December, 1912. 



American Tiee Journal 



Some Good 



BEE - LITERATURE 



At Half Price 



$4 Worth for Only $2 



All Postpaid 

 Li.st No. 1 



American Bee Journal, 1 year $1.00 



(or Gleanings in Bee Culture) 



" Southern Bee Culture," by J. J. 

 Wilder 50 



3 Copies "Honey-Money Stories," 

 at 25c 75 



2 Copies "Songs of Beedom," at 



25c 50 



(10 Bee-Songs in a copy) 



100 Copies " Honey as a Health- 

 Food" 1.^5 



Totnl $4.00 



All the Above List for Only $2 



List No. 2 



"Langstroth on the Honey-Bee ". .$1.20 



2 Copies "Honey-Money Stories," 

 at 2.5c 50 



2 Copies "Songs of Beedom," at 



25c 50 



(10 Bee-Songs in a copy) 



" Southern Bee Culture," by J. T. 

 Wilder 50 



" Pearce Method of Bee-Keeping " .50 



" Hand's 20th Century Bee-Keep- 

 ing " 50 



20 Copies "Honey as a Health- 

 Food" 30 



Total $4.00 



All the Above List for Only $2 



A Home in the Northwest 



Do you want a home in the best part 

 of the' Northwest— Northern Idaho? 

 If so, let me hear from you. I have no 

 land for sale myself, but can refer you 

 to those who have. If you will let me 

 know what you'd like, I can also then 

 refer your enquiry to reliable real es- 

 tate men here who can supply you. 

 Remember, no irrigation is necessary 

 here. It is a fine country for diversified 

 farming — dairying, fruit-growing, bee- 

 keeping, poultry, etc. You would be 

 pleased if you could come and look 

 this country over. But the next best 

 thing is to do it by correspondence. I 

 will be glad to help you in any way I 

 can, if you will let me know just what 

 you want. 



Special Bee-Literature Offers 



Ask for my circular containing spe- 

 cial oflers of bee-literature. And if 

 you want any bee-papers or other mag- 

 azines, send me your list and I can 

 quote you a price that will save you 

 some money, I am sure, .\ddress, 



George W. York, 



Publisher and Subscription Agent, 

 ;50li S. IJo.ver A\e., 



Sandpoint, Bonner Co., Idaho 



BOOKINGTORDERS FOR 1913 



Untested Italian Queen-Bees 



Our Standard- Bred 



6 Queens for $4.50 ; 3 for $2.50 ; 

 1 for 90 cents. 



For a number of years we have been sending out to 

 bee-keepers exceptionally fine Untested Italian Queens, 

 purely mated, and all right in every respect. Here is 

 what a few of those who received our Queens have to say 

 about them : 



George W. York & Co.:— The two queens received of you some 

 time ago are fine They are good breeders, and the workers are 

 showing up fine I Introduced them among black bees, and the bees 

 are nearly yellow now, and are doing good work. 



Nemaha Co , Kan . July 16. A. W, Swax. 



George W. York & Co :— After importing queens for 15 years you 

 have sent me the best She keeps 9 1-2 Langstroth frames fully oc 

 copied to date, and. although I kept the hive well contracted, to force 

 them to swarm, they have never built a queen-ceU, and will put up 

 lira pounds of honey if the flow lasts this week. 



Ontario. Canada July 22 Chas, Mitchell 



George W. York & Co.:— The queen I bought of you has proven a 

 good one. and has given me some of the best colonies. 



Washington Co., Va., July 22. N. P. Oglesbt. 



George W York & Co. :-The queen I received of you a few days 

 ago came through O, K . and I want to say that she is a beauty. I im- 

 mediately introduced her Into a colony which had been queenles.s for 

 20 days- She was accepted by them, and has gone to work nicely. I 

 am highly pleased with her and your promptness In filling my order. 

 My father, who is an old bee keeper, pronounced her very fine. You 

 will hear from me again when I am in need of something In the bee 

 l'"*- E. E. McColm. 



Marlon Co., 111., July 13. 



We usually begin mailing Queens in May, and con- 

 tinue thereafter on the plan of " first come first served." 

 The price of one of our Untested Queens alone is 90 

 cents, or with the old American Bee Journal for one 

 year— both for $1.60. Three Queens (without Journal) 

 would be $2..50. or 6 for $-1.50. Full instructions for in- 

 troducing are sent with each Queen, being printed on the 

 underside of the address-card on the mailing-cage. You 

 cannot do better than to get one or more of our fine 

 Standard-Bred Queens. 



American Bee Journal, Hamilton, Illinois. 



The Ideal Hive-Tool Free as a Premium 



Exactly half actual size, 



Price, postpaid. 3.? cents; or with the American Bee Journal 

 one year— both for J1.15; or mailed Free as a premium for 

 sending us one new subscription at Ji.oo. 



This is a special tool invented by a Minnesota bee-keeper, adapted for pry- 

 ing up supers, and for general hive and other work around the apiary. Made of 

 malleable iron, 8% inches long. The middle part is 1 1-16 inches wide, and 7-32 

 thick. The srnaller end is 1% inches long, >^ inch wide, and 7-32 thick, ending 

 like a screwdriver. The larger end is wedge-shaped, having a fairly sharp, semi- 

 circular edge, making it almost perfect for prying up hive-covers, supers, etc., as 

 it does not mar the wood. Dr. C. C. Miller, who has used this tool since 1003, 

 says: "I think as much of the tool as ever." 



American Bee Journal, Hamilton, Illinois. 



