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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL 



May 18 1905 



B66:SUDDil6S! 



Discount tor Early Orders 



Wecarry a lar^e stock and 

 greatest variety of everythiog 

 needed in the Apiary, assur- 

 ing B EST goods at the LOW- 

 EST prices, and prompt ship- 

 ments. We want every bee- 

 keeper to have our Free Il- 

 lustrated Catalog, and 

 read description of Alterna- 

 ting Hives, Massle Hives, etc. 



WRITE AT ONCE FOR CATALOG 



AQENCIES.— Trester Supply Co., I,incoln,NeD.; Shugart & Ouren, Council Bluffs,Iowa; 

 Fulton & Ford, Garden City, Kan.; I. H. Myers, Lamar, Colo.; Southwestern Bee Co., 438 

 W. Houston St., San Antonio, Tex. KRETCHMER MFQ. CO., Red Oak, lowa. 



Diumer's F ounoaiion is M Besi 



Send for Catalog, Samples and Discounts, and judge for yourself. 1904 output, 50 percent 

 increase over 1903. 



Full line of SUPPLIES, wholesale and retail. 



Working Wax into Foundation for Cash a Specialty. 



E. Grainger & Co., Toronto, Ont., Sole Agents in Canada for Diltmer^s Foundation. 



GUS DITTMER, Augusta, Wis, 



6flR-L0flD§ 



of Lewis' B-Ware come to our city for distri- 

 bution. We carry a large stock which enables 

 UB to make immediate deliveries. We invite 

 your inquiries for prices, Catalog, etc. 



Louis Hanssen's Sons 



Davenport), lowa. 



VIRGINIA QDEEUS lfi'lPolt:Zirel'A 



of careful selection from red-clover queens and 

 superior stock obtained from W. Z. Hutchinson. 

 Untested queens, "So; aUer June 15, 60c; tested 

 queens, $1.00; after June 15, 7Sc; selected tested 

 queens, $1 25; after June 15, $1.00. Write postal 

 card for circular. CHA5. KOEPPEN. 

 17A26t Fredericksburg, Va. 



BEES in shipping-boxes 

 on L.. or Danz. frames 

 ready to sbio now. State 

 kind, price, safe arrival guaranteed. Address, 

 J. B. MASON. 

 l7Atf Mechanic Falls, Maine. 



»'e5*«ie mention Bee JourD'.al wtien ■wnting 



Wanted 



r Wisconsin Basswood Sections 

 And Prompt Shipments 

 Is what we are making' for our customers. 

 — DOVETAILED HIVES AND SHIPPING-CASES — 

 We carry a full line of SUPPLIES. Aslt for Catalog. 

 THE HARSHFIELD riANUFACTURINQ CO., Harshfield, Wis. 



riwase mention Bee joumaj wtien wntiiit;. 



G. B. Lewis Co's Goods at Factory Prices 



Wecarry a most complete line of BEE-KEEPERS' SUPPLIES. Send for catalog. Il's 

 free. 1 oundauon Cutter free with each cider, if you state where you saw this ad. 



t3A.tf 



NOKRIS & ANSPACH, Kentou, Ohio. 



absconded, and the mice killed one colony the 

 past winter. I now have 3 good, strong col- 

 onies. 



I got 75 pounds ot comb honey last season. 

 I can sell all I can produce at 1.5 cents per sec- 

 tion, at home. Alfalfa is the source of most 

 of our honey. There is a 60-acre field of it 

 within 20 rods of my small apiary. 



One seeding of alfalfa here will last from 

 5 to 10 years, and yield from 3 to 4 crops per 

 year. 



We usually have mild winters, but the past 

 one was a little severe. Almost all of the bee- 

 keepers around here report that their bees 

 wintered very well with little or no loss. 



I think it will pay any one who keeps bees, 

 no matter how few, to take the " Old Relia- 

 ble " right straight along. 



RoBT. A. Jbffbet. 



Harlan Co., Nebr., April 24. 



Loss in WinteFing 



Bees are mostly wintered on their summer 

 stands in this locality. There has been con- 

 siderable loss in some yards the past winter. 

 We have our bees in double-walled hives cov- 

 ered with flax-straw. We have lost 11 out of 

 74 colonies, mostly the weaker ones. There 

 is a good prospect for white clover around 

 here. M. Zahner. 



Johnson Co., Kans, April 17. 



Bees Wintered Well 



Bees have wintered well in this locality. 

 They seem to be healthy and strong. Section 

 honey is dull at 12}.2' cents per pound. Bee- 

 keeping is growing rapidly in this locality. 



Davis Co., lowa, May 3. W. M. Rat. 



Good Prospects for Bees 



Fruit-bloom is good. Bees are getting along 

 fine. Clover is in fine shape. 



J. W. Johnson. 

 Stephenson Co., 111., May 4. 



Bees Wintered Well 



I have 11 colonies this spring, having win- 

 tered all that I put into winter quarters last 

 fall; but a year ago I lost 16 out of 21 colo- 

 nies. The few that were left did well last 



Oolden Queensa nflBees 



Ready June I. Hustlers for honey; very gen- 

 tle, non-swarming'. Price-list now ready — also 

 an 8-page leaflet on queen- rearing, inclnding my 

 experience in curing pickled brood, black brood 

 and bee-paralysis, sent free to all who apply. 



HENRY ALLEY, 



13Atf WENHAM, MASS. 



HOW to K66D Bees 



Many Photo- 



erapblc 



Illustrations 



Net, $i.oo 

 / Postages 

 \io cents/ 



f\nna 



Botsford 



Gomstock 



This is a very helpful vol- 

 ume for the beginner. Out- 

 fit, first steps, and methods, 

 are clearly described, and the 

 author treats her subject 

 with rare charm. 



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