August, igio. 



American "Bee Journal 



more honey, either comb or extracted, than 

 if they swarm naturally, or do not swarm at 

 all." 



I hope the readers of the American Bee 

 Journal will be roused out of their dreamy 

 sleep in which they likely have been lulled, 

 by the publication of this letter. I don't 

 want it as an advertisement, but simply to 

 make known that the rival of natural swarm- 

 ing, which is known as the C. Davenport 

 method, did not perish, and is not perish- 

 able, and that no one need have any fear 

 that the world will become overstocked 

 with honey as soon as it becomes known. 

 But I do claim it will cause the shackles to 

 fall, and that it will be as welcome as a rain 

 in the time of drouth. 



My book is already written, but. as I am a 

 poor writer. I must re-write it once more. 

 Its title will be. "The Rival of Natural 

 Swarming. Discovered 1805 in Crossing the 

 Bumble-Bee Drones with the Honey-Bee 

 Queens;" and the book will also tell how it 

 was discovered. 



I hope that Dr. Tones will have disposed 

 of as many of his radical cures of the 

 swarming habit as he desires by the time I 

 get my book printed, for it is likely to be a 

 bad parasite and cause a relapse in all his 

 radical cures. W. F. Fritze. 



Minnesota. July I5- 



Good White Clover Season 



The season here is very good. The spring 

 "was pretty hard on the bees, but when 

 •whiteclover came on they did splendidly. 



lam now nearing my 86th birthday, and my 

 nerves are as steady as they were 65 years 

 ago. 



I appreciate the American Bee Journal 

 very much. (Rev.) Milton Mahin. 



Newcastle, Ind.. July 18. 



[We congratulate Mr. Mahin upon his 4 

 score and 6 years. May he goon tohisgoth. 

 "and then some."— Editor.] 



Bulk-Comb Honey Good Enough 



It is too dry here, but bees are storing 

 some honey. Except for a few sections we 

 always use long frames. Bulk-comb honey 

 is good enough for us. and we have never 

 sold any of it for less than 15 cents a pound. 



We have the best success here with 8- 

 frame hives, by adding another story with- 

 out Queen-excluder, as soon as the colony 

 needs more room. 



We find the pictures of apiaries one of 

 the best parts of the American Bee Journal. 

 Clarence Dodd. 



Popejoy, Iowa. July 10. 



Season of 1910 



1 started the reason of loio with 120 colo- 

 nies. Swarming began June nth and con- 

 tinu*^d for more than 3 weeks, getting from i 

 to 7 swarms a day. I kept increase down by 

 various expedients, so that I have now 

 about 160 colonies. 



The honey-flow began early, and was good 

 until about a week ago. Storing is very slow 

 now. Edwin Bevin. 



Leon, Iowa, July 31. 



•* Liang.stroth on the Houey-Bee" 



This is one of the standard books on 

 bees. It tells in a simple, concise man- 

 ner just how to keep bees. It was 

 originally written by Rev. L. L. Lang- 

 stroth, who invented the movable- 

 frame hive in 18.51. The book has been 

 brought right down to date by Dadant 

 & Sons, than who there are no better 

 or more practical bee-keepers in this 

 or any other country. It contains 

 nearly (iOO pages, is fully illustrated, 

 and is bound in cloth. Every topic is 

 clearly and thoroughly explained, so 

 that by following its instructions no 

 one should fail to be successful with 

 bees. Price, postpaid, $1.2ll; or with 

 the American Bee Journal one year — 

 both for $2,110. Send all orders to the 

 American Bee Journal, 146 W. Superior 

 St., Chicago, 111. 



Wants, Exchanges, Etc. 



[.Advertisements in this department will 

 be inserted at 13 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— Sweet Clover Seed after Sep- 

 tember 1st. Wm. Craig. Luce. Mich. 



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

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



Untested Queens. 75 cents; Tested, $1.25. 

 Breeders. $5.00 each. E. M. Collier. 

 8.Ai2t 75 Broadway. Ossining. N. Y. 



For Sale— 27 colonies in new ilj-story 8 & 

 10 frame hives. For price and description. 

 Address. G. C. Thacher. Rt. 3. Kingsley. Fa. 



For Sale~8o Italian colonies bees in good 

 lo-frame hives, all in good shape; will sell in 

 lots of 5 or 10. E. E. Williams. Olathe. Colo. 



Maine-Bred Italian Queens— Untested 75c 

 Tested Si. Nuclei and full colonies. Red-clo- 

 ver strain. Write for price-list. 8A3t. 

 Eugene Watson. R. F. D. 2, Madison, Maine. 



