June 1, 1911 



PAr BIG 



and require little care. All the little honey- 

 gatherers and money-mnkers demand of you 

 ^ is to provide a home for them. They make the 

 f honey and you get the profit. What little work 

 f you must do can be made 100 per cent, easier and 

 ■ your profits lUO per cent, bigger if you have the 



RIGHT KIND OF SUPPLIES 



If you are n bee-keeper or are thinking of going in- 

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 a complete guide to profitable bee culture. Tells 

 you how to buy bees, what kind are best, where to 

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 winter, how to prepare the honey for market— la 

 fact it tells vou all you need to know to make bees 

 highly profitable as a business or a si de-line. 



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We sell everything the bee-keeper 

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 Blanks Mfg. & Supply Co., 

 Blanke Building 

 SI. Louis, Mo, 

 Successors to Blanke & 

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'AP:::'. 





QUEENS 



Bees by the Pound 

 and Full Colonies. 



Hardy Golden and Three-banded Italians. Hus- 

 tlers for honey, and are gentle. No dLsease. 

 Untested queens, 81.00 each, $5.00 for six: tested, 

 81. .50 each, S8.00 for six; select tested, 82.00. One- 

 frame nucleus, §2 00; two-frame, 83.00; three- 

 frame, 84.25; Yz lb. bees, 81.75 (add price of queen 

 wanted) ; full colonies, 87.00. 



VIRGIL SIRES 



516 North 8th St.. North Yakima, Wash. 



Ohio's Bee Center 



ZANESVILLE 



whence radiate bee-lines to all parts of 

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E. W. PEIRGE, Zanesville, Ohio 



1911 Three-banded Italian Queens 



We are now ready to fill all orders promptly for our Three- 

 banded Italian Queens; bred strictly for honey -gathering 

 qualities. Untested. 81.00 each, or six for 85.00. or »9.00 a 

 dozen. Tested, 81.25 each, or six for 86.50, or 812 00 a dozen. 

 Select tested, 81.50 each. Breeders, the Tery best, 83.00 to 85.00 

 each. We guarantee sate arrival, and will replace all dead 

 queens that are returned to us in the cage we mailed them in. 

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J. W. TAYLOR & SON, Beeville, Bee Co., Texas 



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If YOU 

 Want 

 Tliem 

 YELLOW 

 Try tiie 

 GENTLE 



^Swarthmorfccr 



Strain of 

 Swartlimore 

 Pedigreed 

 GOLDEN 

 Queens, 

 Swarthmore,Pa. 



Protection Veil. . . . 



Postpaid, all cotton, 50c; silk face, 60c; all silk, 

 90c; with B or ballast cord, 10c per veil extra. 

 Flexible-rlm bee-hat, 30c; Oil duck gloves, long 

 sleeves, 35c. 



The heavy ballast cord (B) is a new feature to keep the veil from 

 blowing in on the face. The cord A rvms around the lower edge 

 of veil, holding it down snugly on shoulders away from the neck, 

 making a tight fit so bees do not' get under. Cord C is a short one 

 with loops in ends with cord A running through them, making it 

 adjustable. 



A. G. Woodman Co., Grand Rapids, Mich 



LEWIS BEE-WARE SHIPPED PROMPTLY 



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

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148 W. Superior St. Chicago, III. 



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