GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTUKE. 



June 



WANTED. 



A er.i-!oad of Sifl-inch Basswood Plank; prefer diy, 

 or partially dry. Address 



J. B. P'CG^jaiCK, 1 



11-d. F i'ederichshurfi , Wayne Co.. O. \ 



THE n oSPEL R XPOSITOR ! 



(Weekly, $1.25; on trial 3 mos.,25cts. Samples free.) 

 Devoted to the Exposition of the Gospel Truth, 

 suited to all classes of readers, with cleai% interest- 

 ing, and pointed articles. Highly Kecommended. 



liev. I), rifivh: Ed.: Bei: A. H. Husserj, V„h. 

 COLUMBUS, - - - OHIO, j 



SAFE INTRODUCTION GUARANTEED 



Of all Queens purchased of me, hy use of my Safe 

 IntriuhictUm Cage. Or I will send one Queen to new 

 customers in June, for fLlf); after June, for 90c., 

 shli>pe(l in the safecage, with full directions for safe 

 introduction, but without guarantee of same. Price 

 of queen-cages reduced. For new prices and terms 

 of safe introduction, send for my circular without 

 delay. Safe arrivals always guaranteed. 



S. A. DYKE, 

 ll-tfd. Boa- 47,3. t'oiueroij, :}rei{/.s Co., Ohio. 



S3E3n>JX> 



For Our Fine Desci-lptive Price List of 



CHAFF &. SIMPLICITY BEE - HIVES, 



—AND— 



Apiarian Supplies in Oeneral. 



Good work, good material, low prices, and satii*1ied 

 cui(tomer!<. Try us. 



S. C. & J. P. WATTS, 

 9tfd Murray, Clearfield Co., Pa. 



BOTTOM COMB FOUNDATION. 



High side-walls, i to 14 square feet to 



the pound. Circular and samples free. 



J. VAN DEUSEN &SONS. 



4tfd Siiji: Mnnufactuirri^, 



SPROUT BROOK, MONT. CO., N. Y. 



SEND FOR OUR CIRCULAR I 



We keep in stock a full line of bee-keepers' sup- 

 plies. Simplicity and Chalf Hives, one-piece Sections, 

 Crates and Cases, Extractors, Smokers, Given Foun- 

 dation, and BEES and QUEENS. Circular free. 

 7-12db EEYKOLDS BEOS., WILLIAMSBUEQ, IND. 



1884. FOURTEENTH YFAK. 1884. 



Given Comb Foundation a Specialty, Queens —Italians & Syrians 



Also Ajiiariau Supplies. Circulars, and samples free. 

 9-lld G. H. KNICKERBOCKER, Pine Plains, N. Y. 



C HAFF HIVES CllAP 



I manufacture my hives (Root pattern) from first 

 common lumber, in a finished and workmanlike 

 manner. Send $3.50 for sample hive with frames. 

 They are neatly painted and lettered. Satisfaction 

 guaranteed. Send for price list of Comb Founda- 

 tion and Apiarian Supplies. 



Single tested queen of either variety, - - ^2 50 

 Single untested queen, " " - - - 1 25 

 For extra choice selected queen, 50 cents additional. 

 After June 1st, tested queens, $2.00, and untested 

 (laying queens) $1.00. Sent by mail, and safe arrival 

 guaranteed. W. P. HENDERSON, 



T-17d Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 



9-lld STERLING, WHITESIDE CO., ILLINOIS. 



ian queens only $1.00. Address S. F. REED, 

 7-13d North Dorchester, N. H. 



ITAI IAN DSCC Full colonies with import- 

 I HLIHIl DECwi ed or home-bred queens, 

 nuclei, (11- liy the pound, cheai). Also 200 wide 

 frames with tin separators. Hives, Smokers, 

 Crates, etc. E. A. GASTMAN, Decatur, Macon Co., 111. 9d 



lOO COLONIES, also IMPORTED 

 TESTED AND DOLLAK QUEENS, 



Bees by the pound, etc., for sale. Write for 

 F. L. WBIGHT, Plainfield, Mich, lid 



B10( 

 EES 

 Bet 



1884. 1884. 



ITALIAN QUEENS. 

 Untested Queens a Specialty ! 



We will have plenty of untested queens by the 

 10th, 'so they will go by return mail. No more nu- 

 cleus colonies for sale. Send for circular. Every 

 queen that we have heard from (with one excep- 

 tion this season) arrived in the best of order. 



T. S. HAI^Ii, 

 ll-12d Kirby's Creek, Jacksou Co., Ala. 



A M LiiB Of Apiary Siies. 



Headquai-ters for the West. Send for Price List. 

 Cash paid for beeswax. HOWE & SON, 



1-lld No. 303 Broadway, Council Bluffs, Iowa. 



ONE-PIECE SECTIONS AiSPECIALTY ! 



Sample lots of 100 sections, 50 cents. See adv. in 

 Gleanings of Feb. 15. B. W^ALKER & CO., 

 T-15d Capac, Mich. 



The Bee -Keepers' Guide; 



Or, MANUAL OF THE APIARY. 



11,000 SOLD SINCE 1876. 



12TH THOUSAND JUST OUT 1 



10TH THOUSAND SOLD IN JUST FOUR (MONTHS! 



2000 SOIiD THE PAST YEAR. 



More than .50 pages, and more than 50 fine illustra- 

 tions were added in the 8th edition. The whole work 

 has been thoroug-hly revised, and contains the very 

 latest in respect to bee-keeping-. It is certainly the 

 fullest and most scientific work treating- of bees in 

 the World. Price, by mail, $1.25. Liberal discount 

 to dealers and to clubs. 



A. J. COOK, Author and Publisher, 



State Agricultural College, Lansing, Mich. 



