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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



Aug. 1 



Bees and Queens 



One thousand queens, and 225 lbs. of fine honey 

 from one colony. Mr. A. B. Jackaberry, Cantril, la., 

 says he took 225 lbs of fine comb honey from one col- 

 ony with one of our queens in It. Our bees are hon- 

 ey-gatherers. We have many such good records. 

 During August we will give you a special chance to 

 stock your colonies with our queens. We breed and 

 can give you red-clover and golden Caucasians, one 

 queen, as they run, 65 cts.; select, 75 cts.; tested, $1.00. 

 Four-frame nuclei with good queens, S3. 50; full colo- 

 nies, $6.00. Caucasian queens, $1.00; tested, $1.25. We 

 stand by all our goods. We guarantee safe delivery 

 of all queens. Special prices on 100 queens. Send in 

 your order at once. G. ROUTZAHN, Biglerville, Pa. 



For Sale. — Fine young untested queens, at 65 cents 

 each in any quantity. Also full colonies bees in 8- 

 frame body, with a fine young untested queen of best 

 breeding queen obtainable, $6.00; 5>2-in. depth 8-frame 

 nuclei with queen, 13.75. Each, $4.00. 



A. H. Kanagy, Kishacoquillas, Pa. 



Make all money orders payable at Belleville, Pa. 



Clipping queens' wings, 10 cents each extra. 



Italian queens direct from Italy. Extensive apiarist. 

 E. Penna, Bologna, Italy. I send queens from May 15 

 to September 30. In Italy we have only Italian bees, 

 so all my queens are warranted quite pure and rightly 

 mated. One fertile queen, $1.30; twelve, $12.00; one 

 breeding queen, $3.00. Cash with orders. Queens sent 

 postpaid; safe arrival guaranteed. 



For Sale.— -Moore's strain and golden Italian queens, 

 untested, $1.00; six, $5.00; twelve, $9.00. Carniolan, Ba- 

 nat, and Caucasian queens, select, $1.25; six, $6.00; 

 twelve, $10.00. Tested, any kind, $1.50; six, $8.00. Choice 

 breeders, $3.00. Circular free. 



W. H. Rails, Orange, Cal. 



Simmins' pedigree Italian queens — see cover. May 

 15th issue, full-page copy from our register. Nothing 

 like it in the bee world. 



Simmins, Queenland, Heathfield, Sussex, England. 



5000 three-band Italian queens ready to mail March 

 1. Untested, 75 cts.; tested, $1.00; breeders, $5.00. Ask 

 for prices in large quantities. W. J. LITTLEFIELD. 



Route 3. Little Rock, Ark. 



For Sale.— 1000 colonies of beei with fixtures; run 

 principally for extracted honey. 



Dr. Geo. D. Mitchell Sc Co., 

 840 Fourth Street, Ogden, Utah. 



For Sale.— Three-banded Italian queens by return 

 mail, reared from the best red-clover stock; untested, 

 one, 75 cts.; six, $4.00. 



Wm. I. F. HOFFA, Temple, Pa. Ri. 1. 



Missouri-bred Italian queens by return mail. Select 

 untested, 75 cts.; test'-d, $1.00; breeders, $3.00; virgins, 

 40 cts.; dozen lots 20 per cent discount. * 



L. E. Altwein, St. Joseph, Mo. 



For Sale. — Hardy goldens and Adel queens; Italians; 

 fine honey-gatherers. Virgins, 40 cts.; untested, 75 cts.; 

 tested. $1.50. Edwa. Reddout, Baldwinsville, N. Y. 



For Sale.— 300 swarms of bees, 1500 supers, and all 

 this year's crop comb honey; 100 swarms Moore strain. 

 A. H. Smith, Tilbury, Ont., Box A, Kent Co., Can. 



For Sale,— High-grade Italian queens, tested, $1.00; 

 two-frame nucleus with queen, $3.00. 



Dr. S. T. Hookey, 4712 Oak St., Kansas City, Mo. 



For Sale.— Northern-bred red-clover queens. Un- 

 tested, 75 cents; tested, $1.00. 



E. S. Watson, Madison, Maine. R. F. D. No. 2. 



Italian queens; untested, 75 cts.; tested, $1.00; two- 

 frame nuclei, $2.50. 



