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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



May 15 



QUEENS 



And nothing but Italians. An improved 

 superior strain is what QUIRIN-THE- 

 QUEEN- BREEDER raises. Stock is 

 Northern-bred and hardy. We winter 

 our five yards on summer stands with 

 practically no loss. Some of the largest 

 honey-producers of the west started with 

 our stock. Free circular and testimonials. 



Prices of Queens Before July 



Select queens 



Tested queens 



Select tested queens . . . 



Breeders 



Golden five-band breeders 

 Two-comb nuclei, no queen 

 Three-comb nuclei, no queen 

 Full colonies on eight frames 



$ 9 00 

 15 00 

 18 00 



25 00 

 35 00 



Queens now go by Return Mail 



Safe arrival 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 twenty 

 years a queen-breeder. Address all orders to 



Quirin - the - Queen - Breeder 



Bellevue, Ohio 



" ■ '' ■ ^^ '''' ^ bees and queens loi the season of 1909. 

 Fine well-bred queens are his specialty; and in all the queens 

 mailed during the past 18 years there is not a displeased customer 

 that I know of. On the other hand, letters of praise come from 

 every source. Mr. Wm. Hughes, of Washington, D. C, writes 

 that he has been handling queens for the past twenty years, and 

 he has never found any that equal or please him so well as the 

 two dozen he bought of me last season. I can and do mail 

 queens every month in the year, California and Cuba taking over 

 100 in the past month of December. I will mail queens from 

 now on at the one price of $1.00 each or 6 for $5.00. Breeding 

 queens, each, $5.00. Write for prices on quantity lots. Address 

 W. H. LAWS, Beeville, Bee County, Texas. 



Westwood Red-clover Queens 



A New York customer writes, " I have tried queens from 



a good many breeders, but yours are far ahead of them all. " 



Nuclei and full colonies a specialty. Price list on application. 



HENRYSHAFFER, 2860 Harrison Ave..Sta.L,Clnclnnati.O 



Queens that'll Convince You 



that my famous Red-clovers and Goldens are superi- 

 or to all. Untested, 50 cts.; select untested, 75 cts. 

 tested, $1; nuclei, $1.00 per frame without queen. 

 H. A. ROSS, 1709 Upper Second Street, Evansville, Indiana 



for 

 909 



Taylor's Queens 



J. W. Taylor & Son have made a specialty of breeding for the 

 best honey-gatherers. Our three-banded Italians can't be beat, 

 or haven't been, as honey-gatherers. Untested, $1.00 each, or 

 $9.00 a dozen; tested queens, $1.25 each, or $12.00 a dozen. 

 Select tested queens, $1.50 each; breeders, the very best, $3.00 

 to $5.00 each. Send all orderi to 

 J. W. TAYLOR a, SON BEEVILLE, BEE COUNTY, TEXAS 



GOLDEN ITALIAN QUEENS 



Bred from straight five-band mothers, mated to select golden drones, 3>2 miles from three- 

 band yard. These queens are large, vigorous, and prolific ; the bees gentle and hustlers. 

 Purity of mating, safe arrival, and satisfaction guaranteed. No bee-disease of any kind. 



BREEDERS.— Straight five-band, $10.00; Select Golden, $4.00 and up. 



NOTE. — For three-band queens at above prices, write J. M. DAVIS, Spring Hill, Tenn. 



BEN G. DAVIS, 



SPRING HILL, 



TENNESSEE 



Carniolan, Banat,and 

 Caucasian Queens 



Imported, $5.00 each; homebred, $1.00 each, five for $4.00. 

 Best strains from apiaries personally inspected by 



FRANK BENTON, box 17, Washington, D. C. 



GET . 

 YOUR 



QUEENS 



DIRECT FROM ITALY 



MAY to SEPTEMBER.— Tested, $2.60; Champion Layers, 

 $4.00. Dead queens replaced if box is returned unopened. Dis- 

 count to dealers or for quantities. Beautiful unsolicited testi- 

 monials. Honest dealing. For further particulars write to 



MALAN BROTHERS 

 Queen-breeders, . . . Luserna, San Giovanni, Italy 



Golden Italian ol 

 QUEENS Ql 



Same old stand and stock. Ready now. 



J. B. CASE, 



PORT ORANGE, FLA. 



