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THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW 



ADVANCED 



Typographical Beauty. 



During the past year, Advanced Bee 

 Culture has been re-written, enlarg'ed. 

 and beautifully printed in large, clear 

 type, upon heavy, enameled paper. 



It is lavishly illustrated with beauti- 

 ful, half-tone engravings, most of them 

 full page, and it is no exaggeration to 

 say that more perfect, artistic, bee- 

 keepini; pictures have never before been 

 published. 



The book is substantially bound in 

 cloth of a soft gre^' color, and, from 

 the lower opening in the letter "B" of 

 the title in gold letters on the front 

 cover, depends a green vine of clo\er, 

 with a bee in gold sipping nectar from 

 one of the dainty, wliite blossoms. 

 Diversified Experiences. 



More important, hov ever, is the 

 simplicit\' and freshness, the inspira- 

 tion and real helpfulness of its contents. 

 It may have an egotistical sound, but I 

 think it is entirely proper to mention 

 the experience of which this book is 

 the result. 



For 15 years I was a practical bee- 

 keeper, making mjf living in the apiary, 

 producing tons of both comb and ex- 

 tracted hone}', rearing and selling 

 thousands of queens, reading all of the 

 bee books and journals, attending 

 nearly all of the conventions and fairs, 

 visiting bee-keepers, etc. 



Then I began publishing the Review; 

 still attending fairs and conventions; 

 still visiting bee-keepers more than 

 ever — going from the Atlantic to the 

 Pacific, and from Canada and Min- 

 nesota to the Southern States. 



In publishing the Review, and read- 

 ing all of the other journals and books, 

 the views and experiences of the best 

 and most progressive bee-keepers have 

 been constantly before my eyes. Ad- 



vanced Bee Culture is the cream of all 

 this experience. After a thorough and 

 careful consideration of the views of 

 the best men, in the light of my own 

 experience as a bee keeper, I have de- 

 scribed, in plain, simple, concise lan- 

 guage, what I believe to be the most 

 advanced methods of managing an 

 apiary, for profit, from the opening of 

 the season to the end of the year. 



It is impossible in the space at com- 

 mand to go into details regarding the 

 subjects treated; but I will very briefly 

 mention about half a dozen, simply as 

 samples. 



Good Stock 



Is second onl}' in importance to a good 

 location, and Advanced Bee Culture 

 points out the characteristics of the dif- 

 ferent varieties of bees, their adapt- 

 ability to different locations, and then 

 shows how, having secured the best 

 strain of the most suitable variety, to 

 go on and actually i)iiprove this stock. 



Choice of a Hive 



Must come early in every bee-keepers' 

 life, and Advanced Bee Culture shows 

 why a large hive is desirable for some 

 localities and purposes, and a small 

 one for other locations and uses, giving 

 reisons why, thus assisting the reader 

 to choose intelligently. 



Sections 



And their adjustment on the hives are 

 often puzzling matters, and Advanced 

 Bee Culture considers the different 

 styles, and sizes of sections, different 

 styles of separators, as well as the dif- 

 ferent kinds of supers, giving reasons 

 for a choice of each. 



Comb Foundation 



Is often used at a profit, but not always, 

 and Advanced Bee Culture tells when 



