902 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



HIGHLAND FARM QUEENS 



are the result of years of careful selection and judicious breeding from the best honey- 

 gathering strains of superior long-tongue red-clover Italians in America and Italy. 

 Highland Farm methods will produce perfectly developed, long-lived, and prolific 

 queens. If you want bees that will winter well, build up rapidly in the spring, and 

 roll in the honey. Highland Farm queens will produce them. We are now sending 

 queens of this celebrated strain by return mail at the following prices: 



1 6 12 



July 15 



Safe delivery and satisfaction guaranteed 



Select untested queens . . . $ .75 $4.00 S 7.50 



Tested queens 1.25 6.00 10.00 



Select tested queens .... 1.50 8.00 15.00 



Send for queen circular — it tells why Highland Farm queens are superior to others. 

 Address all orders to 



J. E. HAND, BBRMINCHAM, ERIE COUNTY, OHIO. 



GRAY 



CAUCASIAN 



QUEENS. 



igo§-igo6 Queen-breeder in Apia>y of Dept. of Agriculture, Washiiigtoii, D. C. 

 During that time Caucasians were being distributed by the department so that I handled many 

 of the imported queens and bred much of the stocic which other breeders are using, and am in 

 a position to furnish the best of Caucasian queens. They are hardy and prolific, but not great 

 swarmers; are builders of white combs, great honey-gatherers, and their extreme gentleness 

 has won for them the name "STINGLESS. " Queens are reared from imported mother of 

 gray type. Have three-band or leather-colored Italians also. They are hustlers. 



GRAY CAUCASIANS. PRICE LIST AFTER JULY I. three-band Italians. 



Untested queens 1, $ .75; 6, $4.25; 12,$ 8.00. Untested queens 1, $ .60; 6, $3.35; 12, $6.50. 



Select untested queens.. . 1.00 5.50 10.00. Select untested queens.. . .75 4.00 7.50. 



SAFE ARRIVAL AND ENTIRE SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. 



No bee disease ever in this section. Descriptive circular and testimonials free. 



LESLIE MARTIN, Birdcroft Apiaries, LEBANON, TENNESSEE. 



ITALIAN 



QUEENS 



And nothing but Italians. An improved superior 

 strain is what QUIRIN-THE-QUEEN-BREED- 

 ER raises. Stock is Northern-bred and hardy — 

 not a single colony lost during the past winter; 

 have five yards, all wintered on summer stands. Am 

 now taking off supers of nice white-capped clover 

 honey. Prices of bees and queens as per below: 



Prices of Queens after July 1. 



Select queens 



Tested queens 



Select tested queens . . . 



Breeders 



Straight five-band breeders . 

 Two-comb nuclei, no queen . 

 Three-comb nuclei, no queen 

 Full colonies on eight frames 



> 7 00 

 9 00 

 15 00 



22 00 

 32 00 



All queens now go by return mail. Safe ar- 

 rival and pure mating guaranteed. We employ 

 400 to 500 swarms. Can furnish bees on L. or 

 Danz. frames. Add price of whatever queen is 

 wanted to nuclei or colony. No order too large, 

 and none too small. Over 20 years a queen- 

 breeder. Address all orders to 



QUIRIN-THE-QUEEN-BREEDER, Bellevue. Ohio. 



ITALrAN QUEENS 



Fine young prolific 3 and 5 

 banded Italian queen, untest- 

 ed, only 76e; extra-flne queen 



81; tested, 81.25. Full colonies 



in 8-fr. hive, with queen, 85.50; 



3-fr. nucleus, with queen,82.75. 



Safe arrival guaranteed. Di- 

 rections to Introduce go with 

 queen. Price list free. 



J L FAJEN, . ALMA. MO. 



NOTCHEAPQUEENS,BUT QUEENS CHEAP 



500 Best Strain Italian Queens Beady to Mail March 1st. 



Untested queens In lots as follows : 1, 75 cts. ; 6, 84.20 ; 12. t 7.80. 

 Tested queens In lots as follows: 1,81.00; 6,85.70; 12,810.80. 

 Breeders' queens In lots as follows; 1 85.00; 3,812.00. 

 Nuclei with unfd queen: l-fr.,81.75; 2-rr..82.26; fullcolonle8,84.75. 

 Nuclei with tested queen: l-fr.,82; 2-fr, 82.50; full colonies, 85. 

 Also dealer In bee-keepers' supplies. Root's goods. Ask forcat'g. 

 W. J. LITTLEFIELD, LITTLE ROCK ARK 



PHARR'S GOLDCNS 



took first prize at three exhibits in 1907. W^e also breed Carnl- 

 olans, three-banded Italians, and Caucasians, bred In separate 

 yards and from the best breeders obtainable; guarantee safe 

 delivery and fair treatment. Untested, 75 cts. ; tested. 81 00. 



New Centtirj Queen-rearing Oo.,Berealr,Tex. John W. Pharr, Prop. 



Golden Italian Queens, 75c 



Six for $4 00. 



Mailed promptly. Safe arrival and satisfaction guaranteed. 

 Circular. 



J. B. CASE, .... Port Orange, Fla. 



Westwood Rcd-clovcr Queens 



Are the bees that got the honey in 1907. 



Better try them for 1908. Nuclei and full 



colonies a specialty. Price list on application. 



HENRYSHAFFER.2860 Harrison Ave., Sta. L.Cincinnati, 0. 



