GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



/^^OODS ordered now will reach you in time for your first 

 ^-^ swarms. More and more are our customers adopting the 

 plan of ordering early. 



Yes, we will ship at once, and send Root's Goods only, and 

 at their prices. Save time and freight charges by ordering at 

 Root's Headquarters in Michigan. 



M H. Hunt & Son . . . Lansing, Mich. 



General Agents 



Opposite Lake Shore Depot 



CONTAINERS 



FOR 



Comb and . . . . 

 Extracted Honey 



We offer this year a very com- 

 plete line of cartons for comb 

 honey — any size or color, with 

 any desired printing. Bottles, 

 jars, and cans for extracted 

 honey with capacity ranging 

 from that of a tumbler to a 

 barrel. . Special attention is 

 directed to our assortment of 

 Friction-top Pails and to tin 

 cans of i, 1, 5 gallon capacity. 



Get lull Information, 

 prices, and samples. 



The A. I. Root Company 



Madina, Ohio 



1912 QUEENS OF QUALITY 



AND QUANTITY 



We are now ready to fill all orders promptly for our Three- 

 banded and Golden Italian queens. Our queens are bred 

 strictly for honey-gathering- qualities. Untested, each, Sl.OO. 

 or six for $.5.00, or S9.00 a dozen. Tested. S1.2o each, or six for 

 S6.50. or $12.00 per dozen. Select tested. S1..50 each. Breeders, 

 the very best. So.OO each. Write for special prices on lots of 50 

 to 100 queens. Will replace all dead queens that are dead on 

 arrival, and returned in the cage we mailed them in. 25 years 

 a queen-breeder. Send all orders to 



J. W. TAYLOR & SON, BEEVILLE, BEE CO., TEXAS 



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^SWarthmoreo 



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SWARTHMORE APIARIES 



are now booking orders 

 for early delivery 



PEDIGREED 



Coiden Queens 



Swarthmore, Pennsylvania 



State Apiary Inspector 



SUPERIOR hia 



E BRED. 



CARNIOLAN QUEENS 



Carniolans are decidedly superior to any other 

 race of bees as buckwheat workers. With us 

 they will make from .50 to 1.50 per cent more sur- 

 plus from buckwheat than any others, ^'oir is the lime to re- 

 (jiieeii to yet Cariiiolaus as buckirlieat irorkerx. Prices: Select 

 untested, Sl.OO each; S9.00 per dozen; select tested. Si. .50 each; 

 $12.00 per dozen; breeders, 86,00. Ask for our paper. " Superi- 

 ority of the Carniolan Bee," It's free. 



ALBERT C. HANN, Pittstown, N«w Jaraay 



Sol«n<lfle Quaan BrsMler 



LEWIS BEEWARE SHIPPED PROMPTLY 



ARND HONEY & BEE-SUPPLY CO. (Not Inc.) 

 Suoo«Mora «o YORK HONEY & BEE-SUPPLY COMPANY 



1 48 W. Superior St., Chicago. III. 



Send for catalog. ENOUGH SAID. 



