One selected tested Punic queen 

 and the American Apiculturist one 

 year for the small sum of $5. 



HOW TO INTRODUCE A QUEEN 

 BEE. 



Before the new queen is introduced 

 the colony should have been queenless 

 three days (72) hours. The next move 

 is to destroy all queen-cells. 



Insert the cage the queen is mailed 

 in in one corner of one of the brood- 

 frames. Then use the fumigator and 

 smoke the bees a very httle with tobac- 

 co. Do not blow too much smoke in 

 at one time. Spend about fifteen min- 

 utes in the operation. During this time 

 give the colony an occasional puff from 

 the pipe. If the bees are so affected 

 that they tumble down and roll out at 

 the entrance, cease smoking them. The 

 idea is to give just enough smoke to 

 scent the bees and queen alike. Use 

 the pipe sent with queen. 



Do this work about sunset. Tne 

 bees will release the queen by eating 

 out the food. 



PRATT'S PRICES OF PUNIC QUEENS. 



For the benefit of those who cannot 

 afford to pay what seem to be fancy 

 prices, we have decided to offer virgins 

 at $1 each, $5 per half dozen, and guar- 

 antee their safe introduction. 



For those desiring queens from im- 

 ported mothers, purely mated to im- 

 ported drones, the price has been set 

 at ^3 each for the present. Orders are 

 positively fill d in rotation. 



We shall select some of the finest 

 queens for breeding purposes and can 

 doubtless spare a few at $5. Yearling 

 breeding queens, the best we have at 

 §25 each. Only a limited number. 



We also have t-wo little books: one on 

 Queen-Rearing, the other on Honey Pro- 

 ducing, at 5 cents each, by mail. 



E. L. PRATT. 

 Pratt Bee Farm, Beverly, Mass. 



Alley's Drone-and-Queen Trap. 



SIXTY THOUSAND IN USE. 



Prevents swarms from decamping <and destroys 

 all ut-eless drunes. 



II. L. Taylor of Lapeer, Mich., President of the 

 Intei-iiatit)nal American Beekeepers' Association 

 has this to say of the trap : 



"The (Irone-atnl -queen trap I find nn in- 

 dispenstihle comu-nienee. I slioiili/ feel like 

 n rtiiek on. (try hintl ii'ith'nit it. Jt naves me 

 LABOR and prevents ANXIETY." 



PRICES. 



One trap, by mail, $0.65 



Six, in flat Ijy Exp. (one made, seven in all) 2.00 

 Twelve" " '• " "thirteen"'- ;150 

 Aficultukist one year and .sample trap, 1.10 

 Address, 



HENRY ALLEY, 



Wenliam. Mass, 



TESTtMOMALS. 



The traps work finely. 



Chas. E. Dow, Latvrence, Mass. 



You have perfected a valuable de- 

 vice. 



Dr. G. L. Tinker, Neio Phila., O. 



I have received your trap. All one 

 can ask for. 



L. A. Reading, Lambertville, N.J. 



Mr. Alley : I have just had the 

 pleasure of testing one of your traps. 

 It is certainly tlie thing. 

 J. W. Carter, Pleasant Dale, W. Va. 



1872 Keystone Apiary. 1891 



ITALIAN QUEENS AND BEES. 



Select, .Tune, f.3..')0, 



Tested, " 2.5(1, 



Fi'Vtil.', " 1..5(), 



6 Fertile, one order, S.OO, 



Julv to Oct., f3.00 



2 00 



" 1 00 



" 5.00 



Send for circular. No Supplies. 



"W. J. R,0^\^, 



Greensburg, Pa. 

 A6m— Mention Api. 



