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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



May 14, 



BUY DIRECT FROM FACTORY," BEST 



MIXED PAINTS 



At WHOLESALE PRICES, Delivered FKKE 



For Houses, Barns, Roofs, all colors, and SA \ «■ Dealers 

 profits. In use 54 years. Endorsed by Grange & Farmers' 

 Alliance. Low prices will surprise you. Write lor Samples. 

 0. W. INOERSOLL, 289 Plymouth St., Brooklyn, N. V. 



1 2 A 1 3 &ieniiGn iJu> Ajmcncai^ ti&c Jintniai 



mumSmmmS 



We have killed hitrh prices. GlTe me ii trial 

 order and be convinced that good Queens can 

 be reared tor 50 cts. each. Untested, 50 cts. : 

 Tested, 75 cts. Golden Italians. 3-Banded I- 

 tallans, and Silver-Gray Carniolans. all the 

 same price. Best of Keferences given. 



C. B. BAlVIiSTOi\, 



13Att CHHIESMAN, Burleson Co., TEX. 



Great Freshef m N. Y. State. 



When the papers reported "N. Y. Central tracks 

 underwater, miles of fences swept away," we sent 

 iwo trusty men to look after the 170 miles of Page on 

 that line. Report was true, but the Pagfe didn't 

 "sweep" and an order is Justin for 30 miles tnore. 

 See April Hustler. 



PAGE WOVEN WIRE FENCE C0„, Adrian. Mich. 



WHEN ANSWERING THIS AOVERTIBEMENT. MENTION THI3 JOURNAU 



A New Method 



of refining- wa.\ without acid. 



Result Better 



Comb Foundation. 



My prices are also the lowest. 



A Job-Lot of No. 2 



Polished Sections 



Equal in finish to any No. f 's. 1 M. $1.75; 2 M 

 $3.40; 3 M, $4.80; 5 M, $7.50. Or I can furn- 

 ish a cheaper quality. Also, a full line of 



HIOGINSVILLE SUPPLIES. 



See my List with prices. 



:5 W. J. FIMCH, Jr., ^^«\l'il?^''° 



Meiiiw'-'^ the Am/errlr^an B&s Jcv^VtrS.. 

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That covers the whole Aplcultural Field more 

 completely than any other published, send 

 81. 2o to Prof. A. J. Cook, Claremont. Calif., 

 for his 



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liiberal Discounts to the Trade. 



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TEXAS QUEENS. 



It you are in need of Queens. let me have 

 your.'order. Price-List Free. 

 8A36t J. D. GIVENS, I.lsbou, Tex. 

 Meniion Ove j3.merican Bee Jovjrvtai^ 



of glass on each side. All have (Jark 

 curtains. I like to see into their domes- 

 tic relations without having to disturb 

 them, and then it is a pleasure to show 

 visitors what they are doing. 



Last season some of the colonies had 

 too many drones early in the season, and 

 when I found them flying strong I put a 

 drone-trap at the entrance, and would 

 catch from Ji to % or more full, and 

 drown them. 



Where I live is not a good locality for 

 bees to store much surplus honey from 

 what they can get from white clover and 

 other sources. Last season I had some 

 buckwheat sowed for them, but Ihey did 

 not seem to work much upon it. I have 

 had some sweet clover sowed this spring, 

 and shall sow some Alsike clover ne.xt 

 month, with buckwheat. 



I have fed some of tuy bees this spring 

 to stimulate them to brood-rearing. 



N. A. W. Howe. 



Creswell, Oreg., April 15. 



Poor Season in 1895. 



I began to keep bees in 189.5 with two 

 colonies, and increased to four, and got 

 only 60 pounds of comb honey. We had 

 a poor season for honey, for we depend 

 mostly upon golden-rod here, and we 

 had a week of rainy weather, so the bees 

 could not work. I use the 8-frame hive. 

 I like bees, and like to take care of 

 them. Mrs. Frank BERiiEv. 



Amiret, Minn. 



Wintering — Selling Honey — Hives. 



I finished putting my bees on the sum- 

 mer stands yesterday. Some were put 

 out last week. They were wintered in 

 the cellar under the house, which is in 

 two parts, one I use for vegetables where 

 the temperature is too cool for bees to 

 do well ; the other, which is much the 

 warmest, I use for the bees. It also is 

 the coolest when the warm days of 

 spring come, which tend to make the 

 bees restless and uneasy. I have win- 

 tered bees in this cellar now nearly ten 

 years, and usually they come through in 

 good condition. I am fully satisfied that 

 the quality of the honey which the bees 

 have to eat has much to do with their 

 health. Give bees a healthy diet, and a 

 healthy place to live, and they will do 

 well. 



