January, 1914. 



American B^c Jonrnaljj 



iiG, 2. Mr. W. L. Tharp, of Melvin. tex. 

 The same colonies after transferring. They now furnish an income to their owner. 



ary; one was taljen 5 years ago when I first 

 began to read the American Bee Journal 

 and bee books, and the other one shows it 

 at the present time, only there are not many 

 hives to be seen, as I have them in different 

 places. W. L. Tharp. 



Melvin, Tex., Nov. 25. 



Average Crop in Washington 



There was an average crop of honey pro" 

 duced the past season, and the greater part 

 of it is out of the hands of the producers at 

 the present time. Prices ranged from 7 to 

 <3 cents to the producer. Our Honey Pro- 

 ducers' Association is selling direct to the 

 retail trade at 8'i cents in 5-gallon cans, and 

 10 and II cents in 10 and 5 pound pails re- 

 spectively. A. E. BURDICK. 



Sunnyside. Wash. 



people's eyes open. They always have to 

 wait until some one else tries it. I know a 

 man who said that he would sow some if he 

 had the seed, but he didn't want people to 

 find it out for fear they would make fun of 

 him. Now he is going to sow a lot of it on 

 his ragweed pasture, as he thinks it will fer- 

 tilize better than ragweed. A. N. CooKE. 

 Woodhull, III., Dec. 4. 



Dry but Favorable Season in Kansas 



Our bees are now ready for the winter, 

 and I find them in extra good condition, 

 with plenty of sealed honey and strong in 

 bees. Our honey crop is quite satisfactory 

 in spite of the great drouth we had herein 

 Kansas. The white clover was never better 

 until the drouth set in. We never secured 

 a better quality of clover honey than this 

 year. There were not many swarms: but it 

 is surprising to find the beessowell supplied 

 for the winter. 



The articles of the Editor's travels in Eu- 

 rope are very interesting, especially for 

 those who know something of that well civi- 

 lized country. Max Zahner. Sr. 



Lenexa. Kan., Nov. 20. 



The Cause of Sweet Clover Advancing 



I have had extra good luck this dry season. 

 I only had 4 colonies to start with last spring. 



1 now have 16: 2 were natural swarms, made 



2 artificially, and caught 8 more, so you see 

 my luck was good. As I carry mail on a 

 Rural Route, I have a good chance to find 

 swarms hanging on the hedge or on some 

 tree alone the road. I got 1000 pounds of tine 

 comb ana extracted honey. 



I sent to Texas for 2 Caucasian queens. 

 Both colonies have a nice lotof fine bees for 

 winter. The first one did well in gathering 

 honey, and I am well pleased. I think Cau- 

 casians are the coming bees. They seemed 

 to get out when it was colder, and on Nov. 

 14 they were carrying in pollen from dande- 

 lions. 



I see that nearly everybody has "gone 

 wild " over sweet clover. Now I am happy. 

 for 1 have been abused about sweet clover 

 for the last 20 years. I have preached to 

 the " heathens " about its value until I got 

 disgusted. It takes a long time to get some 



Heat Required for Best Results With 

 Comb Honey 



In regard to ventilation for sections as ex- 

 plained in the August number. " Beekeeping 

 for Women." written by Miss Emma M. 

 Wilson. I must say that if we ventilated our 

 comb-honey supers we would have all short- 

 weight sections. The cause of the bees 

 finishing the outside of the super before the 

 inside, is the heat which is just what we 

 want, to produce good comb honey. We 

 want the bees to be warm enough to work 

 evenly all over the super, which they will 

 not do if they are ventilated so much that 

 they have to cluster to keep warm during 

 the night. 



We pick out our strongest colonies for 

 comb-honey builders, and don't allow them 

 any more ventilation than a -Js-inch entrance 

 will give them, and we get better results in 

 the supers than when we ventilate. Of 

 course we get a few more swarms, but we 

 consider the advantage gained in the supers 

 is worth more than the disadvantage of a 

 few more swarms. Bell Bros. 



Brook Park. Minn.. Nov. 17. 



Classified Department 



[Advertisements in this department will 

 be inserted at is cents per line, with no dis- 

 counts of any kind . Notices here cannot be 

 less than two lines. If wanted in this de- 

 partment, you must say so when ordering. 



BEES AND QUEENS. 



Queens, improved Red Clover Italians, 

 bred for business, June i to Nov. 15. Un- 

 tested Queens. 7.?ceach; dozen. Ss.oo; Select. 

