Apr. 15, 1912 



Tor BEGINNERS 

 and OLD-TIMERS 



BEE BOOK 



A full description of our 1912 line of Bee Sup- 

 plies, together with prices. The book con- 

 tains many helpful hints on raising bees. It 

 will interest both beginners and experienced 

 beelceepers. In the back is a list of questions 

 and answers touching the important points 

 of bee culture. It contains 64 pages of useful 

 matter pertaining to apiary. Get one FREE. 



How to Make Money in Bees 



This splendid booklet contains hints for be- 

 ginners that make the way easy to get started 

 in bee culture. It tells how to select the bees 

 and equipment, and guides him in such mat- 

 ters as swarming, hiving, feeding, wintering, 

 guarding against diseases, etc. No beginner 

 should start without one. It will cost nothing 

 but a stamp to get it. . The book is FREE. 



Blanke Mfg. & Supply Co. 



Blanke Bldg., St. Louis, Mo. 



BEE-SUPPLIES 



WE ARE WESTERN AGENTS FOR 



"FALCONER" 



Write for discounts— we can save you money. 



C. C. demons Bee-Supply Co., Kansas City, Mo. 



1 28 Grand Avenue 



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 Tenth and G Sts., Washington, D. C. 



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Office and Courts. The A. 1. Root Co 



The Crisis 



The next few weeks will be a critical peri- 

 od in the life of your bees. They have sur- 

 vived the rigors of a severe winter, but pos- 

 sibly with weakened vitality and depleted 

 stores. From this time until the early 

 honey-flow, brood-rearing will be well under 

 way and the draft on their resources will be 

 very heavy. Vigilance now is the price of 

 success later. A little feeding and timely 

 care will carry the bees safely over the cru- 

 cial interval. 



No less is this a crisis in the beekeep- 

 er's experience; for his action or inaction 

 now in caring for his bees, ordering needed 

 supplies, and preparing his equipment for 

 the harvest, will determine to a certainty 

 the measure of his success or failure. 



Seasonable goods of all kinds— feeders, veils, 

 gloves, smokers, hives, sections, foundation — any 

 thing and every thing appertaining to bees— are 

 here at OHIO'S BEE-SUPPLY CENTER immedi- 

 ately subject to your order. If your name is on our 

 list of customers, you have already received the 

 1912 catalog or will receive one in a few days. An 

 early order from you will be appreciated. Write, 

 anyhow. Your letters are always welcome. 



If you are not already a customer a large ilus- 

 rated catalog of bee-supplies and specialties will be 

 mailed you on request. 



EDMUND W. PEIRCE 



1 36 West Main St., Zanesville, Ohio. 



B.^1... ALbIaI^'a Nice big strong vlg- 

 HAHV LbIiICKS orous chicks is what 

 OaiMj VmWI\« we ship. Safe arrival 

 guaranteed. Price 8 to 15 cts. each; 100,000 for sale 

 this season. Catalog free. , ^, ,. . . r^.- 



JOS. A. BLUM & CO., Dept. 3, Chatfield, Ohio. 



BARGAINS IN BEE SUPPLIES 



The recent death of James Ileddon leaves us with 

 a large amount of Bee Fixtures and Supplies of 

 almost every description, which will be sold at 

 a great sacrifice. Write us for inventory and write 

 at once, as these goods will not last long at the 

 prices we are closing them out at. 



James Heddon's Sons, Dowagiac, Michigan 



Why Not REAR Your Own QUEENS? 



Doolittle's "Scientific Queen-Rearing" and the ^^ OO 

 American Bee Journal for 191 2— Both for Only ^ ■ ■ ^^ ^^ 



Every Bee-keeper Should Have Both Book and Bee-Paper. 



DOOLITTLE'S "Scientific Queen-Rearing " book contains 

 126 pages, and is bound in leatherette with round cor- 

 ners. It tells in the clearest way possible just how the 

 famous queen-breeder, Mr. G. M. Doolittle, rears the best of 

 queen-bees In perfect accord with Nature's way. It is for 

 both amateur and veteran In bee-keeping. As all know, 

 Mr. Doolittle has spent some 40 years in rearing queens and 

 producing honey. He has no superior as a queen-breeder. 

 You can learn to rear fine queens by following his directions. 

 Read up now before the bee season is here. 



You will not regret having this book, which also g-lres his manage- 

 ment of the bees for the production of honey. _ 



The book, and the American Bee Journal for 1912, for only $1.00, is cer- 

 tainly a big bargain for you. Send the $1.00 now, and we will begrin your 

 subscription with January 1, 1912, and mail you the book. Sample copy 

 of the Bee Journal free. Address 



1 17 No. Jefferson St., Chicago, III. 



GEORGE W. YORK & CO., 



