April 30, 1903. 



THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



285 



It^licin Queens, 



Bees cincl Nuclei. 



We have a strain of 

 bees bred sjjecially for 

 honey - gathering' and 

 longevity, at the follow- 

 ing prices : 



One Untested Queen $1.00 



One Tested Queen 1.35 



One Select Tested Oneen. 1.50 



One Breeder Queen 2.S0 



Ose • Comb Nucleus (no 

 Queen 1.40 



Tested ready now; un- 

 tested in May. Safe ar- 

 rival guaranteed. For price on Doz. lots 

 send for catalog. J. L. STRONQ, 



16Atf :ii4 E. Logan St., CLARIXDA, IOWA. 

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This Emerson stiff-board Binder with cloth 

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 but 60 cents; or we will send it with the Bee 

 Journal for one year— both for only $1.40. It is 

 a fine thing to preserve the copies of the Jour- 

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GEO. H. STAHL. Quincy, III 



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The Danz. Bive— 



The Comb Honey Hive. 



We sell it. We are authorized iobbing- ag'ents 

 for THE A. I. ROOT CO., for Michigan. Send us 

 a list of the goods you want for this season, and 

 let us quote you prices. Beeswax wanted. Send 

 for catalog. H. M. HUNT & SON, 



lOAlTt BELL BRANCH. MICH, 



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Tennessee Queens. 



Daughters of Select Imported 

 Italian, Select loug-tong-ued 

 [Moore's , and Select, Straight 

 5-band Queens. Bred 5% miles 

 apart, and mated to select 

 drones. No bees owned with- 

 in 2)i miles; none impure 

 within 3, and but few within 

 5 miles. No disease. 30 years' 

 experience. WARRANTED 

 QUEENS, 75 cents each ; 

 TESTED, $1.50 each. Dis- 

 count on large orders. 

 Contracts with dealers a spe- 

 cialty. Discount after July 1st 

 Send for circular. 



JOHN M. DAVIS, 



c9A26t SPRING HILL, TENN. 



Ple?>5e mention Bee Joumai when vmUng 



drop eithiM tin: bees or my other bnsiness. I 

 made tbti mistake of droppinK the bees, 

 althouffh 1 put them on shares and derived 

 some ini-'onu' from them, but it was not long 

 before I liad no bees. 



At the timi' I dropped the bees 1 was getting 

 about three-' tons of honey a year. I started 

 with Langstnith hives, and being an admirer 

 of Mr. Doolitile's writings, I decided to try 

 the Gallup frame, and I was so well pleased 

 with it that I adopted it, and I never have 

 regretted the change. Perhaps it I had been 

 in a wanner climate it might be different. 

 When 1 liocame satisfied which frame I lilted 

 best, I made a part of the hives double-walled 

 for outdoor wintering, and a part single- walled 

 for cellar-wintering. 



As soon as I got fairly started I commenced 

 experimenting on spring management. The 

 first warm days in March that bees could fly, 

 and warm enough to open the hives, which is 

 usually the first or second week of the month, 

 I took part of them out of the cellar. I thor- 

 oughly clean the hives out and crowd the 

 bees up so that they cover all of the combs, 

 and see that they have sufficient feed. I use 

 chaff division-boards, and keep them crowded 

 so that I almost always find brood on the out- 

 side of the outside combs, and make haste 

 slowly in spreading the combs when set out 

 the second time. 



I forgot to say that as soon as the weather 

 turned cold again, after cleaning them out and 

 crowding, I put them back into the cellar 

 again, and I found by experimenting that it 

 was best in this locality to leave them in until 

 settled weather, avoiding dwindling. 



I have taken up bees again in a small way, 

 for it is a pleasure for me to handle them. I 

 never could lay down any set rules to follow, 

 but had to watch each individual colony, and 

 try to supply their needs. 



Perhaps I may some time give my experience 

 in outdoor wintering in a cold climate. 



