AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL 



January 



FOR SALE 1000 POUNDS OF BEES SPRING DELIVERY 



20 Years of Select Breeding Gives Us Bees of Highest Quality 



BEES FOR HONEY PRODUCTION-BEES OF UNUSUAL VITALITY 



As we are large honey producers as well as queen breeders, producing from one to two carloads of honey annually, we have ample 

 opportunity to test out our breeding stock, used in our queen yards. Thus we are able to guarantee that all our queens will give satisfac- 

 tion in every respect. If you want bees that are gentle as well as great honey getters let us book your order. 



SWARMS OF BEES BV THE POUND WITHOUT QUEENS READY APRIL 1 



1-1 b. pkgs. {1.25 each; 25 to 50 pkgs. $1.20 each; 50 to 100 pkgs. $1.15 each; 2-lb. pkgs. $2.25 each; 25 to 50 pkgs. $2.20 each; so to 100 pkgs. $2.15 each 



3-lb. pkgs $3 25 each; 25 to 50 pkgs. $3.20 each; 50 to 100 pkgs. $3-15 each. 



GOLDEN AND 3-BAND ITALIAN QUEENS READY APRIL 1 



Untested 75 cts. each; $65.00 per 100 I Tested $1.25 each; $110.00 per 100 



Select untested go cts. " ; $75.00 " 100 I Select tested 1.50 " 125.00 " 100 



Write for descriptive price list. Let us book your order now. Only a small deposit required. 



LARGEST AND MOST SUCCESSFUL SHIPPERS OF BEES IN PACKAGES 



M. C. BERRY & COMPANY, Hayneville, Alabama, U. S. A. 



The Double-Walled Massie Bee-Hive 



Surest Protection for Bees— Increased Supply of 

 Honey — The Best Hive for any^Climate 



Furnished in the' clearest of lumber in either Cypress, 



White Pine or Redwood. All Brood and Extracting 



Frames made from White Pine 



VENTILATED BOTTOM 



Admits fresh air into the hive, lessening the chance for swarm- 

 ing, and giving renewed energy to the bees. It is also equipped 

 with a feeder without extra cost. 



Fifty years in the bee-supply business has shown us that the 

 Massie is th* vary best hive, and testimonials to this effect 

 are received daily from those who are using this hive. 



Why Not Give Us a Trial Order? Satisfaction Fully Guaranteed 



We are also extensive manufacturers of Dovetailed Hives and all other Apiarian Supplies. If you are in the market for supplies 

 be sure to get our prices before buying elsewhere. We will mail our large illustrated catalog and special price list to any one upon request 



THE MASSIEHIVE 



For Comb or Extracted Hone 



The Dovetailed Hive for Comb Honey 



KRETCHMER MFG. COMPANY, 



110 3d St. 



Council Bluffs, Iowa 



NOTICE TO BEEKEEPERS! 



We are now booking orders for our 3-banded Italian queens and combless packages, and will furnish them during 

 April, May and June at the following prices: 

 Prices of Combless Packages Without Three-Banded Italian Queens for April, May and June 



Queens* 

 Size lib. each $1.35 



;; 2-lb- ;; 2.35 



3 lb. 3.35 



Untested, each t i.oo 



6 4.50 



12 8.00 



100 65.00 



Tested each t i.So 



6 8.00 



12 15-00 



IOC 100.00 



Select tested. $2.00; breeders, tsoo 



• In lots of over one dozen packages get'our prices. If queens are wanted, add wholesale price and state kind. 



Our Mr. A. B. Marchant has retired from the production of honey and will manage our yards for the package and queen trade 

 Therefore, we will be in a belter position to fill all orders with dispatch. Having doubled our capacity we believe we can fill all orders 

 the day they are due We have introduced new blood in all our yards. andVe have a strain of bees second to none. Our packages are 

 shipped the same day they are caged. Our bees for^our packages are all reared above an excluder; therefore, we ship nothing but young 

 bees, as young bees stand the trip better than older ones. We guarantee freedom from all diseases and safe arrival in the United States 

 andCanadi Place your orders early, as first co nes first served. Write for prices on large orders. 



MARCHANT BROS., Union Springs, Ala. 



