JiUy, 1912. 



American Hee Journal 



PUBLISHEn MONTHLY BY 



George W. York «S: Coinpauy, 



1st Nat'l Bank Bldg. Hamilton, Illinois 



IMPORTANT NOTICE 



THE SUBSCRIE'TION PRICK of this 

 Journal is Si.oo a year, in the United States 

 of America and Mexico; in Canada. $i.io; 

 and in all other countries in the Postal 

 Union. 25 cents a year extra for postage. 

 Sample copy free. 



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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 otiier direction decided 

 upon by the Board of Directors. 



Officers 



President— George W. York, Sandpoint. Ida. 

 Vice-Pres. — Morley Petlit. Guelph. Out. Can. 

 Secretary— E. B. Tyrrell. Detroit. Mich. 

 Treasurer— N. E. ^"rance. Platteville. Wis. 



Director.s 



K. I). Townsend. Chm., Remus, Mich. 

 Wesley C. Foster, Boulder, Colo. 

 Kranklin Wilcox. Mauston. Wis. 

 .1. 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. K. B. Tyrrell. 



BEE-KEEPERS 



Look ui) your stock at once and sentl 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.; 

 standaril goods with latest improvements 

 fresh from the factory at factory schedule 

 of prices. 1 have a general line of Root's 

 Goods constantly on hand. My facilities 

 for serving you are une(iualled. 



Beeswax taken in exchange for supplies 

 Or cash. 



Italian Bees and Queens 



Be sure y<'u ha\e in\' ijtj ( atalog of Bees, 

 (.iiii-cns ,ind Sii|i|ilies. sAjt 



EARL M. NICHOLS, Lyonsville, Mass. 



FOR SALE -A CAR LOAD OF BEES 



Consisting of 300 colonies at $6.00 a colony, spring delivery 1913. 



I will accompany the bees and guarantee safe delivery. Purchaser to pay the freight. 

 MY SEVEN YARDS ARE OVERSTOCKED. 



and I do not care to start others, as I have all that I can well attend to. Terms 

 of sale, $3011 to accompany copy for contract, and placed on deposit in the Sabi- 

 nal National Bank of this place against bill of lading; balance payable on arrival 

 of car. Bees are in Standard Dovetailed 10-frame hives, painted, and new bot- 

 toms (Danz. style) of "i lumber. 



Bees are Italians and Banats crossed, and many of tliem are pure mated for 

 the production of honey. Could ship if wanted after Sept. 1.'), this year, at $5..50 a 

 colony. Health certificate furnished. 



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



Phase mention Am. Bee Journal when writing. 



Soutliern Bee-Keepers! 



I have a Large and Complete Stock of BEE- 

 SUPPLIES at Cordele, Cla., 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 your Sup- 

 plies shipped. J. ,1. WILDER. 



OUR FREE CATALOG 



Will tell you all about oiir 



Best Bee-Keepers' & Poultry Supplies 



Sold at lowest living prices. We handle the 

 Best Sections in tlie World— 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. 



Please mention Am. Bee Journal when writing. 



BEE - KEEPER'S NOVELTY POCKET - KNIFE. 



HOWARD M. MELBEE, 



HONEYVILLE, O. 



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 e.xact 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, $1.00; 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. 



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