1909 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



17 



300 Choice QUEENS 



of the celebrated Highland F'arni Strain of hardy Northern- 

 bred three-banded Italians ready for immediate delivery at 

 following prices: Untested, 75c; 6, $4.00; 12, $8.00. Tested, 

 $1.00 each; $10.00 per dozen. These are not cheap queens, 

 but the best that the queen-breeder's skill can produce. 

 There is none better at any price. Satisfaction guaranteed. 

 Sendfor circular. 



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



■■■•"■•*''''« bees and qneens foi the season of 190<). 

 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 1 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 

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

 100 in the past month of December. 1 will mail queens from 

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

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

 W. H. LAWS, Basvllls. Bae County, Toxas. 



IMPROVE your STOCK 



by introducing some of our Famous Long-tongued 

 Italian Red-clover Honey-queens. We ha\e been 

 breeders for 23 years, and have developed a strain 

 of bees that some seasons produce nearly 100 lbs. 

 of surplus per colony from red-clover alone. 



Untested queens from June to October, 75 cts. 

 each; tested, $1.25 each; fine breeders, $10 00 

 each. Satisfaction guaranteed in every respect. 



FRED LEININGER & SON. - DELPHOS, OHIO 



Warranted Queens 



75 cts.; dozen, $7.00. Golden strain ; gentle ; 

 fine workers. Cap and finish up honey 

 equal to any. Plenty of queens ready to mail. 



J. B. Case. Port Orange, Fla. 



Swarthmore's Pedigreed Goldens 



Swarthmore Apiaries, Swarthmore, Pa. 



CHOICE QUEENS 



Golden and Red-clover Ital- 

 ians and Gray Carniolans 



Select untested, 1, 7.T C; 6, $4.00; 12, $7. .50 



Tested, . . 1, .$1.00; 6, 5 50; 12, $10 00 



Select tested and breeders, . $2 to $4 each 



Chas. Koeppen, - Fredericksburg, Va. 



Superior QUEENS! 



Carefully reared, leather-colored Italian queen.s; extra 

 good stock; no disease. Guaranteed to i;ive satisfac- 

 tion. One, TOc; fi. $3.7.5; 12. J!R.50: 20 or more. 50p each, 

 till Nov. 1. S. F. TREGO, Swedona, Ills. 



And nothing but Italians. An improved su- 

 perior 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. 



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 col- 

 ony. No order too large, and none too 

 small. Over twenty years a queen-breeder. 



Address all Orders to 



Quirin - the - Queen - Breeder 



Bellevue, Ohio 



Golden and Red-clover 

 Italian Queens 



My queens are large and prolific. Their workersaie 

 hardy and good honey-satherers. Give them a tritl. 

 Untested, one, $1.00; six, $5.00. Select untested, one. 

 $1.25; six, $6.50. Select tested, $2.00 each. All orders 

 filled in rotation. 



No nuclei or colonies for sale this season. 

 WM. A. SHUFF, 4426 Osage Ava., Philadelphia, Pa. 



Swarthmore's Pedigreed Goldens 



Swarthfflore Apiaries, Swarthmore, Pa 