For Sale— Golden Queens that produce ;;o 

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

 Tested Si-so; Select Tes. $2; Breeders.!^ toSio 

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



Wanted— Fancy Comb & Extracted Hon- 

 ey from producers, in large quantities. Send 

 Sample of Extracted and prices. 



C. W. Harmon Co.. 31 Josephine St.. 



8Atf Asheville. N. C. 



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. 



For Sale— Choice extracted honey for ta- 

 ble use. mostly sweet clover— water-white, 

 thick, well-ripened, flavor simt^ly delicious. 

 Price. QC per lb. in 60-lb. cans. Sample. loc. 

 J. P. Moore. Queen-Breeder, Morgan. Ky. 



For Sale— 35 colonies of 3-band Italians in 

 new lo-frame Danz. & dov'td hives that must 

 be sold by Oct. 1st. Write for prices or make 

 offers. Any reasonable price takes them. 



S. .\. Peck. Box 124, Northumberland. Pa. 



FoK Sale— 75 to 100 Colonies Italian Bees 

 in 8-frame hives; hives nearly new. and all 

 heavy with honey. No disease. Price. Ss.ou 

 per colony f. o. b. shipping-point. Address. 



8Atf Wm. J. Healy. Mineral Point. Wis. 



For Sale— Extracted honey gathered while 

 the country around was covered with white 

 clover bloom. Was extracted from sealed 

 combs. If you want something that will sat- 

 isfy, send $5.50 per can. for two or more 60- 

 pound cans. Edwin Bevins. 8.-\tf 

 Rt. 2, Leon. Decatur Co.. Iowa. 



In Order to Make Room 



For next season's supplies. I will offer 8- 

 frame hives and appliances, nailed and pain- 

 ted 2 coats lead and oil : i-story at Si.75; Su- 

 per U'i or 4x5), 60c; Hive-Body (with frames 

 and follower). $1.00; Bottoms (?-8),33c; Covers, 

 42c; Colorado, 52c. 



Frames— Hoffman $2.75 pr 100; Nailed, %i.aa 

 " — iH 1.85 " ; " 3.00 



Other Supplies at regular prices. 2% dis. on 

 the above goods in lots of 5: 3% on 10. 



Geo. E. Kramer, Rt. 26, Valencia, Pa. 



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Peart-e Method ollJee-Kee|»iii};' 



This is an illustrated pamphlet ()x8' i 

 inches, just issued (July, IHIO), "which 

 fully explains the plan of keeping bees 

 successfully in upper rooms, house at- 



tics or lofts, whereby any one either in 

 city or country is enabled with only 

 a small expenditure of labor to get a 

 good supply of honey without coming 

 in contact with the bees, and without 

 having the bees swarm out and leave, 

 or being troubled from stings as you 

 work on one side of the wall and the 

 bees on the other. This method also 

 tells the commercial bee-keeper how 

 he can divide his bees when he wishes 

 to, instead of waiting and watching for 

 them to swarm. It can all be done on 

 the same day, or days if more than one 

 apiary, as the time required for this 

 operation is merely nominal, no swarms 

 issue and go away. These methods are 

 fully explained in this book, and how 

 to care for the bees on the Pearce 

 plan." 



We mail this pamphlet for .50 cents, 

 or club it with the .American Bee Jour- 

 nal one year — both for %.Vih. Send all 

 orders to the American Bee Journal, 

 146 W. Superior St., Chicago, 111. 



Souvenir IJee Pcstal Cards 



We have 4 Souvenir Postal Cards of 

 interest to bee-keepers. No. 1 is a 

 Teddy Bear card, with stanza of poetry, 

 a straw bee-hive, a jar and section of 

 honey, etc. It is quite sentimental. 

 No. 2 has the words and music of the 

 song, "The Bee-Keeper's Lullaby ;" No. 

 3, the words and music of "Buckwheat 

 Cakes and Honey;" and No. 4, the 

 words and music of "The Humming 

 of the Bees." We send these cards, 

 postpaid, as follows: 4 cards for 10 

 cents, 10 cards for 20 cents ; or 10 cards 

 with the American Bee Journal one 

 year for $1.10. Send all orders to the 

 office of the American Bee Journal, 146 

 W. Superior St., Chicago, 111. 



Langstroth 

 "« Honey-Bee 



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 60O 

 pages. Revised by that large, practical 

 bee-keeper, so well known to all bee- 

 dom— Mr. 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 American 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. 



146 W. Superior St. • CHICAGO, ILL. 



i'lease mention Am. Bee Journal when writing. 



Worth Many Times Its Price. 



To one who takes an interest in honey- 

 bees, the American Bee Journal is worth its 

 price many times over. 



Tacdma, Wash. P. A. Norman, 



