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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Tar Heel Apiaries ! 



THE BEST BEES KNOWN 

 IN : AMERICA : TO-DAY. 



American Albino Italians. 



They have no superiors and few 

 equals, as hundreds of bte-keepers 

 testify. Untested queens, $1.00 ; 6 

 85.00. Tested queens, S2 00 each. 

 Choice breeders, S.5 00 to 810 00. Nu- 

 clei, 75c per I,, frame — add price of 

 queen 200 3-franie (L ) nuclei for 

 sale in May and June. Safe delivtry in.>iured always. 



Swinsoo & Boardman, Box 358, Macon, Ga. 



Queens Now Ready I 



If you are looking for queens we have them. We now have 

 the largest etablishment in the South, and run from SIK) to 

 1000 nuclei. We can fill your orders prompt l.v. We can give 

 you satisfaction. Our queens have a reputation of which we 

 are proud. Prices, either 3-band or Golden Italian or Holy 

 Land, your choice, untested, 75c; six for $4.25; tested, ^1.25; 

 select tested, $2.00; breeders, $3.00 to $5.00; select warranted, 

 25c extra. Discounts in quantities, and valuable premiums 

 given away— among them one year's subscription paid to 

 Progressive Bee-keeper on receipt of your first order. Our 

 large circular free for the asking— gives prices, descriptions, 

 methods, etc. Our motto.— Good queens and prompt service. 



O. P. HYDE & SON, - HUTTO, TEXAS. 



Honey Queens. 



Have you noticed the change in my P. O. address? 



Did you know I am seeking to give my customers 

 the best service pos.sible ? 



Did you know that I have as good or better queens 

 than can be bought elsewhere? Many have found 

 this out, and continue my best customers. Golden 

 and leather colored honey queens, bred in separate 

 apiaries. Bees, nuclei, and full colonies for sale. 



Price of queens— March and April — tested or untest- 

 ed, each, $1 00; 6 for $5.00; $10 00 per dozen. Breeders, 

 82.50 to $5.00 each. 



— ADDRESS — 



W. H. LAWS, BEEVILLE. TEXAS. 



1901====Golden Italian Queens====190l 



Untested — April, May, and June — 

 $1.00 each, or 811.00 per dozen; after 

 June, 50c each, or 85.00 per dozen. 

 Tested queens, half more. Breed- 

 ing queens 83.00 and'84.00 each. W. 

 P. Rock eggs from 94=scoring birds 

 at 81. CO per 15. Cocks, 81.00 each. 

 QBORGE W. COOK, - SPRING HILL, KANSAS. 



EARLY QUEENS FROM THE SOUTH 



We are rearing queens now in full colonies by the 

 best methods known. Tested queen, 82.00. Untested, 

 $1.00; 6, 5.00 ; 12, 89.00 Full colonies, 86.00; 3-frame 

 $2.00; 2-frame, $1.50. Add price of queen to nucleus 

 •wanted. Write for discount on large orders, and cir- 

 cular. Satisfaction guaranteed. 



Christian & Hall, Meldrim, Georgia. 



U- NEED -A GLOSSOIVIETER. 



It measures the actual reach of the tongue 

 of a living bee to thousandths of an inch, 

 also the capacity of the honey-sac; accu- 

 rate, durable, practical. No rule or mag- 

 nifying-glass needed. Satisfaction guaran- 

 teed. Price 81.00 postpaid. Send for i^z^^^m 

 Circular , and learn how to get a glossom- 

 eter free. High-grade queens of the Sweet- 

 heart and other strains at reasonable prices. 



A. J. WRIGHT, Bradford. Steuben Co., New York. 



pOR SALE CHEAP.— California bee ranch and 500 

 • colonies of bees. Write for particulars, price, and 

 easy terms. I. A . King, Almond, SanDiego Co., Cal. 



May 1 



LONE STAR APIARIES 



Italian Queens. 

 Estab'd 1885. Prices 

 of queens from import- 

 ed mothers : Tested, 

 ,(\,- SI .50; 6, 86..50; 12, $12 00. 

 ' 'untested, 75c; 6, 84.00; 

 / 12. 87.00. Golden, same 

 " price. Select te.sted of 

 T^^ either race, 82.50 each. 



'^-.. G. F. Davidson & Sons, 

 Fairview, Texas. 



A Rare Combination. 



My bees are bred for business. They have long 

 tongues, and are a golden strain. They are " taking 

 the cake." My circular, free, gives full particulars — 

 see April Gleanings. 



Prices, untested, 81.00; six for 85.00; dozen, 89.00; 

 tested, 81.50; select tested, 82.00; breeders, 83.00 up 

 A few very bright-yellow bees — very fine. Write for 

 prices. Select and breeders are very nice. 



J. B. CASE, Port Orange, Pla. 



Northern Italian Queens 



Reared from Imported Mothers. 



Our stock is so carefully bred and selected as to 

 secure carloads of honey. I,ocality free from foul 

 brood and other bee - diseases. Prices : Untested 

 queen, 81.00; 6 for 85.00; tested queen. 81 50; 6 for $7.50; 

 best imported queen, 86 00; fair imported queen, 85.00. 



Ada L. Pickard, 



Richland Center, Wis. 



QUEENS BY RETURN MAIL. 



The Choicest of Tested 

 Italian Queens $1 each. 



Large yellow queens, healthy and prolific; workers 

 the best of honey-gatherers.- Safe arrival and satis- 

 faction guaranteed in every case. Send for price list. 



J. W. K. Shaw & Co., Loreauviile, La. 



/AlUIllU yUCCIia. prolific queens; if you 

 —^^^^^^^^——^-^^^— want the gentlest bees ; 

 if you want the best houeygatherers you ever saw, 

 try my Albinos. Untested queens, 81.00 ; tested, 81.50. 

 J. D. OIVENS, Lisbon, Texas. 



Bees are : : 

 Swarming. 



To keep down increase I will 

 ship, after May 1st, Full Colo- 

 tiies of Italian bees, with queen, 

 in Dovetailed hives or light 

 shipping-boxes, six L. frames 

 of bees, brood, and honey, for S3. 50 ; five for $16.00 ; 10 

 for S30.00. Tested queens, 81 00 each. My bees are 

 honey-gatherers and while cappers. Having 15 years' 

 experience I put them up so they go through o. k. 

 Safe arrival and satisfaction guaranteed. Order now, 



as bees are ready. 



J. N. COLWICK. Norse. Texas. 



Minnesota Bee-keepers' Supply Mfg. Co., 



Manufacturers of 



Bee-hives. Sections. Shipping-cases, and 

 Everything Used by Bee-keepers. 



Orders filled promptly. We have the best shipping 

 facilities in the world. You will save money by send- 

 ing for our price list. Address 



iVIInnesota Bee=keepers' fupply Mfg. Co.. 

 Nicollet Island Power Building, Minneapolis, Minn. 



D. COOLEY, 



DEALER IN BEE-KEEPERS' SUPPLIES, 



KENDALL, MICHIGAN. 



Root's Goods at Root's Prices. : Catalog free. 



