March, 1915. 



American Vee'Joornal 



spot. The loose flour would otherwise be 

 blown about by the tannine of the bees' 

 wings, and many would literally drown in ct. 

 Vr. Bonney suKEests the following; 



cloth to fit inside loosely and lay it on top 

 11 e flour .•\s the bees take away the feed 

 the wire settles down, thus preventing them 

 getting smothered. 

 Buck Grove. Iowa, 



Foulbrood Decreases Number of Bee- 

 keepers 

 It seems to me that beekeepers who are 

 advising every farmer and everybody else 

 ?o keep bees are laying up very much trou- 



•^'ii^Ueprngf fhe business of an expert 

 This theory that there is plenty of honey 

 for all maybe true enough some years. But 

 what about poor years? Jhen the average 

 farmer has too many irons in the fire to pay 

 much a tention to his bees at the righ time. 

 Then the real danger to meet is foulbrood. 



I know of one village in whose vicinity 

 there used to be over soo prosperous colo- 

 nies and two years after only one colony 

 remained; and that one came in from ou - 

 side territory as an abscondingswarm-.oul- 

 brood caused it Such is the report from 

 several localities near me. 



I have been keeping bees, abou 25 years, 

 but nutting in most of my time raising stock 

 and farming. .-^ few years ago I concluded 

 ?hatl would rest a little from my labors in 

 other lines and pay more attention to bees. 

 ? got Tri state hives and some queens from 

 the best breeders. The number of queens 

 hat I havefntroduced is limited., but I never 

 have lost one yet in introducing I have 

 followed the directions on the cages, the 

 smoke method, the wire cage over the hatch- 

 fng brood and simply daub them good with 

 honey and drop them between the rames. 

 My experience would lead me to believe 

 that a colony must be queenless for a time 

 The bees seem to know and like a good 

 queen. JNO. M. BIXLER. 



Corning. Iowa. 



Classified Department 



[Advertisements in this department will 

 be inserted at 15 cents per line, with no dis- 

 cot^ntsof any kind . Notices here cannot be 

 less than two lines. If wanted in this de- 

 partment, you must say so when ordering. 



BEES AND QUEENS. 



Phelps" Golden Italian Queens will please 

 you^ 



BEES AND Queens from my New Jersey 

 apiary. ^ . . „ J "■ M; Cook,._ 



lAtf 



70 Cortland St.. New York City. 



Goi.uEN all-over Queens. Untested, $1.00. 

 Tested. $3.00. Breeders. $5.00 and Jio. 



Robert Inghram. Sycamore, Pa. 



Caucasian and Carniolan queens from 

 the original importer See larger adv t. 

 Frank Benton. Cher. Sta.. Washington. D. C. 



Untested Queens. 75c each; I7.50 per doz. 

 Nuclei $1 25 per frame. Bees. $1.50 per pound. 

 Full colonies. 8-frame. I6.50; 10-frame. J7..50. 

 Stover Apiaries. Mayhew, Miss. 



Q>IEENS-The quality kind, j band Italians 

 only Winners at Hartford and Berlin, 1014. 

 Untested after June I. Jroo. 



A. E. Crandall S: Son. Berlin, (onn. 



iTAi IAN Queens, bees by pound. Descrip- 

 tive list free. Apiaries under State inspec- 

 tion Leaflets. " How to Introdece Queens. 

 ISC. "How to Increase," ISC. Both isc 



E. E. Mott. Glenwood. Mich. 



Notice W W. Talley will sell bright Ital- 

 ian queens this season at 60c each. 17,00 per 

 dozen. Safe arrival guaranteed. 



W. W, Talley. Kt. 4. Greenville. Ala. 



Queens, improved three - band Italians 

 bred for business. June i to Nov. 15. Un. 

 tested Queens. 75ceach; dozen. Ss.oo; Select. 

 $1.00 each; dozen. $10. Tested Queens. $1,25; 

 dozen. $12. Safe arrival and satisfaction 

 guaranteed. H. C. demons. Boyd. Ky. 



Phelps' Golden Italian Bees are hustlers. 



Golden Queens that produce Golden 

 Workers of the brightest kind. I will chal- 

 lenge the world on my Goldens and their 

 honey-getting qualities. Price. $1.00 each; 

 Tested. $2.00: Breeders. $5.00 and $ro.oo. 



2Atf J. B. Brockwell. Barnetts. Va. 



