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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Jui.Y 1. 



- Bingham Perfect Smokers. 



CHEAPEST AND BEST ON EARTH. 



Ptitented 1878, 1883, and 1893. 



The Doctor, 3!4-inch stove, largest smoke and fuel capacity made. $3.( 0; Cnrqueror, 3- 

 inch stove, $1.75: Large, Jl. 50. Postpaid per mail. Thej' all Lave wide shields, movable 

 bent nozzle, coiled steel wire handle, and inverted Bingham bellows, with Bingham 

 cleated joints. Perfect in principle, perfect in detail, and 14 years the standard in 

 everjr country. 



The Bingham & Hetherington uncapping-knife also tselongs in the Perfect series; $1.15. 



"^ lIT ^' c Original, Unimproved Bingham Bee=Smokers. 



"Our smaller smokers are as we have always made them. Little Wonder, narrow 

 shield, IK-inch stove. 65 cts. ; Plain, narrow shield, 2-inch stove, $1.00; Extra, 3-inch 

 stove, wide shield. $1.25. 



They are a great convenience in handling the cone and smoke. We can recommend it to all bee-keepers 

 as being just the tiling.— Qi'ein & Fyke, Ettawanda, Cal. 

 The best to be had.- C. J Donaldson, Lapeer. Mich. 

 As perfect as need be.— H. M. Seely, Harford, Pa. 

 It is iust what I wanted.— J. C. Keithley, Shacklef all. Mo. 

 They are a desirable attachment.— Walter S. Pouder. Indianapolis, Ind. 

 I would almost as lief do without the smoke as without the attachments.— Henry F. Hagen, Rocky 



To sell again, or rates or circular, send card to X. F. BINGHAM, Abronia, Mich. 



PATENT WIRED COMB FOUNDATION 



Has 2Vo Say in St'ood-frames. 



Thin Flat -Bottom Foundation 



Has no Fishbone in the Surplus Honey. 

 Being the cleanest, it is usually woiked 

 the quickest of any foundation made. 

 J. VAN DEUSEN & SONS, 



Sole Hanufacturers, 

 Sprout Brook, Montgomery Co., N. Y. 



If you wish to 



Smile, 



Try my fine Italian queens. Either 3 or 

 5 banded, bred in different yards, 75 cts. 

 each; «4.25 for 6. or $8.00 per doz. Prices \U 

 to dealers, and by the quantity, on ap- 1)5^ 

 plication. Fine breeders, $5.00; always 

 on hand. Prices for those that produce 

 strictly 5-banded bees, on application. 

 Remember, I guarantee safe arrival, and ^satisfac- 

 tion in the bounds of reason. 



AJRS. aEA A JE ATCHLIt,\ , 



GreenviU&, Hunt Co., Tex. 



BUCKEYE APIARY, 



JULY 

 PRICES. 



I sell tested Italian queens ;it. . . .$1 00 



Untested " " .... 80 



" Gray Carniolan queens.. 80 



" .5-banded queens 80 



Bees bv tlie pound 80 



And all kinds of Supplies at Root's prices. 



CHAS. L. HIT^L,, 

 Bo^ i:?0. Deniiison, O. 



Eastern Supply Souse. 



We furnish everything used in the apiary, and 

 at bottom prices. Illustrated circular free. 



I. J. STRINGHAM, 105 Park Place, N. Y. 



21-20db Please mention this paper. 



^asTior Beeswax! 



Will pay 21c per lb. cash, or 24o in trade for any 

 quantity of good, fair, average beeswax, delivered 

 at our R. R. station. The s-ime will be sold to those 

 who wish to purchase, at 28c per lb., or 30c for best 

 selected wax. 



Unless you put your name on the box, and notify 

 us by mail of amount sent, I can not hold myself 

 responsible for mistakes. It will not pay as a gen 

 eral thing to send wax by express. 



A. I. ROOT, Medina, Ohio. 



SAY! 



Did vou know TESTEL* 

 that Green sold QUEENS 



OF HIS CHOICE STRAIN 



OF YELLOW HOSTLERS 



For Only $i.oo? 



It's so. Before July 1st, $1.50. 



Mismated queens, 35c. 



Have your orders booked now. 



Full colonies and nuclei at 



low prices. 12tfdb 



J. A. Green, Ottawa, Illinois. 



The Northwest Home of the Honey Bee. 



COLE' «£ LOWERS, 



DEALERS 



A. I. ROOT'S BEE SUPI^LIES 



Breeders of Italian Queens and Beks. 



Write for Price List. 



L.ATONA, KING CO., WASHINGTON. 



Please mention this paper. 12 13-ltdb 



HUNT'S FOUNDATION FACTORY. 



Send for Free Samples of the Finest Foun- 

 dation and Sections made. Special prices and 

 advantages to dealers in Foundation. Send for my 

 new illustrated Free Price liid of every thing 

 needed in the apiary M. H. HUNT, Bell Branch, Mich. 



2tfdb Please mention this paper. 



Central Bee=liive Factory 



And Bee-keepers' Supply-house of Illinois. Write 

 for Catalogue for 1893. Address 



F. N. JOHNSON, P. O. Box 137, 

 8-13bd Knoxville, Knox Co., Illinois. 



Control Your Swarms. 



N. D. West's Spiral Wire 

 Queen-Cell Protectors will 

 do it, and you can RE- 

 QUEEIs your apiary during 

 p^ the swarming season. Pro- 

 If nouneed the best by such 

 men as Capt. J. E. Heth- 

 erington, Cherry Valley, 

 N. Y. ; P. H. Elwood, Stark- 

 ville. N. Y., and others. 

 Cell-Protectors, $3.00 per 

 100, or 12 for 60c. by mail. Cages, f 6.00 per 100, or 12 

 for $1.00, by mail. Samples of both, with circular 

 explaining, 25 cts. Tlie cages are used for hatching 

 queens in any hive, and are the best Bee-Escape In 

 use. Address 5-8db 



N. D. WEST, Middleburgh, Schoharie Co., N. Y. 



Please mention this paper. 



