1921 



Kentucky Bees 



Bees have increased in Kentucky 

 in the past ten years, there being now 

 156,889 colonies, as against 152,991 

 colonies in 1909. The honey crop for 

 1919 was 1,604,519 pounds. 



CLASSIHED DEPARTMENT. 



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 tisement is sent. 



SWEET CLOVER SEED 



SWEET CLOVER— Biennial yellow; ideal tor 

 bee pasturage and soil improvement. New 

 seed, recleaned and graded. unhuUed So per 

 pound. K. M. Hanna, Skillman, N. J. 



ANNUAL WHITE SWEET CLOVER SEEU 

 — The new forage plant that will grow from 

 4 to .8 feet high and bloom and mature seed in 

 90 days. Our seed was grown at Ames, Iowa, 

 and is first-class seed, hulled and scarified. 

 We have only a small quantity to offer, put up 

 in 1-ounce packages, at $1 each, postpaid,. 

 Colorado Hon ey Producers, Denver, Colo. 



BEES AND QUEENS 



QUEENS ON APPROVAL — Bees Dy package 

 or colony. Tested queen, $2; select un- 

 tested, $1.50; all other grades, $1. Bees with 

 out queen, 1 lb., $3; 2 lbs., $5; colony, $10. 

 Birdie M. Hartle, 

 924 Pleasant St., Reynoldsville, Pa. 



QUEENS— Italian. 1 untested. $1.50; 0, $S. 

 See my ad on page 201 of this issue. 



Willard A. Friend, Bedford, Ohio. 



FOR SALE — Three-banded; Italian queens 

 untested, $1.60 each; 6, $7.60; 12, $14. Se- 

 lect untested, $1.75 each; satisfaction guaran- 

 teed. W. T. Perdue & Sons, 



R. No. 1, Fort Deposit, Ala. 



PRITCHARD QUEENS (Three-banded Ital- 

 ians) — My first season selling direct to the 

 trade. June price: 1 untested, $1.75, 6 for 

 $9.50; 1 select untested, $2, 6 for $11. After 

 July 1: 1 untested, $1.60, 6 for $S; 1 select 

 untested, $1.75, 6 for $9.50. Write for prices 

 on larger quantities. I have a few e-xtra se- 

 lect tested queens one year old at $5 each. 

 Queens clipped free of charge on request. 

 Acknowledgement and directions for introduc- 

 ing sent on receipt of order. Safe delivery 

 and satisfaction guaranteed. Let me book your 

 order now for early delivery, specifying the 

 date of shipment desired. Otherwise orders 

 will be filled in rotation. 



Arlie Pritchard, Medina, Ohio. 



JUST to let all my customers know I am 

 still breeding 3-banded bees. Dr. Miller stock 

 queens: 1 untested queen, $8, 6 for $11. Se- 

 lects 25c each higher. 



Curd Walker, JeUico, Tenn. 



BOOKED to capacity on packages. Thanks. 

 Queen orders considered later. 



Jes Dalton, Bordelonville, La. 



"NOT the best in color, or possibly not the 



gentlest, but mothers of colonies that bring 



in the honey," is what my customers tell me 



of my queens. My circular tells about them, 



R. V. Stearns, Brady, Texas 



QUEENS OF QUALITY'- Our Hand-Moore 

 strain of three-banded Italians are beautiful 

 and good honey gatherers Bred strictly for 

 business. Untested, $1.50; half doz., $S; se 

 lect, $2. W. A. Latshaw, Clarion, Mich. 



QUEENS— H. Brenner strain, 3-banded Ital- 

 ian. Equaled only by the best. Untested, 

 $1.50 each, $15 per dozen 



Dr. A. Wright. Kingsbury, Texas. 



FOR SALE — Thrce-banded Italian queens, af- 

 ter May 25, untested, $1.50 each, 6, $8, 12, 

 $15. Tested queens, $3 each. The above 

 queens are all select. Robt. B. Spicer, 



Wharton, N. J. 



AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL 



FOR SALE — Pure Italian queens, after May 

 :iO $1 each; $10 per dozen. 



A. R. Irish, Doctortown, Ga. 



GOLDEN ITALIAN BEES— Bees on standard 

 frame of honey with untested queen, 1-lu., 

 $4.50; 2 lbs., $(i.60. Sixteen years' experi- 

 ence in shipping combless package bees. Will 

 sup[ily them if specially desired. 



Rosedale Apiaries, Big Bend, La. 



MY famous three-banded Italian queens, .^1.50 

 e.-ich, 6 for $8. after June 1. 



J. W. Romberger, Apiarist, 

 3113 Locust St., St. Joseph, Mo. 



QUEENS ON APPROVAI^-Bees by package 

 ~ or colony. Tested queens, $2; select un- 

 tested, $1.50. All other grades $1. Bees 

 without queen, 1 pound, $3; 2 pounds, $5: 

 colony, $10. A. M. Applegate, 



840 Main St., Reynoldsville, Pa. 



FOR SALE — Italian queens. In June, un- 

 tested, 1, $1.50; 6, $8.25; 12, $16. Tested, 

 $2.60 each. From July 1 to October 1, un- 

 tested, 1, $125; 6, $7; 12, $13.50; tested $2. 

 Mismated queens will be replaced if returned 

 in 30 days. Dead queens will be replaced it 

 returned by return mail. 



R. B. Grout, Jamaica, Vt. 



FOR SALE — Dark Italian queens, Brenner 

 strain, H. Brenner, queen breeder, untested, 

 $1.50; breeders, $3; 2-frame nuclei, $7.50. 

 Add price of queen desired. For larger orders 

 apply for prices. My guarantee. Every queen, 

 dead or alive, returned at once in original 

 cage, will be replaced, or money refunded. 