Early Bees— The last part of .\pril I will 



ring north from my South Carolina yards 



quantity of bees. If you need bees by the 



ound. write for prices. Catalog of supplies 



nd bees upon request, 1. J. Stringham. 



Apiaries; Glen Cove. L. I, 105 Park PI.. N. Y. 



Golden and 3-banded Italian and Carnio- 

 lan queens, ready to ship after April ist. 

 Tested. $:.oo; 3 to 6, gsc each ;6 to 12 or more, 

 00c each. Untested. 75c each; 3 to 6. 70c 

 each: 6 or more, 65c. Bees, per lb.. $1.50; 

 Nuclei, per frame, $1.50. C. B. Bankston. 

 Buffalo. Leon Co.. Tex. 



Queens of Quality— I am booking orders 

 for early queens now. Three-banded Ital- 

 ians only. Circular free. 



J. I, Banks. Dowelltown. Tenn. 



For Sale— After May 15, two carloads of 

 Italian bees in lo-frame hives on metal 

 spaced or Hoffman frames; new combs. 

 Will quote prices delivered if preferred. 



The J. E. Marchant Bee & Honey Co.. 



Apalachicola. Fla. 



Italian and Carniolan Queens, the ear- 

 liest and best to be had of either race. My 

 circular and prices are free. 



Grant Anderson, San Benito, Tex. 



Place your order early to insure prompt 

 service. Tested. $1.25; untested $1.00. Ital- 

 ians and Goldens. John W, Pharr. 

 Berclair. Tex. 



Try my best bright yellow queens. They 

 are beautiful and good honey "getters;" 60c 

 each or J7.00 per dozen. Safe arrival and 

 satisfaction guaranteed. M. Bates, 



Rt, 4. Greenville, Ala. 



Notice— R. A. Shults will sell Italian 

 queens in the season of 1015. Untested. $1.00. 

 Afterjune I, 75c; tested, $1.50; select tested. 

 $2 00 Breeders, $500. Bred from Moore 

 and Doolittle stock. R. A. Shults. 



R. F. D. 3. Cosby. Tenn. 



Phelps' Golden Italian Queens combine 

 the qualities you want. They are great 

 honey gatherers, beautiful and gentle. 

 Mated, $1.00; six. S5.00; Tested. $3.00; Breed- 

 ers, $5.00 and Jio, C.W. Phelps & Son, 



3 Wilcox St.. Binghamton. N. Y. 



I CAN supply you with Golden or three- 

 banded Italian queens. Tested, $1.00 each; 

 six or more, 85c each; untested, 75c each; six 

 or more, 65c each. Bees, per pound, $1.25, 

 Naclei per frame, $i.2S. Write for prices on 

 large orders. Everything guaranteed' 



I. N. Bankston. Buffalo. Tex. 



From Southern New Mexico— My yards 

 will be able to furnish you bees by the 

 pound at an early date. No disease. Satis- 

 faction must be yours. Write at once. I 

 can surprise you on prices. ICstablished in 

 i„i4, S. Mason, Hatch, New Mexico. 



California Queens, Nuclei and Bees 

 bred from the best Doolittle stock, ready 

 for shipment at once. Queens, untested. 

 -5c; dozen, $8.00. Tested. $1.25; dozen, $12. 

 Mismated. one year old, 50c; dozen, Js.oo. 

 Tested, one year old. 7sc; doz., $8.00. Nuclei, 

 2-frame, $1 .so; 3 frame, $2.25; 5-frame, I3.00; 

 ID-frame colony, $4.50. Bees by pound, ii lb., 

 -sc; one lb.. $1.00. Add prices of queens de 

 sired to all above prices of bees and nuclei. 

 Delivery guaranteed. No disease. , 

 Spencer Apiaries Co,, Nordhoff, Calif, 



Wanted— To send our list to you of our 

 famous honey gathering and almost non- 

 swarming strain of Golden queens. iSO bet- 

 ter bees of any strain to be found. One fr. 

 untested. $1.00; 6forSsoo; uforiooo. Write 

 us what you want. 'T, .S. Hall. 



'Talking Rock. Ga. 



For SALE-After May i?, two thousand 

 pounds of Italian bees in any size package 

 with or without queens Any size order ac- 

 cepted- Write for our circular on prices of 

 bees and queens. Our queens are Island 

 bred, and pure mating guaranteed. 



The J. E Marchant Bee & Honey Co. 