E. M. Collyer, 75 Broadway, Ossining, N. Y. 



Pound Bees, nuclei, full colonies, from Mechanic 

 Falls branch. Prices on application. 



Mason, Mechanic Falls, Me. 



For Sale. — Untested red clover Italian queens. 

 Bred from Root's stock; 60 cents each. Virgins, 40 

 cents. J. F. Archdekin, St. Joseph, Mo. Rt, 7. 



For Sale. — Italian queens, hustlers; untested, 75 cts.; 

 select, $1.00; tested, $1.25. 



Mrs. J. W. Bacon, Waterloo, N. Y. 



For Sale. — Italian queens from a strain of bees 

 nearly immune to bee disease, $9.00 per dozen. 



Charles Stewart. Box 22, Johnstown, N. Y. 



Extra-fine queens of the red-clover strain, bred by 

 the originator. Fine queens for breeders' use, a spe- 

 cialty. F. J. Wardell, Uhrichsville, Ohio. 



Fon Sale.— Fine golden Iialian queens by return 

 malL Untested, 6n cts.; tested, $1.00; select tested, 

 $1.25. D. T. Gaster, Randleman, N. C. Rt. 2. 



For Sale. — Italian queens; untested, 50 cts.; select, 

 75 cts.; tested, $1.00. ROBT. B. SPICER, Wharton, N. J. 



For Sale.— Good Italian queens, each, 75 cts., 6 for 

 $4.00; 12 for $9.00. D. J. Blocher, Pearl City, 111. 



For Sale. — Golden-all-over queens, and bee-keep- 

 ers' supplies. T. L. McMURRAY, Siiverton, W. Va. 



For Sale.— Fine Golden Italian queens, 50 cts. each. 

 Rt. 1. J. F. Michael, Winchester, Ind. 



For Sale.— Tested queens, $1.00; Select, $1.25. 



F. L. Wright, Stockbridge, Mich. 



For Sale. — Italian queens, untested, 50 cts.; tested, 

 $1.00. W. Simpson, Meyer, 111. 



Bee-keepers' Directory 



Bee-keepers' Supply Co., Lincoln, Neb. We buy car 

 lots of Root's goods. Save freight. Write. 



Italian queens from direct imported mothers, red- 

 clover strain, $1.00. Circular. 



A. W. Yates, 3 Chapman St., Hartford, Conn. 



Italian Bees, queens, honey, and Root's bee-keep- 

 ers' supplies. Aliso Apiary, El Toro, Cal. 



Golden yellow Italian queens my specialty; 1909 price 

 list ready. Safe introducing directions. 



E. E. Lawrence, Doniphan. Mo. 



Carniolan, Banat, and Caucasian queens. Order 

 from original importer, Frank Benton, box 17, Wash- 

 ington, D. C. 



Well-bred bees and queens. Hives and supplies. 

 J. H. M. Cook, 70 Cortlandt St., New York City. 



For bee-smoker and honey-knife circular send card 

 to T. F. Bingham, Fanvell, Mich. 



Golden and red-clover Italian queens. See my other 

 adv't in this issue. Wm. A. Shuff, 



4428 Osage Ave., Philadelphia. 



For your address on a postal card I will send you val- 

 uable information pertaining to queen culture. Write 

 to-day. J. E. HAND, Birmingham, Ohio. 



For Sale. — High-grade red-clover and Golden 



Sueens. Safe arrival and satisfaction guaranteed, 

 ne, 75 cts.; six, $4.00; dozen, $7.50. 



Sires Bros. & Co., North Yakima, Wash. 



Queens. — Improved red-clover Italians, bred for bus- 

 iness, June 1 to Nov. 15, untested queens, 60 cts.; select, 

 75 cts.; tested, $1.00 each. Safe arrival and satisfaction 

 guaranteed; will exchange a few queens for yellow 

 swtret-clover seed. H. C. Clemons, Boyd, Ky. 



Quirin's famous improved Italian queens ready in 

 April; nuclei and colonies about Mr.y 1. My stock is 

 nortliern bred, and hardy. Five yards wintered on 

 summer stands without a single loss in 1908; 22 years a 

 breeder. For prices see large ad. in this issue. 



Quirin-the-queen-breeder, Bellevue, 0. 



