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THE AMERICAN APICULTURIST. 



Our supply of queens, in all proba- 

 ability will last till Oct. 1, but do not 

 wait to order till then. Send tlie $1.50 

 at once and secure one of the finest, 

 yolden-colored queens you ever saw. 



llenieniber that any yearly subscrib- 

 er, or those who renew, can get one 

 queen for fifty cents. 



TO OUR SUBSCRIBERS. 



We have on band several hun- 

 dred beautiful golden-colored Ital- 

 ian queens as an}' one ever saw. 

 We will guarantee every queen to 

 be perfect in every respect. The 

 bees from these queens are beauti- 

 fully marked and when a pint of 

 them are togetlier they resemble 

 so much corn meal, the}^ are of such 

 a bright, golden color. 



Any subscriber to the Api can get 

 one of these tested queens for $ 1 .00 ; 

 or three queens to one address 

 $2.75, or five for $4.50. If these 

 queens are not perfect and satis- 

 factorj^ in every respect we will 

 return the money or promptly send 

 other queens. 



Now is a chance for an}^ reader 

 to improve his apiary by infusing 

 new blood. We guarantee tiiese 

 queens to live in the cages, at least 

 three days after being received by 

 the purchaser, and if you will intro- 

 duce them by the following method 

 we guarantee safe introduction : 



HOW TO INTRODUCE QUEENS. 



Eemove the queen from the hive 

 you desire to re-queen and in just 

 sevent^'-two hours later (three days) 

 fumigate the bees with tobacco 

 smoke or even with spunk and 

 the bellows' smoker, and during 

 the excitement let the new queen 

 run in. Do this just before dark, 

 or after sunset. 



Do not open the hive for a week. 

 Queen cells will be started, but pay 

 no attention to them. The new 

 queen will dispose of them before 

 any will hatch. 



Send in 3'our orders promptly 

 and tlie queens will be sent by re- 

 turn mail. Ever}' one of these 

 queens will produce as handsome 

 a colony of bees as can be found. 



These queens are from our new 

 winter strain, and were it not for 

 boasting would say that their equal 

 cannot be found in the world. 



All money received after the 

 suppl,y of queens has given out will 

 be returned at once. 



An}' one who desires can come 

 to our apiary and select his own 

 queens ; no extra charge. 



All who Subscribe for the Apicul- 

 TUULST, at any time, will receive one 

 of our combined Drone and Queen- 

 traps free by mail. This is our method 

 of introducing the Apicultuuist and 

 our Drone and Queen-traps into every 

 apiary in the United States. 



Those who I'eceive the trap as a pre- 

 mium must notexpectto get the Handy 

 Book or a queen for fifty cents, as the 

 profits are so small that only one pre- 

 mium can be given each subscriber. 



Our Club Bates. 



Am. Apicultuvist and Am. Weekly Bee 



Journal, $1.80 



Am. " AiJi" and Gleanings (semi-monthly) 1 .90 

 " " " Bee Hive (bi-monthly) l.UO 



" " " Beekeepers' Handy Book 1.50 

 " " '• Cook's Manual 1.70 



" " " A Year among the Bees 1.50 

 " " " Alley's drone and queen 



trap 1.00 



Now would be a good time to test 

 the PkrkectionJ Feedek advertised \n 

 this issue by J. E. Hastings. 