 Apalachicola, Fla. 



For Sale— Attention' Southern Beekeep- 

 ers. I have the agency for Weed Process 

 Foundation, made by a famous manufac- 

 turer. Can make attractive prices. I pay 

 freight to your station anywhere in Louisi- 

 ana in 100 pound lots. Am paying 280 cash 

 or 30c in trade for good wax delivered here. 

 J. F, .•\rchdekin. Big Bend, La, 



500 Sample Queens at 40c on first 500 or- 

 ders. Moore's Strain Leather Colored Ital- 

 ians. Write for particulars and prices in 

 quantity. April and May orders booked 

 now on 10 percent deposit. Orders filled 

 promptly or notice given when such deliv- 

 eries can be made. Regular prices: Un- 

 tested queen. 75c; six. $4.25: twelve. $8.00. 

 Timberline Riggs. breeder. 



Ogden Bee & Honey Co.. Ogden. Utah. 



"A Guide Post"— A guide post that 

 directs to a big honey crop is good queens. 

 We have them, untested goldens or three- 

 band Italians. $100 each; $4.25forsix: $800 

 per dozen. Lotsofiooor more. 6octs each. 

 Tested queens. $1.50 each, Best breeders. 

 $500 each; full 8-frame single story colonies, 

 $5.00 each. Safe arrival and good satisfac- 

 tion. Best new crop orange blossom ex- 

 tracted honey; fine indeed. Write for prices. 

 Rialto Honey Co.. Box 73. Rialto. Calif. 



I WILL again sell bees and queens shipped 

 from north Louisiana in April. In cages, i 

 pound, $1.50; 2 pound. $2.50. In nuclei. 2 

 comb. $2,75; 3 comb. {3 75. Six or more at 

 one time to one address 5 percent discount. 

 IQ14. or young Italian queens for business; 

 Siooextra. Queens only at $125. Shipments 

 will be put up by experts under my personal 

 supervision. I will try to please. A receipt 

 in good condition will be taken. Part pay- 

 ment will secure the order. Bees shipped 

 from Jonesville and Black River. La. 



H. C. Ahlers. West Bend. Wis. 



Pure Three-Banded Italian Queens 

 ready from May i. 1015. and furnished 

 till Nov. Booking orders now for queens 

 to be sent later at any time between 

 dates named above. I will refer you to Mr. 

 J. S, Ward. State Inspector, as to the health 

 of my queens and my method of rearing the 

 same and their working qualities. Satisfac- 

 tion and safe delivery guaranteed to you. 

 Unt. queen. 75c each; d for $4.00: 12 for $7.50. 

 Sel. unt,. $1,00 each; 6 for $5,00; 12 for $9.00. 

 Tested. $1.50 each, Sel. tested. $2.50. Breed- 

 ers. $5 00 and $10 each. Write for 50 and 100 

 rates or over to Curd Walker, 



Queen Breeder. Jellico. Tenn. 



Gray Caucasians— Their superior quali- 

 ties are early breeding; great honey gather- 

 ers; cap beautifully white; very prolific; 

 very gentle; great comb builders; not much 

 inclined to swarm; gi\'e better body to 

 honey; not much inclined to rob; very 

 hardy; never furious; good winterers; 

 everywhere the best all-purposed bee. Give 

 me a trial order for a queen or nucleus. 

 Prices on application. J.J. Wilder. 



Cordele. Ga. 



Moore's Strain and Golden Italian 

 queens. Untested, one. $1,00; h, $s,oo; 12. 

 $0.00; so, $35, Carniolan, Banat and Cauca- 

 sian queens. Unteste<l. one. $1 25; 6. $6,»o; 

 12. $10. Tested, any kind, one, $1 50. 6, $8 00 

 < 'hoice breeding queens of any kind. Ss.oo 

 each. Nuclei. 2-frame. $2,50; 3-frame. $3,25; 

 10 frame, full colony. $5 00. Bees by the 

 pound. $1 25, .'\dd price of queens desired 

 to all above nuclei and bees. Comb founda- 

 tion. Circular free. Genuine orange blos- 

 som and mountain sage honey, one gallon 

 can. $1,20; five gallon can. $550; case, two 

 five gallon cans. $!o. Samples. loc each. 

 Everything securely packed or crated and 

 delivered at Orange depot. Safe arrival and 

 satisfaction on everything we ship guaran- 

 teed. W. H. Kails, Orange. Calif. 



