GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



May, 1918 



BEES 



Tested Italian queens 

 Silk faced veils .... 



$1.50 

 .80 



We furnish a full colony of Italian bees in a new 8-frame chaff 



hive, complete with super, for $15.00. Three-frame nucleus 



with Italian queen in May, $5.50. 



I.J. Strinffham, Glen Cove, L. I., N. Y. 



I Queens Rhode Island Queens 



1 Italian Northern Bred Queens. Very 



^ gentle and hardy. Great workers. Un- 



^ tested, $1; 6 for 1.5. Circular on applica- 



^ tion. Queens delivered after June 1. 



I O. E. TULIP. ARLINGTON, RHODE ISLAND, 

 = 56 Lawrence Street. 



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I Forehand's Three Bands | 



j THE THRIFTY KIND j 



= have been placed on the market for 1 



g over a quarter of a century. We guar- i 



s antee that thev will please vou. One, § 



I $1; 6, $5; li, |9. Write for circular. | 



1 W. J. Forehand & Sons, Fort Deposit, Ala. I 



When Ordering Supplies 



remember we carry a full stock and sell at the 



lowest catalog price. Two lines of railroad — 



Maine Central and Grank Trunk. 



Prompt service and no trucking bills. 



THE A. I. ROOT CO., Mechanio Falls, Maine. 



J. B. MASON, Managar. 



Select untested 



Tested 



Select tested 



2-comb nuclei 



S-comb nuclei 



8-franie oolonies . 

 10- frame colonies 



1-lb jikg-. bees 



2-lb. vkg. bees 



QUEENS 



Quirin's Improved Superior Italian Bees 

 and Queens. They are Northern Bred 

 and Hardy. . 25 Years a Queen-breeder 



Before July Ist | After July 1st = 



12 p 



10.00 1 



14 .00 ^- 



18.00 i 



35.00 = 



45.00 S 



^ Breeders. — The cream selected from our en- 1 



g tire stock of outyards ; nothing better. These 1 



= breeders, $5.00 each. § 



i Can furnish bees on Danzenbaker and L. or 1 



3 Hoi¥mau frames. = 



1 Above price on bees by pound, nuclei, and 1 



= colonies does not include queen. You are to ^ 



3 select such queen as you wish with the bees, s 



g and add thei price. = 



§ No bees by pound sent out till first of June. 1 



':= Breeders, select tested, and tested queens can s 



^ be sent out as early as weather will permit. i 



i Send for testimonials. Orders booked now. 1 



= Reference — any large supply dealer or any 1 



i bank having Dunn's reference book. = 



I H. G. Quirin, Bellevue, Ohio I 



Our Food Page — Continued from page 213. 



then stir in about 2/3 of its bulk of the hot 

 beans. Mix well, cook a few minutes, and 

 serve hot with a little milk or butter. 



Miss Abbie A.. French. 



B.^RLEY SPONGE C.\KE. 

 4 eggs 1 tablesijoon lemon ,inic3 



1 cup sugar ''/g teaspoon salt 



] 1/3 cups barley flour 



Measure the flour after once sifting, also 

 sift the granulated sugar. Separate the 

 whites and yolks of the eggs and beat the 

 yolks until light and thick. Add the sugar 

 and the lemon juice and fold in alternately 

 the flour and the stiffly beaten egg whites, 

 a little at a time. 



HONEY B.^RLEV DROP C.^KES. 



% cup melted fat !! teaspoons baking pow- 



% cup honey der 



1 egg % teaspoon salt 



Vi cup milk % cup chopped nuts 



2 cups barley fldur 1 teaspoon vanilla or 



other flavor 



Cream the melted fat and honey together, 

 beat in the egg, and add the milk. Sift the 

 barley flour, baking powder, and salt to- 

 gether and add to the first mixture. Stir in 

 the chopped nuts. Drop on well-oiled cooky 

 sheet and bake in a moderate oven. 



CODFISH CAKES- 



] cup salt codfish paprikii 



1 pint r.xw potatoes cut 1 tablespoon mi^lted fat 

 in thick slices 1 egg 



Shred the fish in small pieces, lay it on 



(Ccintinurd on page 316.) 



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