities no bet- 

 ter BEES can be found. Our Queens are all 

 large, well-developed Queens, reared entire- 

 ly by the BEES. We use no artificial plans 

 to rear Queens— the BEES far better under- 

 stand the job than MAN. 



Dealer in Bee-Keepers' Supplies. 



W. J. LITTLEFIELD, 



R. F. D. 3 LITTLE ROCK, ARK. 



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Celluloid Queen-Buttons 



These are very pretty things for bee-keep- 

 ers or honey-sellers to wear on their rc^^t- 

 lapels. They often serve to introduce the 

 subject of honey, which might frequently 

 load to a sale. 



Note. — One bee-keeper writes: "I have 

 every reason to believe that it would be a 

 very good idea for every bee- 

 keeper to wear one [of these 

 buttons), as it will cause peo- 

 ple to ask questions about 

 the busy bee, and many a 

 conversation thus started 

 wind up with the sale of 

 more or less honey; at any 

 rate it would give the bee- 

 keeper a superior opportu- 

 nity to enlighten many a person in regard to 

 honey and bees." 



The picture shown above is a reproduc- 

 tion of a motto queen-button that we offer 

 to bee-keepers. It has a pin on the under- 

 side to fasten it. 



Prices— by mail— I for 6 cts.; 2 for 10 cts.; 

 or6for25cts. .A.ddress. 



GEORGE W. YORK & CO. 



- CHICAGO, ILL 



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Italian BEES, QUEENS 

 and NUCLEI 



Choice Home -Bred and 

 Imported Stock. All my 

 i,>ueens reared in Full 

 Colonies. 



Prices for April. 

 One Tested Queen... $1.85 

 " Select Tes. " .. 2.40 

 ■ Breeder Queen.. 3.65 

 " Comb Nucleus — 



no queen 1.50 



.Safe arrival guaranteed. 

 For prices on larger quan- 

 tities, and description of 

 each grade of Queens, send for for free Cat- 

 alog and Sample Foundation. 



J. L. STRONG, 



204 E. Logan St., - CLARINDA, IOWA 



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Langstroth 

 Honey-Bee 



on 

 the 



Revised by Dadant. Latest Edition. 



This is one of the standard books on 

 bee-culture, and ought to be in the 

 library of every bee-keeper. Bound in 

 substantial cloth, and has nearly 6OO 

 pages. Revised by that large, practical 

 bee-keeper, so well known to all bee- 

 dom — ^Ir. C. P. Dadant. Each topic is 

 clearly and thoroughly explained, so 

 that by following the instructions of 

 this book one can not fail to be won- 

 derfully helped on the way to success 

 with bees. 



We mail the book for $1.20, or club 

 it with the .\merican Bee Journal for 

 one year — both for $2.00. This is in- 

 deed a splendid chance to get a grand 

 bee-book for a very little money. 



GEORGE W. YORK & CO. 



CHICAGO, ILL. 



Northern Michigan Convention. — The 



Northern Michigan Bee-Keepers' Asso- 

 ciation will hold its next meeting at 

 Traverse City, Mich., Wednesday and 

 Thursday, March 15 and Iti, 1911. The 

 headquarters will be at Hotel Whiting, 

 where the sessions will also be held. 

 The first session will begin at 1 p.m. on 

 Wednesday. The program will include 

 discussions of various questions relat- 

 ing to bee-keeping, marketing honey, 

 etc. A number of prizes are offered 

 for the best exhibits of comb honey, 

 extracted, and beeswax. For a copy 

 of the program and further particulars 

 that may be desired, address the Secre- 

 tary, Ira D. Bartlett, East Jordan, Mich. 



North Texas Convention. — The North 

 Texas Bee-Keepers' Association will 

 hold its next meeting at Enloe, Delta 

 Co., Tex., the first Wednesday and 

 Thursday in April— 5 and 6—1911. All 

 bee-keepers are cordially invited to at- 

 tend. We expect to have a great time. 



J. M. H.\cooD, Pres., Enloe, Tex. 



W. H. White, Set., Greenville, Tex. 



Walter S. Pouder, 859 Massachusetts 

 Ave., Indianapolis, Ind., has sent us a 

 copy of his 1911 catalog of bee-keepers' 

 supplies. It is very neatly gotten up, 

 and offers a complete line of every- 

 thing used in an up-to-date apiary. Mr. 

 Pouder has been an advertiser in the 

 American Bee Journal for many years, 

 and is one of Indiana's best representa- 

 tives of beedom. 



Aug. Lotz & Co. are bee-supply manu- 

 facturers and dealers at Boyd, Wis. 

 They are sending out a very neat cata- 

 log. We understand they have in- 

 creased their business wonderfully dur- 

 ing the past few years, and no doubt 

 will be among the leading bee-supply 

 manufacturers of this country in a few 

 years more. We wish them every suc- 

 cess. 



