May 7, 1903. 



THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



301 



^•Frame Nuclei For Sale 



We are now booking orders for 3- 

 frame Nuclei of Italian Bees, with 

 queens, to be delivered between May IS 

 and June 1 — first come first served. 

 They will be shipped by express from 

 Kankakee Co.. about 50 miles south 

 of Chicago. They are on Langstroth 

 frames, and the number of Nuclei is 

 limited. Prices are, f. o. b. starting 

 point — One Nucleus, S3. 00; 5 or more at 

 one time, $2.75 each. 



GEORGE W. YORK & CO. 



144 & 146 Erie St., - CHICAGO, ILL. 



^5 66&t Queen of Sixtu-tive 55 



Mr. Alley: 



Be 



, Mi 



I have a queen received from you ia r>U(i. Her 



bees are the best bcney-g'athei ers of an apiary 



of 65 colonies in which are queens frmn different 



breeders— natural queens, as Dr. Gallup calls 



them. The Adel queen is the best of the lot. 



C.J. Oldenbekg. 



Price-List now ready. H. ALLEY, 



]6A4t Wenham. Mass. 



Page Gate Frames 



,-ire solid roiinii Iron, welded by electricity. Gates 

 liavfto ;^tiirid more liantjiue' tban fence. Ours are 

 pitwerfnlly braced. Mesh entirely woven bv hand. 

 l*A«iK UOVi;.N WIKK FE-NCE CO., ADKI Ai\,.>iltH. 

 Please xDeutJon Bee Journal wHen -writing. 



Bee = Supplies 



G B. LEWIS GO'S GOODS and every- 

 thing- necessary for handling bees. The very 

 best of goods, and largest stock in Indiana. 

 Low freight-rates. Catalog free. 



C. M. SCOTT & CO., 



1004 E. Washington Street, 

 4'>A2(.t INDIANAPOLIS. IND. 



jrk for us. We will start you in 



and furnish the capital. VVork 



ght and easy. Send 10 cents for full 



warned lo Buy 



unlimited quantities of ABSOLUTELY PURE 

 BEESWAX. Must be nice. Best prices paid, 

 either cash or in Supplies. Address at once, 

 C. M. SCOTT & CO., 



1004 E. Washington St., iNDiaNAPOLis, Ind. 



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A r\f\ Mounted (jueen-Cells and one 

 1 UU *^™P^^ °^ t^<= Stanley Cell- 

 Protector or Introducing Cage 

 for 7fi cents, postpaid. 



i^Atf ARTHUR STANLEY, DIXQN, ILL. 



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Take a Trip 



over the Nickel "Plate Road and be con- 

 vinced of its superior train service. 

 Solid through daily express trains be- 

 tween Chicago, Ft. Wayne, Findlay, 

 Fostoria, Erie, Buffalo, New York City 

 and Boston. American Club Meals, 

 ranging in price from 35c. to SI. 00, 

 served in Nickel Plate dining-cars ; 

 also service a la carte. Rates always 

 the lowest. No excess fare charged on 

 any train on the Nickel Plate Road. 

 Chicago depot: Harrison St. and Fifth 

 Ave. City Ticket Offices 111 Adams 

 St. and Auditorium Annex. John Y. 

 Calahan, General Agent, 113 Adams 

 St., Room 298, Chicago. 'Phone Cen- 

 tral 2057. 2— 17ASt 



bees that could rmt well be spared at that time. 



In March I fell about 30 pounds of honey, 

 which a store-keejier had allowed to become 

 tilled with flies, I'lc, and which was of course 

 unsalable. I thinned it down with hot water, 

 and the bees earrit-d it in with avidity, and, 

 as a result, they are well supplied with food. 



Now, for the ri'sult: I went through them 

 yesterday and fdiiiid them all alive, and all 

 have some brood. The 3 colonies in Lang- 

 stroth hives are much stronger than those in 

 Danz. hives. The lO-frame Langstroth, and 

 one of the S-fraiiie, are in fine condition. The 

 latter has two frames of brood that are a 

 pleasure to look at. It is a large, solid patch 

 of brood without misses. 



The weaker of the Danz. hive colonies has 

 started two i|ueen-cells, much to my surprise. 

 In one of the hives I found a small patch of 

 what looked like "laying worker'- brood; 

 they looked like small rifle cartridges, with 

 the caps of the cells bulging out. Perhaps it 

 is drone-brood from the queen. I hope it is. 



How I wish I could have the advantage of a 

 visit from an expert like Dr. Miller or Mr. 

 Alley, or one of the bee-kings. Being here 

 alone I blunder along making many mistakes, 

 and sadly feel my ignorance. I could not 

 manage at all but for the American Bee -Jour- 

 nal. 'Thai, dollar is my best investment, and 

 pays me the largest returns for my money. 

 But, oh, for the living voice and experienced 

 hand of an expert in my apiary, if only for an 

 hour! 



My hives stand on a railway embankment, 

 consisting of boulders, so I am afraid to clip 

 my queens, lest when they fall down they 

 should crawl under a stone and 1 be unable 

 to find them. But this is one of the tnings I 

 should like to have the advice of an expert on. 