 Can ship at once, any amount. Full instruc- 

 tions will accompany every order. 



Mrs. J. T. FitzSimon, Castroville, Texas. 



QUEENS from real producers, three-banded 

 Italians: 1, $1,50; 6, $8.25; 12, $16. 



Trinity Valley Honey Co., 

 Route 8, Dallas, Texas. 



200 ITALIAN NUCLEI— 2-frame, $6; 3-fraiie, 

 $7. Tested queen $2 extra. Prompt deliv- 

 ery. Half cash. Supplies at cost. 

 R. Kraraske, 1104 Victor St., St. Loais, Mo. 



SIMMONS QUEENS, bees and nuclei, fcold- 

 ens and three-band. 



Fairmount Apiary, Livingston, X. Y. 



EARLY QUEENS— Beginning to ship about 

 May 20, 3-banded Italians; don't monkey 

 with poor queens; get something worth while. 

 One untested queen, $1.50; 6 for $8; select 

 tested, 1 $3; 6 for $16. See prices for bees 

 in the February and March numbers of the 

 American Bee Journal. 



J. W. Bittenbende r, Knoxville, Iowa. 

 CARNIOLANS'Tor season of 1921. Gentle, 

 prolific; wonderful honey gatherers. Circu- 

 lar and prices free. Alfred Hann, 



Box 81, Glen Gardner, N. J. 



ITALIAN QUEENS— Three-banded, select un- 

 tested, guaranteed. Queen and drone moth- 

 ers are chosen from colonies noted for honey 

 production, hardiness, prolificness, gentleness, 

 and perfect markings. Price, May and June: 

 $1.50 each, 12 or more $1.26 each. Send for 

 circular. 

 J. H. Haughey & Co., Berrien Springs, Mich, 



FOR SALE — Three-banded Italian queens 

 ready June 1. Day old virgins, 55c each. 

 Select untested, $1.60 each; 6, $8; 12, $16; 50, 

 $60. Nuclei with queens, 2-frame $7.50; 3- 

 frame $10.50. No disease; satisfaction guar- 

 anteed and correspondence answered promptly. 

 A. E. Crandall, Berlin, Conn. 



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MR. BEEKEEPER— If you enjoy preparing 

 supers and rf moving honey, then you will be 

 wise to head your colonies with my vigorous 

 Italians. See larger add elsewhere. 



Herman McConnell, Robinson, 111. 



FOR SALE — A limited number of leather col- 

 ored Italian queens, the kind that gets the 

 honey. L, C. Keet, in 1919, produced 40,000 

 pounds of honey from 200 colonies. 



Geo. B. Howe, SackeU Harbor, N. Y. 



FOR SALE— Nuclei and queens. See our 

 display advertisement. 



Cotton Belt Apiaries, Roxton, Texas, 



FOR SALE — Unsurpassed Italian queens, 

 ready June 1; untested, $1.60; 6, $7.60; 18, 

 $14; 50, $66; 100, $106. Tested, 1, $2.60; 6, 

 $13.50. My queens are actually laying before 

 they are sent out. 



J. D. Harrah, Freewater, Oregon. 



FOR SALE — Hardy northern bred lulian 

 queens and bees, each aid every queen war- 

 ranted satisfactory. For prices and further 

 information write for circular. 



H. G. Quirin, Bellevue, Ohio. 



THAGARD-S ITALIAN QUEENS— iiy 3- 

 banded are "bred for quality"; try them and 

 be convinced. Circular free. 



V. R. Thagard, Greenville, Ala. 



GUARANTEED ITALIAN QUEENS AND 

 Bi^ES. Orders filled day received. See 

 larger add elsewhere. Dr. White Bee Co., 

 P. O. Box 71, Sandia, Texas. 



HEAVY LAYING Italian queens tiat produce 

 hustling 3-banded workers. Untested, $1.25; 

 tested, $2. Safe delivery and satisfaction guar- 

 anteed. There is no disease in my apiaries. 

 Order now and get them on time. 



P. M. Williams, Ft. Deposit, Ala 



FOR SALE — Pure Italian queens and nuclei. 

 One untested queen, $1.60; 12, $16. Tested 

 queens, $2.60 each. Nuclei, 2-frame nucleus, 

 $5; 3-frame, $6,50. Add price of queen wanted 

 to price of nucleus. Frank Bornhoflfer, 



Rt. 17, Mt. Washington, Ohio. 



BEES AND QUEENS from my Carolina api- 

 aries, progeny of my famous Porto Rican 

 pedigreed breeding stock. 



Elton Warner, Asheville, N. C. 



FOR SALE — Golden or 3-banded virgins, 60c 

 each, or $6 per dozen; safe arrival. 



R. O. Cox, Rt. 4, Luverne, Ala. 



DAY-OLD ITALIAN QUEENS— High qual- 

 ity, low price, satisfied custorfiers. Safe ar- 

 rival guaranteed in U. S, and Canada. Safe 

 introduction Prices: 1, 75c; 12, $7.20; 100, 

 $60. Write for circular early. 



James McKee, Riverside, Calif. 



FOR SALE — Black bees, 3 lbs. and queen for 

 $6,25, parcel post prepaid. One-fourth down, 

 balance just before shipping. Can ship be- 

 ginning April 10. 



Carl L. Wilson, Mount Vernon, Ga. 



SWARTS' Golden queens produce golden bees 

 of the highest quality. Untested $1.60 each, 

 6 for $8; tested, $3. Satisfaction guaranteed. 

 D, L. Swarts, Lancaster, Ohio, Rt. 2. 



WE are now booking orders for early spring 

 delivery of two and three-frame nuclei, with 

 untested or tested queens. Write for prices 

 and terms. We also manufacture cypress hives 

 and frames. 



SarasoU Bee Co.. SarasoU. Fla. 



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