I have always found it a benefit to treat the 

 bees as I have stated. L. A. Pennoyer. 



Blue Earth Co., Minn., April 2. 



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 when writing advertisers. 



Taking Bees Out Early. 



Last Thursday was the only day fit for the 

 bees to fly since they were "cellared"' last 

 fall, and as I was very anxious to know how 

 "the land lay " with them, I took l.=j to the 

 summer stands, returning them the next day, 

 with the exception of 6 colonies, for which I 

 managed to " rake up " enough material to 

 blanket them well. I shall watch the results 

 very carefully to determine whether the set- 

 ting out and returning them was a Ijenefit or 

 damage, and report later if I can determine 

 any difference. In general they were in 

 splendid condition, save a few that were in 

 bad shape when I put them into the cellar 

 last fall. 



We have barely seen the sun since the day 

 following the taking out of the bees, such 

 heavy fogs nearly all the time, and perfect 

 torrents of rain, with lots of thunder and 

 lightning. We also had hail to the depth of 

 an inch on Tuesday, and some of it remaining 

 in piles after all the rain which followed. I 

 have heard of no serious damage on account 

 of the storm. F. W. Hall. 



Sioux Co., Iowa, March 1.5. 



Cellap- Wintering— Basswood. 



My bees have tjeen out of the cellar about 

 two weeks. I always take them out the first 

 week in March, if we get a day warm enough, 

 as I can not keep them in any longer as they 

 get very restlcs.*. and I can not find any way 

 to stop it. For two years I have tried A. I. 

 Root's plan of leaving the windows and out- 

 side cellar-duoi- open nights. Last year they 

 wintered poorly, but this winter they have 

 come through tirst-rate, and they were not in 

 nearly as good condition when they were put 

 into the cellai- as they were the year before. 

 They were light in both bees and honey. 



Yesterday uiy bees were getting plenty of 

 pollen— "2:^ da> - sooner than I ever saw them 

 get it before ; lu-day it is cooler, and snowing. 

 Everything secnis to indicate a good season ; 

 basswood tren.^ did not put fortli their blos- 

 soms last season, therefore we expect full 

 bloom this seR~"n. 



Mortaliiy iiniing the bees was not as large 



Italian Queens, by Mail. 

 Golden and Honey Queens 5^' 



1 6 12 



Untested Sl.mt f 5.(.M $ ')M0 



Tested 1,25 7.)K) 13.00 



Breeder 4 00 



2-frame Nucleus (ao queen) 2.00 11.00 21.00 



Add price of an^ Queea wanted with Nucleus. 



Our bees are shipped in light shipping-cases. 

 Purchaser pays express on Nuclei. 



Safe arrival guaranteed of all stock sent out. 



Batavia, III.. Aug. 21, 1901. 

 Dear Sir:— I thought I would let you know as 

 to results of the nucleus sent me. They were 



E laced ill lO-frame hives and now they are in 

 necoadilion. From one I removed 24 pouads 

 of honey and bad to give (> of them more room, 

 as they were hanging out. They have more 

 than reached ray expectations. 



Yours respectfully, E. K. Meredith. 



Davenport, Iowa, Dec 31, 1'>01. 



Your (|ueens are fully up to standard. The 

 honey queen that you sent my brother lakes the 

 lead, ishe had a rousiag colony whan put up 

 for winter. The goldens can be handled with- 

 out smoke or veil. Very truly yours, 



John Thoeming. 



Notice. — No tested stock sent out before 

 May 15. Send money bv P. O. Money Order or 

 Express Order. D. J. BLOCKER, 



l7Atf PEARL CITY, ILL. 



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I They started even-now look at them. 



The Same Old Story 



, modern machine always beats hand work 



Tht Hardie Whitewashing Machine 



rks so much faster, forces the 

 aid into every crack and destroys 

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 Full particulars on application. 



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 Meals, ranging in price from 3Sc. to 

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