 Ji. 00 each; dozen. $10. Tested Queens. 81.2s; 

 dozen, $12. Safe arrival and satisfaction 

 guaranteed. H. C, demons. Boyd, Ky. 



KoR Sale— Choice Golden Queens that 

 produce Golden bees equal to any. 



Wm. S. Barnett. Barnett's. Virginia. 



Phelps' Queens are hustlers. 



Bees and Queens from my New Jersey 

 apiary- ,, , J. H. M. Cook. 



lAtf 70 Cortland St.. New York City 



Phelps' Queens will please you 



California s Italian Hustlers equal 

 the best. Everybody is getting them. This 

 season only. Tested $1 25 to S2. 50 

 Mated--i 7Sc; 12, $8.00; 50. J.i2 00; 100. j6o 00, 

 W. A. Barstow & Co.. S an Jose, Calif. 



Queens bred from Moore's and Doolittle's 

 best Italian stock. Untested. 75c each; IB.oo 

 per dozen; $60 per 100. Tested, Si.oo each; 

 510.50 per dozen; $80 per loo. Delivery guar- 

 anteed. Book orders now 



Spencer Apiaries Co , Nordhoff, Calif, 



The Rush for Phelps' queens has been 

 so great that we will be unable to take care 

 of any more orders this year. We have 

 some of the finest breeders for next year 

 that you ever saw. Give us your orders 

 early. C. W. Phelps & Son. 

 Binghamton, N. Y. 



Golden Queens that produce Golden 

 Workersof the brightest kind. I will chal- 

 lenge the world on my Goldens and their 

 honey-getting qualities. Price, $1.00 each; 

 lested, J2.00: Breeders, $5.00 and $10.00. 



2Atf J. B. Brockwell, Barnetts, Va. 



We Rec.iueen our bees every year to pre- 

 vent swarming. We offer the one-year old 

 queens removed from these hives at soc 

 each; S5.40 per doz. ; $40 per 100. Italian stock. 

 Delivery guaranteed. Book orders now. 

 Spencer Apiaries Co.. Nordhoff, Calif. 



Three-Banded and Golden Italian queens. 

 Ready March i. Thf y have been bred for 

 three points, prolificness, gentleness and J 

 honey gathering qualities. Prices, Select I 

 Untested 75c each; 6, $4,25; 12, $8,25; so, $32.50; 1 

 100, 56o. Tested. $1 50; Select Tested. $2.00. 

 „ Garden City Apiary Co., 

 R. R. 3, Box 86, San Jose, Calif. 



HONEY AND BEESWAX 



Comb and Extracted Honey for sale 

 loseph M. Elsbree, Waverly, N Y. 



" NijLL's Famous Melilotus Honey.' 

 Sample for stamp. Null Co.. Demopolis, Ala 



Wanted— Comb, extracted honey, and 

 beeswax. R. A. Burnett & Co., 



^Ai2t 173 S. Water St .. Chicago. III. 



For SALE~-Well ripened buckwheat ex- 

 tracted honey in 60-lb. cans and s-lb. pail's 

 Sample loc. which may apply on order 



M. C. Silsbee, R. D. 3, Cohocton, N, Y. 



Honey for Sale— 40 cases (two 6o-lb. cans 

 each). A blend of white and sweet clover 

 the most part; and clovers and fall flowers' 

 a very light amber of good quality. and 8'ic' 

 in large lots; less than five cases, q and 8;-c 

 Alfred Mottaz. Utica, 111 



$1000 ione thousand). I will pay the above 

 amount in cash for one pound of honey that 

 IS equal to my AVr/ A'/>,- (Harnessed Sun- 

 beams) Honey in digestibility, nutrient 

 value or flavor. Samples and prices free ' 

 C. W. Dayton, O wensmouth, Calif. 



For Sale-No. i white clover comb. $3 so 

 per case; No. 2, $3.00 per case. No. i fall 

 comb. $3 00 per case; No. 2 fall. $2 50 per case 

 All cases have 24 sections, and 6 cases to 

 carrier. Quirin-the-Queen- Breeder, 

 Bellevue, Ohio. 



Dealers and producers who buy honey 

 kindly ask for a late number of the Review 

 giving a list of members having honey for 

 sale. Many carloads are listed in the Octo- 

 ber number. Address, gAtf 

 The Bee-Keepers'Review, Northstar, Mich, 



