THE AMERICAN APICULTURIST. 



PRICES OF SUPPLIES 



— AT THE — 



BAY STATB APIARY, 



IDee-Hives. 



We offer only tlie B;iy State hive for sale. 



One hive in the flat S 8.00 



Six hives" '• " 15.00 



Twelve ' " 27.00 



All parts of the Hive are incliifleil in tlie above, 

 frames, tections and all liut i)aintan(i nails. 

 Sections. 

 One-piece sections per 1,000 $+..^0 

 " •• 500 2.50 



" " " " ]00 .60 



Laiigstrotli Frames. 

 Material lor (hanging) frames for Standard L. 



Hive per 100 $:5.00 



The flames we use ai-e so constructed that ihe 

 bees will not build comb between or over tliem 

 at the top. nor fasten tlie section case and frames 

 together, as is tiie ca.'^e when the comuion top 

 bai is useil. 



IVailingr liloclc for Frames. 

 No one can do good work at nailing frames 

 ■without a )'ro])er board to nail them on. AVecan 

 send one, l>y express, tliat will do ihe work nicely 



price, 50 



Comli Foundation. 

 We can supply the best brands at manufactur- 

 ers' i)i-ices, and ship diiect to our customers frdni 

 the neaiest factory. We also keep a quantity in 

 stock to till smallorders. 



1 to 10 lbs., for brood (rames 55 cts. per lb. 



1 •' '■ " " sections ()0 " " " 



We keep in stock but one dimension of brood- 

 foundaiion 17i x 7 inches. This is laige enouirh 

 for any L. I'rauie and is just riglit for the IJay 

 State frame. 



I»erfoi'atecl Zinc 

 This we can supply in any quantities, shipped 



with other goods, per foot 12 cts. 



Ifseut by mail, add 10 cents per foe a fur postage. 

 H:oney Extractors. 



THK E. 1'. LinVIS & Co. KXTKACrOR, 



No. 22. 28 inches in diameter, 25 inches 



hiirli, 2-fiame for any size up to 



Vlh X U); room for 25 lbs., honey 



below reel, and the bestextractor 



ever made for $10 00 



We sell this size only as it is the most conven- 

 ient to use of any found in use. This extractor is 

 adaiited to any fiame in use. 



Tloney Ttnives. 



Root's knife, by exiness, 70 



•' " by mail, 75 



I?ee Veils. 



The veil has n rubber band which draws the top 



togelher; it is then placed over any hat and 



drawn until the elastic is over the hat band. 



Common net, by mail, 35 



(Smolcers. 



Bingham & Hetheriugtou's only. 



By mail. $1.75; by express, $1.50 



Queens and Full Colonies. 

 Queens. 



Prices. 



Untested queens, each $1.00 



Selected " " 1.25 



Te^ted " " 1.50 



Extra breeding queens, the best we have, 



each, 3.00 



Our untested queens are sent out before any of 

 tlndr brood liati-hes. 05 per cent will piove to be 

 imrely mated. Safe arrival and purity guaranteed 

 in all cases. 



Carniolan queens and bees at the above prices. 

 Our strain of this new race of bets cannot be ex- 

 celled. 



Full Colonies. 



We consider eight frames well tilled with brood 

 and covered with liees a full colony. Prices of 

 such in B. S. hive, including one set of sections, 

 $12.00. Piircliasers to pay express charges. Safe 

 arrival guaranteed. 



Fourth Edition of tlie 



Beekeejieis' Haiiciy Book, or Thirty Years 

 among the bees. 75 pages, with illus- 

 trations, by mail 50 



Qvieen-rearing Apparatvis. 



Beekecjieis who rear queens, whether by the 

 Alley method or by any other, .■-hould have the 

 apparatus here described. The Swaijmisox and 

 QUEEN-MJRSERY are articles that no person who 

 rears queens ought to dispense with. 



By Uning the swarmbox a large colony of bees 

 can be conliiied a long time or transported safely 

 hundreds ot miles. It is a very useful ai ticle 

 aliont ilie apinry at all times diirmg the season. 



Sent only by express, iirice. $1.25. 



When ii" colony swarms audit is desirable to 

 preserve the queen-cells, and no nuclei are at 

 hiind, the Queen-nursery in such cases will be 

 loiiiul invaluable; the cells <!an be jilaced in them 

 and they need no further care for a week or more. 

 Virgin or lei tile queens can be kept in the nurs- 

 ery for several weeks. We have soM a large 

 number of queen-nurseries in years past. 



The following articles are aNo used in rearing 

 queens, a full description of which can be found 

 111 our work upon queen-rearing. 



Express. Mail. 



Queen-nursery (of 21 cages) $1.25 $1.60 



S warm-box 1.25 



Ferlilizinghive (complete) 50 



Kumigator lor using tobac.co 25 ..SO 



Coiiefeedcr 15 .20 



To make the lot complete, we put in each 

 package one (Irone-andqueen-traji. one cojiy of 

 Thiktv Years among ihe Bees, and send all 

 by express for $1 .50 



All tliese articles can be i>acked in Mie swarm- 

 box and sent safely by express or freight. 



Brooms for ISrusliing Bees 

 fi'om Combs. 



We find a small " corn-l>rooin" best for this 

 purpo?e as it does not injure or irritate the bees, 

 ami will do the work better and quicker than 

 anything else u>ed for the pur|)ose. 



1 broom, by mail 25 



1 " byexpress 20 



HO^V TO REMIT MONEY. 



Remit by registerefl letters, cashier's check or 

 express orders. If sent by money orders or 

 )iostal notes, have them made pa .'able at the 

 Salem, iMass.. P. O. 3Iake all n mittaiices pay- 

 able to the order of the American Aticultc- 



RIST. 



Address, 



HENRY ALLEY, 



^fenham, Essex Co., Mass. 



