1911 



GLEANINdg IN BEE CULTURE 



MIGRATORY BEE-KEEPING 



The shipping of bees north, from the South, to 

 take advantage of the successive honey-flows, has 

 for years been the dream of bee-keepers; but it was 

 reserved for Mr. H. C. Ahlers, of Wisconsin, to be 

 the first to make of this scheme a real practical 

 success. The one great obstacle has been trans- 

 portation; but improved methods of preparation 

 and care, and through fast freights, enabled Mr. 

 Ahlers to score a success that netted him 84000 last 

 year. He secured a harvest In Louisiana: shipped 

 a car of bees to Wisconsin in time to reap a harvest 

 from clover; moved to the Mississippi River bot- 

 toms for a fall flow from Spanish needle; then ship- 

 ped the bees south for winter. This winter (Jan. 

 17) he shipped a car of bees from Wisconsin to 

 Louisiana, where they are now storing a crop of 

 honey from willow. All these bees will be brought 

 north in time for clover, basswood, and raspberry. 



In the March BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW Mr. 

 Ahlers tells In detail the story of his success, and, 

 to a bee-keeper, it is as interesting as a novel. Pic- 

 tures and all, it occupies six pages. 



There is also another three-page article of much 

 interest by the great German bee-keeper, C. J. H. 

 Gravenhorst, in which he tells why one colony 

 stores so much more honey than another of equal 

 strength. He also tells what steps to take to make 

 all equally profitable. 



Send ten cents for the March issue, and with It 

 will be sent three other late but different issues, 

 and the ten cents may apply on any subscription 

 sent in later. Some very attractive clubbing offers 

 will also be sent. 



W. Z. HUTCHINSON, Flint, Mich. 



Hilton Strain off Bees and 



Root's Goods to the 



Front again 



A View of Mr. Chage's Apiary. 



Friend Hilton:— I started thlB spring with 16 colonies; 

 bought SO three-frame nuclei of you ; have Increased to 

 85 strong colonies with ample stores for winter with- 

 out feeding. Have taken 1000 lbs fine extracted honey 

 and a little comb (and no drawn combs to begin with) 

 all from full sheets of foundation. My best colony 

 gave 329 lbs. ; a three-frame nucleus, received from you 

 May 28, gave me 210 lbs. extracted honey. But for the 

 drouth and fires I should have had much more. 



Very truly yours, G. 0. Chasb, Robbing, Wis. 



I am now booking orders for next sea- 

 son's delivery of Nuclei and Queens, 

 and next season's supplies, and mak- 

 ing a very liberal discount 



Write for 50-page price list, and send list of 

 goods wanted for special discounts. All 

 Root's Goods. Beeswax wanted, cash or trade. 



Geo. E. Hilton, Fremont, Michigan 



ROOT'S GOODS 



For WESTERN PENNNSYLVANIA 



Liberal early-order discounts. Gleanings 

 and choice queens GIVEN AWAY. Write 

 at once for circular. . . Time is limited. 



GEO. H. REA, - Reynoldsville, Penn. 



Successor to Rea Bee & Honey Co. 



A Safe 4% 

 Investment 



BY OPENING an account with this old 

 established savings bank you will avoid 

 the care and anxiety of guarding your 

 own monev, and will experience that happy 

 feeling which comes to those who know that 

 their possessions are safe. A savings account 

 with this bank is a safe investment and yields 

 four per cent compound interest. 



This bank is under the supervision of the 

 State, and its strict laws. 



Its offlcers and directors are successful 

 men. 



Write to-day for booklet explaining our 

 convenient banklng-by-mall system. 



Resources, $900,000 



Under ordinary circumstances all or any part 

 of your deposits may be with- 

 drawn at will. 



The Savings Deposit Bank 

 Company. . . Medina, Ohio 



A. T. Spitzee, Pres. E. R. Root, Vice-pres. 

 E. B. Spitzee, Cashier 



BEE-KEEPERS 



We appear here to tell you that our 

 New Catalog on Bee Supplies is yours 

 for asking. . It is free. . Get one. 



August Lotz & Co., 



Boyd, Wisconsin 



LEWIS BEE-WARE SHIPPED PROMPTLY 



ARND HONEY & PEE-SUPPLY CO. (Not Inc.) 

 Saooesaors to YORK HONEY & BEE-SUPPLY COMPANY 



148 W. Superior St., Chicago, ill. 



Send for catalog. ENOUGH SAID. 