I placed 76 colonies in the cellar 

 about Nov. 15, and they have been in 

 over five mouths without any interrup- 

 tion ; 70 of them came out in appar- 

 ently good condition. They seem to be 

 in good condition with lots of bees, and 

 they can go to work immediately, as 

 there are in bloom soft maple, elm, pop- 

 lar and moosewood, and some other 

 small flowers. 



I have almost always made a specialty 

 of producing extracted honey, as the 

 crop is more certain, it handles better, 

 and is less trouble, except the selling, 

 which is usually slower with me. At the 

 the present time I have nearly 1,000 

 pounds on hand, which is the most I 

 ever had at this season of the year. The 

 bulk of my crop is basswood and clover 

 honey, which is very fine and light col- 

 ored. Dark honey I seldom got any of. 

 I have always succeeded in selling the 

 best directly to the consumer. To send 

 to city commission men generally has 

 not paid very well. There is so much 

 prejudice and distrust for extracted 

 honey. If bee-keepers wish to have the 



>Ji >!i ife: .^ >Ji >Ji>te. >te >te. jli >ti sttti. 



OKIGIi\AL 

 BL\GIIAA] 



Wonderful 

 Record ! 



Have Lasted I'l 

 Ye.irs. 



—BEST ON EARTH. 



Always Oive Perl'ect Satlsractlon. 



My cool Wire Handle and Bent Nose 

 were patented 1892, are the original, 

 m.v best invention since my open or di- 

 rect draft Patent. 1878. that revolu- 

 tionized Bee-Smokers. My Handle and 

 Nose Patent bent all the other smoker 

 noses. None but Bingham Smokers 

 have all the best improvements. If 

 you buy genuine Biiigliaiu iiiiuo- 

 kers and Honey-Kutves you will 

 never regret it. The " Doctor,'' ?i-lnch 

 larger than any other smoker on the 

 market— 3V4-inch stove, by mail, $1.50 

 Conqueror, 3 ' '• •• 1.10 



Large, 2i4-in. " " 1.00 



Plain, 2-in. " •• .70 



Little Wonder, 2-in., wt. 10 oz. .60 

 Bingliaiu & Hetheriii^'tnn Hoiipy-Kiiivps, 80 rents. 



T. F. BINGHA7I, Farwell, ITIicli. 



7Atf Mention the Bee Journal. 



PATENT WIRED COMB FOnJfDATION 



Has No Sag lu Brood-Frames 



Tliiii Flat-Kottom Fuiindation 



Has Sio Fishbone in the Sorplns Doney. 



Being the cleanest Is usually worked 

 the quickest of any Fouudatlon made 



J. VAN I>EITSEN & SONS, 



Sole Manufacturers, 

 aprouuBroob MontKomery Co., N. T. 



BEGINNERS. 



Beginners should have a copy of the 

 Amateur Bee-Keeper, a 70-page book by 

 Prof. J. W. Rouse. Price 25 cents; If 

 sent by mail. 28c. The little book and 

 the Progressive Bee-Keeper (a live, pro- 

 gressive 28-page monthly journal) one 

 year, 65c. Address any first-class dealer, 

 or 

 LEAHY MFG. CO., Higginsville, Mo. 



The Patent Wood-Veiieer FoiiiKJation. 



Bee-kpepers shoulfi jrive it a test, and my Ail- 

 Wax FouDdaiion. I will guarantee there is no 

 better made, as six years a^o I d scarded the 

 old way of dipping- tor wax sheets, aud a new 

 invention nl" my own was discovered, which 

 enables me to make the toughest kind of 

 Foundation; also, no acid used to purl ly ttie 

 Beeswax, and It pres(.*i-ves the smell of honey, 

 which is more acceptable to the bees Now is 

 the the time to send wax aud have it worked 

 up at low prices. Send tor San'.plps and Cata- 

 log with low prices. Wax wanted at ;ilc cash, 

 or 33c trade, deliverea. 



AIJO. XYEISS, Hortoiivllle, Wis. 

 12 A13t Please mention the Bee Journal. 



0^ ■ I make a full line of 



rCinCirlO Up-to-date 

 UCtllCllldi Bee-Siipplies 



at rock-bouoiii |>ri<-eH. Send for my an- 

 nual Circular. A 1'2-inch Root Fdn. Mill in 

 ^ood order. 2ud hand, at a bargain for either 

 Wax or Cash. Address, 



\V. A, CHRYSLER, Cliatliam, Out. 

 1 9 A I f Mention the American Bee Journal, 



