American Bac Joarnai] 



June, 1912. 



PlBLISllEI) MONTHLY IIY 



Georg-e W. York & Company, 



l8t Nat'I Bank Bldg. Hamilton, Illinois 



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(Organized 1870.) 



National Bee - Keepers' 

 Association 



OIJJECTS 



The objects of this Association shall be to 

 aid its members in the business of bee-keep- 

 ing: to help in the sale of their honey and 

 beeswax: and to promote the interests of 

 bee-keepers in any other direction decided 

 upon by the Board of Directors. 



Officers 



President— George W. York. Sandpoint. Ida. 

 Vice-Pres.— Morley Pettit. Guelph, Ont. Can. 

 Secretary-E. B. Tyrrell. Detroit. Mich. 

 Treasurer— N. E. France. Plattevillo, Wis. 



Directors 



E. D. Townsend, Chm.. Remus. Mich. 

 Wesley C. Poster, Boulder, Colo. 

 Franklin Wilcox. Mauston. Wis. 

 J. E. Crane. Middlebury, Vermont. 

 J. M. Buchanan. Franklin. Tenn. 



Annual Membership Dues $1.50, one- 

 third (50 cents) of which goes to the local 

 branch where such branch is organized. 



Send Dues to the Secretary. E. B. Tyrrell. 



BEE-KEEPERS 



I^ook up your stock at once and send me a 

 list of the supplies you need. I have a large 

 stock to draw from to handle your orders 

 for Hives. Sections. Comb Foundation, etc.; 

 standard goods with latest improveiuents 

 fresh from the factory at factory schedule 

 of prices. I have a general line of Root's 

 Qoods constantly on hand. My facilities 

 for serving you are unequalled. 



Beeswax taken in exchange for supplies 

 Or cash 



Italian Bees and Queens 



Be sure you have [uy i';i2 Catalog of Rces. 

 Oueens and Supplies. sA.^t 



niARL M. NICHOLS, Lyonsville, Mass. 



Queens That "Are better*' Italians & Banats 



Untested Queens. 75c each; $a.oo per doz. ; two or more doz. in one order. $7.50 per doz. 

 Tested Queens. li.25 each: $12.00 per dozen. 

 Breeder Queens. $3.00 each. Foreign trade add sc each extra. 



M-lb. Packages of Bees after May ist, $2.00. Select aueen wanted and add to this. The ex- 

 press charges on these will be very small in comparison with charges on frame nuclei. 



One-Frame Nuclei, with Untested 0-ieen, $2.00 each; 2-fr.. Jj.oo; 3-fr.. $4.00. Full Colony of 

 Bees in lo-fr. hive. $7.00. Add 50c if Tested Queen is wanted; $2.00 if Breeder Queen is 

 wanted. For 10 or more Colonies or Nuclei, deduct 25c each. 



I have successfully shipped Bees and Queens from this place every month of the year. I 

 started two colonies Jan. 25th on their voyage to Nutsusarida. Kobe. Japan. Each con- 

 tained a Breeder Italian Queen. 



My Bee and Queen Exhibits at the State Fair of Texas were awarded six premiums in igii. 



Italians also were awarded First Prize at The Cotton Palace, in Waco, Tex. 

 ' Your Money's Worth " is my motto. Terms are Cash with order. I refer you to Sabinal 

 National Bank or any business firm in Sabinal. 



I have seven yards, and with several hundred nuclei I can serve many customers. I solicit 

 your trade. 



J. A. Simmons, Uvalde Co. Apiaries, Sabinal, Texas. 



Please mention An. Bee Joomal when writing. 



Southern Bee-Keepers! 



I have a Large and Complete Stock of BEE- 

 SUPPLIES at Cordele, Ga., and have erec- 

 ted a large Warehouse and filled it with 

 New Bee -Supplies at O'Brien, Fla., near 

 Live Oak. the best shipping-point for all 

 sections of Florida. Southeast Georgia and 

 Southern Alabama. 



Send all orders to CORDELE, CA., and 

 state from which point you wish vour Sup- 

 plies shipped. J.J, WILDER. 



OUR FREE CATALOG 



Will tell you all about our 



Best Bee-Keepers' & Poultry Supplies 



Sold at lowest living prices. We handle the 

 Best Sections in theWorld— the August Lotz 

 Sections at Lotz prices. Three Carloads of 

 Goods on hand with 2 more coming. 



Drop us a card and we can please you. 



Catalog Free. H. S. Duby, St. Anne, III. 



PJraae mrntion Am. Bee Journal wheo writing 



BEE - KEEPER'S NOVELTY POCKET - KNIFE. 



Your Name and Address will be put on one side of the handle as shown in 

 the cut. and on the other side a picture of a Queen-Bee, a Worker-Bee, and a 

 Drone-Bee. The handle is celluloid, and so transparent, through which is seen 

 your name. If you lose this Knife it can be returned to you. or it serves to iden- 

 tify you if you happen to be injured fatally, or rendered unconscious. The cut is 

 the exact size; it is made of best steel. When ordering be sure to write exact 

 name and address. Knife delivered within two weeks after we receive order. 



Price, postpaid, $L00 ; or with a year's subscription to the .'American Bee 

 Journal — both for $1.80; or given Free as a premium for sending us 3 New sub- 

 scriptions at $1.00 each. 



American Bee Journal, Hamilton, Illinois. 



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 Pully illustrated in our big Catalog. Send for it today. 



THE FRED W. MUTH CO. 



"The Busy Bee Men" 

 51 Walnut Street, (MNOINNATI, OHIO 



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