GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



Three- band 



and Golden 



Italians 



The Secret of 

 Success 



in beekeeping is to keep your colonies 

 strong. To do this you must have good 

 healthy laying queens. 



1 untested queen, $1.00; 6 for $5.00; 12 for $0.00. 

 1 tested queen, $1.50; 6 for $8.00; 12 for $15.00. 

 % lb. bees with untested que> n, $2 50; tested, $3.00. 

 1 IK. bees with untested queen, $3.50; tested, $4.00. 

 l-fr. nucleus with untested queen, $3.00; tested, $3.50. 

 2-fr. nucleus with untested queen, $4.00; tested. $4.50. 

 If more frames are wanted than we list, add $1.00 each 

 per frame wanted to above prices. ! 



Satisfaction guaranteed 



W. J. LITTLEFIELD 



618 W. Seventh St. Little Rock, Ark. I 



Yes, "By their fruits ye shall know them," and that is 

 why I have recommended your queens. Where Euro- 

 pean foul brood is found, the stock proves itself disease- 

 resisting as well as or better than any other wc have test- 

 ed. When a beekeeper having a good apiary where Eu- 

 ropean foul brood was taking the apiary when inspected, 

 and he told me, after testing your queens, be would not 

 take $25.00 for the last queen you sent him, it speaks for 

 itself. His apiary, now cured, is proof of the pudding. 

 N. E. France, Plattsville, Wis. 



Marline Foundation Fastener 



Patent applied for. 



Latest and best device invented for fastening foundation 

 securely to the frame or section with a tiny stream of hot wax. 



Prevents breaking down of foundation with the weight of 

 the bees. 



Saves expense, time, and labor. 



One filling of the fastener is sufficient to fasten the founda- 

 tion in five frames and can be done in one-third the time 

 required by any other device. 



Price 50 cents, postage prepaid.- Satisfaction guaranteed. 



On Sale Only by 



J. P. Marline & Son 



Beekeeper Supply Dealers 

 206 Ea. Jefferson St. Louisville, Ky. 



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 Patent Counsel of The A. I. Root Co. 



PATENTS 



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 WASHINGTON, D. C. 



NEWSTRAWBERRIESF£J^\.°,'^ 



Reliable, iriterestmg and in-^tructive— All about the New 

 Everbearers and other important varieties. Address 

 C. N. FLANSBURGH & SON, JACKSON, MICH, 



g Three-band Italian Queens 



Xf My queens are bred from imported mothers. 



xj They are the besi for honey-gathering and gentleness. 



TT I fill orders as promptly as possible. 



if GUARANTEE that all queens will reach you in 



ff good condition, to be purely mated, and will give per- 



Tt feet satisfaction. 



L. L. Forehand, Fort Deposit, Ala. 



Do You Need a Qvieen for that Queen- 

 less Colony? 



"We ran furnish tested Italian queens by return 

 mail, $1.00 each. These queens are not cull nor 

 inferior in any way because they are cheap. They 

 were reared last September and October, and win- 

 tered in four-frame nuclei expressly for our early 

 spring trade in tested queens. We expect to have 

 untested queens ready to mail about April 10 ; $1.00 

 for single queen; $9.00 per dozen. We began rear- 

 ing queens for sale in 1886. Our strain of three- 

 band Ilalianis is well known to leading beekeepers. 

 We have never had a case of foul brood in our 

 apiary, and we guarantee every queen sent out by 

 us. We solicit your orders. 



J. W. K. Shaw & Co., Loreauville, Louisiana 



ITALIAN QUEENS 



THREE-BANDED 



Ready April 1. Of an exceptionally vigorous and 

 long-lived strain ol bees. They are gentle, proli6c, 

 and the best of honey-gatherers. Untested, $1.00; 3, $2.75; 

 6, $5.00; 12. $9.00. Tested, SI. 25; 6, $6.50; 12, $12.50. Send for 

 my free circular and price list, and see the natural conditions 

 under which my queens are raised. Will book orders now. 



John G. Miller, Corpus Christi, Texas 



723 South Carrizo Street 



Los Angeles Honey Co. 



Los Angeles, Cal. 



633 Central Bldg. 



Buyers and Sellers 

 of Honey and Wax 



Write Us for Prices when in the Market 



FREE FOR TESTING. 



A pair of mated EVERBEARING STRAW- 

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 las to your success with them, ^ill bear 

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 jfvember. We have cuunted 4H0 berries, 

 f blossoms and buds on a single plant. A 

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