 Mine is a very poor location, but it is that or 

 nothing. 



My bees are gathering any quantity of pol- 

 len from the pussy-willows. After that they 

 have nothing to get until white clover, and 

 that is the only honey harvest they will have, 

 as our bush is all coniferse. The gardens 

 furnish a few flowers, but nothing worth men- 

 tioning. However, there is any amount of 

 white clover, while it lasts. H. Beer. 



British Columbia, Canada, April 22. 



Prospects Good. 



I am somewhat interested in bees, having 

 25 strong colonies. I did not lose one during 

 the winter; they wintered in better shape 

 than for the past six years. 



We have plenty of white clover, so the pros- 

 pects are good for honey this season. I notice 

 some of the bee-keepers report the same in 

 other localities. Well, hurrah for a change, 

 for we have had several years that have been 

 almost failures here. 



I have taken the Bee Journal only a short 

 time, but I think it is a fine paper, and every 

 one who keeps bees should have it every 

 week. L. W. Et.MOBE. 



Jefferson Co., Iowa, April 2". 



A Lecture on Ants and Bees. 



Last evening Rev. W. T. Elsing gave a lec- 

 ture at the Brown Memorial Presbyterian 

 Church; he had a good, attentive audience, 

 and he used steriopLicon pictures, which were 

 excellent; many of them I recognized as com- 

 ing from various bee books and papers. 

 Mr. Elsing's lecture showed that he had read 

 the proper books. He did not soar away up 

 into flowery untruths, but gave a plain, lucid, 

 understandable talk. His audience was 

 charmed with the talk and illustrations. He 

 is doing this work gratuitously as missionary 

 work, to try to show the beautiful in Nature, 

 and the loving kindness of God. I had never 

 met him before, but before the lecture 1 

 formed his acquaintance, and told him about 

 our National Bee-Keepers' Association, of 

 which he did nut know anything. I gave 

 him the last copy cf the American Bee Jour- 

 nal, which he wa.s glad to receive, having 

 never seen one. I invited him to join the Na- 

 tional Bee-Keepers' Association, and to sub- 

 scriljB for the Aimrican Bee Journal. I told 

 him about the work and objects of the Na- 

 tional, and told him about the standing offer 

 of .^1,000 for manufactured comb honey, and 

 several other points. He announced them all 



Tennessee Queens. 



Daughters of Select Imported 

 Italian^ Select long-tongued 

 [Moore's), and Select, Straight 

 5-band Queens. Bred 3J4 railes 

 apart, and mated to select 

 drones. No bees owned with- 

 in 2^ miles; none impure 

 within 3, and but few within 

 5 miles. No disease. 30 years' 

 experience. WARRANTED 

 OUEENS, 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, 



9A26t SPRING HILL, TENN. 



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The Danz. Bive— 



The Comb Honey Hive. 



We sell it. We are authorized jobbing agents 

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

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

 let us quote you prices. Beeswax wanted. Send 

 for catalog. H. M. HU^T & SON, 



10Al7t BELL BRANCH. MICH. 



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9 I f\.aO For 



I ^ 200 Egg 

 "INCUBATOR 



Perfect in construction i 

 action. Hatches every fer 

 egg, \Vrite for catalog to-d 



GEO. H. STAHL. Qulncy* III. 



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Italian Queens, by Mail. 

 Golden and Honey Queens j^? 



c=i 1 6 12 



Untested $1.00 $ 5.00 $ 9.00 



Tested 1.25 7.00 13.00 



Breeder 4 00 



2-frame Nucleus no queen] 2.00 11.00 21.00 



Add price of any Queen wanted with Nucleus. 



Our bees are shipped in light shipping-cases. 

 Purchaser pays express on Nuclei. 

 L,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 

 placed in lO-frame hives and now they are in 

 tiue condition. From one I removed 24 pounds 

 of honey and bad to give 6 of them more room, 

 as they were hanging out. They have more 

 than reached my expectations. 



Yours respectfully, E, K. Meredith. 



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



Your queens are fully up to standard. The 

 honey queen that you sent my brother lakes the 

 lead. She had a rousing colony when 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. BLOCHER. 



ITAtf PEARL CITY, ILL. 



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Queen-Clipping Device Free! 



The MoNETTE Queen-Clipping 

 Device is a fine thing for use in 

 catching and clipping Queens' 

 wings. It is used by many bee- 

 keepers. Full printed directions 

 sent with each one. We mail it for 

 :2.'>ciTit6; or will send it FREE as 

 :i prt'tiiiuin for sending us One 

 New .subscriber to the Bee .Journal 

 /*:^^s?''"' '^ ■^'^'"' *' SI .00; or for §1.10 we 

 '^ " ^ will mail the Bee .Journal one year 



and the Clippin;: Device. Address, 



* QEORQE W. YORK & CO., 

 144 & 146 E. Erie St., - CHICAGO, ILL. 



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 when writing Advertisers. 



