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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



LONGEVITY. 



Oct. 1 



I have never made any great claim for the longevity 

 of the Superior Stock of bees that I am selling, but 

 from the reports that I am getting this year I am in- 

 clined to < he belief that this quality ought to be added 

 to the other desirable traits that they possess. Here 

 is a sample of the letters that I get : 



Warsaw, N. Y., Sept. 4, 1901. 

 Mr. IV. Z. Hutchinson. Dear Sir :—l inclose $2 00 for 

 Review and queen. Three years ago lost my breed- 

 ing queen in the spring, and sent to you tor one of 

 your year-old queens. I expected to use her only one 

 season, hut she proved to be so much better than I ex- 

 pected that I kept on using her until I now have near- 

 ly my entire apiary requeened from your stock. I 

 started last spring with 35 colonies, increased to 75, 

 and have near y 4(XiO pounds of honey— not so bad for 

 a village where" 250 colonies are kept, besides there be- 



ing other apiaries near by. One of my neighbor bee- 

 keepers is ^o well pleased with my bees that he offer- 

 ed to trade apiaries with me, giving me two swarms 

 for one. but I declined his offer The bees of this 

 queen have been trying hard for the la.'t two or three 

 months to supersede her, but I keep the cells cut out, 

 and shall try hard to keep her over into her fifth year. 

 Resp. yours, 



W, W. Sherwin. 



If you send in your order at once you will probably 

 be able to get one of these queens this fall, and be all 

 ready for business next spring, instead of being 

 obliged to wait two or three months before your order 

 can be filled. 



Queen alone, SI. -50; queen and Review from 7ioui to 

 the end of next year, only $2 00. 



W. Z. HUTCHINSON, Flint, Mich. 



100 



200 lbs. Fine Section Honey 



is a big yield for any season, but especially so for a 

 poor one. Read how it was done. 



" I feel it my duty to let you know that the queen I 

 received from you last spring broke the record in my 

 apiary by storing over 200 lbs. of fine white section 

 honey, which is fine work for this section of the 

 country, and had it not been for the dry weather 

 would iiave done much better. Dr. Mason said he 

 could not get anv white honey to speak of." 



T J Griggs, care Standard Oil Co., Toledo, O. 



Sept. mber 13, 1901. 



Here's another: " During this summer bees from 

 j'our queens have br ught in a surplus rf honey while 

 otheis h -d to be fed." C. B Frierson, 



Sept 6, 1901. Ceiba Mocha, Cuba. 



Queens same stock as above, untested, 75 cts., six for 

 $4 00; dozen, $7 50; seUct warranted, $1 UO; six for 85.00. 

 Queens sent promptly. 



J B. CASE. Port Orange. Fla. 



COLONIES leather-colored Italians 

 fiir sale. My apiarj' took 1st premium 

 for these this > ear at the Minne.sota State Fair. All 

 in standard 8 frame hives and Hoffman frames. 

 Strong coiidiii. n, and will guarantie not less than 20 

 lbs. seaUd hoiiev in . ach. Single colonies Ja.tO, or 

 the lot g' (-S at f4 00 each on car. 



ANSELL, Box 288, Milaca, minn. 



YVANTED. — Fancy white honey in Danzenbaker sec" 

 tions, also buckwheat honev. comb and extracted 

 Send sample if extracted, and let us know how much 

 \ ou have, comb or extracted, and how put up, and 

 price at which you will sell 



The a. I. Root Co., Medina Ohio. 



For S.ale.— Extracted honf j' in 60 Ih. cans at 7^ cts. 

 M. IsBELL, Norwich. N. Y. 



For S.ale.— 8000 lbs. clover and basswood honey, 

 mixed, in 60-lb. cans, as white as Michigan produce.? ; 

 good body and flavor ; the best I ever produced in 26 

 years' bee-keeping. A free sample will convince you. 

 Eight cts. per lb. at Carson City. 



E. D. TowNSEND, Remus, Mich. 



For Sale — 5000 lbs. of clover honey : very nice ; 

 suitable for bottling. I want 7 cts. at my depot, and 

 the party buying to furnish cfins to put it in 



F. C. HuTCHiNS. Massena Springs, N. Y. 



For Sale— Extracted honey, cans and kegs 7 to 8 

 cts. per lb Simple, 5 cts. Comb honey, 13 to 14 cts. 

 Beeswax wanted. 



I. J. Strtngham. 105 Park Place. New York. 



HJIISMATED and untested queens for 25c each; 

 Ivl five for 81.00. C G. Fenn, Washington, Conn. 



YOUNG and prolific mismated Italian queens at 

 25c. W. F. Stuart, Ottawa, Kans. 



Standard - Bred Queens! 



Acme of Perfection ; Not 

 a Hybrid among Them. 



Improved Strain Golden Italians. 



World-wide reputation; 75c each; six for 84.00,- 



Long-tongued 3<banded Italians. 



Bred from stock whose tongues measured 25- 

 hundredths inch. These are the red clover 

 hustlers of America. 75 cts. each; six for $4.00. 

 Safe arrival guaranteed. Catalog on applica- 

 tion. Headquarters for bee-keepers' supplies. 



Fred W. Muth & Co., Cincinnati, Ohio. 



South-west Corner Front and Walnut Streets. 



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LONE STAR APIARIES 



Italian Queens. 

 Estab'd 188.5 Prices 

 of queens from import- 

 ed mothers : Te.sted, 

 ..50; 6, 86..50; 12, $12 00. 

 ^'":r Unte'.ted, 75c; 6, 84.00; 

 / 13. 87.00. Golden, same 

 price. Select tested of 

 fither race, 82 50 each. 

 For a short time I will 

 mail tested leather-col- 

 ored queens at $1 00. 

 not satisfied. Addiess 



G. F. DAVIDSON & SUNS, FAIRVIEW, TEX. 



QUEENS 



Until Nov. 15th. 



The best of warranted Italian queens, 50 

 els. each, 86 00 per dozen. We breed bees for 

 business, and guarantee prohfic queens, and 

 fine honey-gatherers. Your orders will be 

 promptly tilled by return mail. 



J. W. K. SHAW & CO., Loreauville, La. 

 TESTED QUEENS, 50c. 



A few dozen fine voung queens bred for bees, at .50c, 



W. F. STUART, Ottawa, Kans. 



