1900 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Stock Differs. 



511 



One spring, when living at Rogersville, and getting 

 my living by thr proJi ction ot comb honey, I bought 

 three lots ot Italian bees. One lot of 20 col mies was 

 from near hoaie ; another lot of -0 came from 3tl miles 

 away; another lot <f 30 from 80 milrs away. Each 

 lot of bee> i ad peculiarities that .'■eeined to pervade 

 every lolouy of the whole lot. The bees ot one lot 

 were good workers — just about like the bees I already 

 had. My average that year was hO lbs. a colony, and 

 these bees came up to the average ; but they were the 

 most vicious bees that 1 ever attempted to handle. 

 I hey were perfect devils — that's the only word that 

 fully describes their disposition. As soon as po.ssible 

 their queen.'- were replaced with others ; and, towards 

 fall, peace again reigned in the apiary. Another lot 

 was e.isy enough to handle, but lazy is the only word 

 that filly describes the bees. Hone tly the aver^ ge of 

 this lot was only 25 lbs. The lot of 30 was as peaceable 

 a lot of bees as 1 ever had in my apiary. I doubt if I 

 was stung by one of them luiless 1 accidentally pinch- 

 ed it. The average of this lot was 00 Ids.; and quite a 

 number of individual colonies stored over 75 lbs. of 

 surplus— something that was not done by any colony 

 of any other lot of bees in the >ard. 



Such experiences as the.se have thoroughly con- 

 vinced me that there is a difference in bees in regard 

 to their disposition, industry, and various other traits. 

 What bee-keeper of experience has not noticed here 

 and there a colony far outstripping the general aver- 

 age? This may not be quite .so noticeable if a man 

 keeps the same strain of bees year after year, but the 

 one who buys queens occasionally, and thus has sev- 

 eral strains of bees, will -urely notice it 



For many years I have been buying and selling bees 

 and queens, getting them from a great variety of 

 sources, and 1 can honestly say that, of all the .'•tiains 

 I have in my vard, none h ive surpassed in gentleness, 

 industry hardiness, and finish cf capping, that of a 

 certain breeder who, for 20 years, has been working, 

 by crossing and selection to develop a superior strain 

 of three-banded Itnlians. He has paid a great deal 

 more attention to the develot raent of this stock than 

 he has to its dissemination and sale. Perhaps he has 

 never fully realized what he has accomplished — not 

 having other stock with which to compare it, as I have 

 had. Now that I have become fully convinced of its 



superiority, lam going to help him. myself, and my 

 readers, by advertising this superiority, and ofTering 

 qutens for sale. 



The price of these queens will be SI. 50 each. Th's 

 may seem like a high price, but the man who pays it 

 will make dollars where this breeder and myself 

 make cents ; and when you come to read the condi- 

 tions under which they are sold, it will not seem so 

 high. The queens sent out will all be young queens, 

 just beginning to lav but as there are no black bees 

 in the vicinity, it is not likely that any will prove im- 

 purely mated. If anv queen .should prove impurely 

 mated, another will be .sent free of charge. Safe ar- 

 rival in firi-t-class condition will be guaranteed. In- 

 structions for introducing will be sent to each pur- 

 chaser, and if these instructions are followed, and the 

 queen is lost, another will be .sent free of charge. This 

 is not all ; if, at any time within two 3 ears, a purchas- 

 er, tor any reason whatever, is not .satisfied with his 

 bargain, he can return the queen, and his money will 

 be rt funded, and 50 cents extra sent to pay him for 

 his trouble. It wil be seen that the purchaser runs 

 NO RISK WHATEVER. If a quecu does not arrive in 

 good condition, another is sent. If he loses her in in- 

 troducing, another is sent. If she should prove im- 

 purely mated, another is sent. If the queen proves a 

 poor layer, or the stock does not come up to the ex- 

 pectations, or there is any reason why the bargain is 

 not satisfactory, the queen can be returned and the 

 money will be refunded, and the customer fairly well 

 paid for his trouble. I could not make this last prom- 

 ise if I did not know that the stock is really 



SUPERIOR. 



I .said that the price would be tl.50 each. There is 

 only one condition under which a queen will be sold 

 for a less price, and that is in connection with an ad- 

 vance .subscription to the REVIEW. Any one sending 

 me Si OOforthe REVIEW for 1900 can have one queen 

 for SI 00; that is, I will send one queen and the RE- 

 VIEW for 1900 for only S2.00 ; and in addition I will 

 .send 12 hack numbers of the REVIEW f)ee. Just see 

 what you can get for onlv S2 00 : 12 back numbers, the 

 REVIEW for all of 1900, and one of those superior 

 queens. 



W. Z. Hutchinson, Flint, Mich. 



BEES THAT GET THE HONEY. 



" I bought fifteen queens la.st year. The six I got 

 from you have about completed their first supers, 30 

 sections. None of the others have yet entered theirs." 

 W. W. Erb, Ashland, Oregon, April 22. 



The above explains why my customers " stick to 

 me," They like nice gentle bees that pile up the 

 honey. No pains is spared to have every queen as good 

 as possible A few last year's select, ^'1 00 Breeders, 

 $3 to $4.00. Untested, 75 cts.; six for SI. 00; dozen, S7.50; 

 for select, add 25 cts. each. No culls sent out. Circu- 

 lar free. See Gleanings, April 15. 



J. B. CASE, Port Orange, Fla. 



Albino Queens. ^Ufi" qCens^Tou 



want the gentlest bees; if you want the best honey- 

 gatherers you ever saw, try my Albinos. Untested 

 queens, 81.00; tested, SI .50. 



J. D. OIVENS, Lisbon, Texas. 



I Onn FERRETS FOR SALE. 

 I ^UU Small, medium, and large 

 sized; some trained. First-class 

 stock. New price list free 



N A. KNAPP, 

 Rochester, Lorain County, Ohio. 



Ameican 

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It shall be my utmost endeavor not to have a ^ 

 single dissatisfied customtr this season. So far g 

 they are universally pleased. And why should 5 

 they be otherwise? The "Superior " Doolittle ^ 

 cross is just what they have been searching for— 

 beauty and business combined. Reared in full 

 strong colonies, under the most favorable condi- 

 tions, in perfect accord with nature. 



Price of queens. 75c each ; $2 00 for 3 ; S7 50 per 

 dozen. All selected, and all orders filled by re- 

 turn mail. Send for circular, with which wili 



, be .sent "How to Build a House Apiary," illus- 



: trated. 



Jewell Taylor, Forestville, Minn. 



- Money-order Office. Spring Valley. «. 



Adel Bees Did it 



San Louis, Col., March 2, 1900. 

 Last spring (1899) I ordered queens fi om 5 

 dlfferentqueen-breeders, and amongthem one 

 from you. The bees from yo ir (Adel) queen 

 gathered more hotiey than tl ? others all put 

 together. (Signed) S. i\. Smith, M. D. 



Send for descriptive circular and full 

 price List. Tested queens, each $1.50. 



HENRY ALLEY, 



Wenham, Mass. 



