GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



Golden Italian queens, bred strictly for business, 

 that produce a strong race of honey-gatherers. Un- 

 tested queens, 75 cts. each; $8.00 per dozen; $60 

 per 100. Prompt service and satisfaction guaran- 

 teed. L. J. Dunn, box 338J, Rt. 6, San Jose, Cal. 



Gray Caucasians. — Early breeders, great honey- 

 gatherers; cap beautifully white; great conib-build- 

 ers; verv prolific; gentle; hardy; good winterer.?. 

 Untested, $1; select untested, $1.25; tested, $1.50; 

 select tested, $2.00. H. W. Fulmer, Andalusia, Pa. 



For Sale. — Italian bees, 1 lb. with queen, $2.25; 

 one-frame with queen, $2.00. Queens, 75 cts. each. 

 Safe delivery guaranteed; 30-page catalog with be- 

 ginner's outiit for stamp. The Deroy Taylor Co., 

 Newark, N. Y. (formerly Lyons). 



My bright Italian queens will be ready to ship 

 April 1, at 60 cts. each; virgin queens, 30 cts. 

 Send for price list of queens, bees by the pound, 

 and nucleus. Safe arrival and satisfaction guaran- 

 teed. M. Bates, Rt. 4, Greenville, Ala. 



For Sale. — Three-banded, hardy, northern-bred 

 Italian queens, bred from the best honey-gatherers 

 obtainable. Untested, $1.00; select tested with wing 

 clipped, $3.00; also Goldens and Carniolans at same 

 prices. P. L. Barber, Lowville, N. Y. 



My breeder, a daughter of one of Dr. Miller's best 

 queens, is proving superior to any I have been able 

 to procure. Daughters of this queen, untested, 75 

 cts. each; $8.00 per dozen. 



J. I. Ba.nks. Dowelltown, Tenn. 



Phelps' Golden Italian Queens combine the qual- 

 ities you want. They are great honey-gatherers, 

 beautiful and gentle. Mated, $1.00; 6, $5.00; 

 tested, $3.00; breeders, $5.00 and $10.00. C. W. 

 Phelps & Sons, Wilcox St., Binghamton, N. Y. 



Queens for requeening. Best on market. One 

 untested, $1.50; 12, $12.00; one tested, $2.00; 12, 

 $18.00; one select tested, $3.00; 12, $24.00. Spe- 

 cial low price on 50 or more. Write. Safe delivery 

 and satisfaction guaranteed. The J. E. Marchant 

 Bee & Honey Co., Canton, Ohio. 



The Stanley Improved Cell-starting Hive and 

 Queen-rearing Outfit, complete, $5.00. The same 

 with a choice breeder, $6.00. Warranted Italian 

 queen, 60 cts. each. Tested, $1.00. Virgin, 25 cts. 

 Choice breeding queens, $2.25. Arthur Stanley, 

 1907 Washington Blvd., Chicago, 111. 



Queens. — From a strain of Italians, wintered for 

 thirty years in the foothills of the Adirondack Moun- 

 tains out of doors. Hardy, gentle, industrious, and 

 fine resisters of disease. $1.00 each, or $9.00 per 

 dozen ; also nuclei and full colonies. 



Chari.es Stewart, box 42, Johnstown, N. Y. 



Queens. — Improved three-banded Italians, bred 

 for business, June 1 to Nov. 15, untested queens, 75 

 cts. each; dozen, $8.00; select, $1.00; dozen, 

 $10.00; tested queens, $1.25 each; dozen, $12.00. 

 Safe arrival and satisfaction guaranteed. 



H. C. Clemons, Rt. 3, Williamstown, Ky. 



Tennessee-bred Queens I My three-band strain 

 that has given such universal satisfaction for over 

 40 years. Orders filled promptly or money returned 

 by first mail. 1000 nuclei in use. Tested, in June, 

 $1.75; untested, $1.00; in July, $1.50 and 75 cts. 

 Postal brings circular. 



John M. Davis, Spring Hill, Tenn. 



Hollopeter's honey-gathering strain of Italians 

 are now at their best. This strain has a record of 

 100 lbs. more honey per colony than the average 

 colony. Safe arrival by return mail. Untested 

 queens, each, 75 cts.; lO' for $6.00, 20 for $10.00. 

 Tested queen, each, $1.00. 1 lb. bees with queen, 

 $2.00. We are booking orders now for spring de- 

 livery. J. B. HoLLOPETER, Pentz, Pa. 



For S.\T;E. — Three-banded Italian queens and bees 

 irom the best honev-gathering strains obtainable. 

 Untested queen, 75 cts.; 6, $4.25; 12, $8.00; tested 

 queens, $1.25; 6, $7.00; 12, $12.00. For se'ect 

 queens, add 25 cts. each to the above prices. For 

 queens in quantity lots, or bees by the pound, write 

 for prices. ROBT. B. Spiceb, Rt. 181, Wharton, N. J. 



Famous Howe's, Root's, Moore's, Davis' select 

 strain of honey-gatherers, disease-resisting. None 

 better for all purposes. Untested, one, 75 cts ; doz., 

 $7.50. Select untested, one, $1.00; doz., $9.00; % 

 doz., $5.00; tested, $1.25; doz., $10; select tested, 

 one, $1.50; V2 doz., $8.00; extra select $2.00. 

 Bees by the pound, $2.50 with queen. Honey crop 

 short. Will have plentv of bees in June. 



H. B. Murray, Liberty, N. C. 



Pure Italian Queens. — Golden or three-banded 

 by return mail. All queens are warranted purely 

 mated. They are large and long-lived. They have 

 proven themselves highly disease-resistant in many 

 localities. One select untested, $1.00; 6, $4.25; 12, 

 $8.00; 100, $60.00. Tested, $1.25. Bees by the 

 pound, nuclei, colonies. Safe arrival and satisfac- 

 tion I guarantee. Circular free. 



J. E. Wing, 155 Schiele Ave., San Jose, Cal. 



The Bargain of the Season. — Listen: The 

 Beekeepers' Review for two years would be $2.00; 

 10 three-banded Italian untested queens at 50 cts. 

 would be $5.00; total, $7.00. Send us only $5.00 

 and receive the Review for 1916, 1917, mailing you 

 the back numbers for this year, and 10 untested 

 Italian queens direct from our breeders in the South. 

 Prompt delivery. To get this exceptional bargain, 

 address all orders to The Beekeepers' Review, 

 Northstar, Mich. 



For Sale. — 65 colonies Italian bees, $250 ; all in 

 hives used about two years; 8-frame L., wired full 

 sheets; combs enough for 30 or 40 colonies extra. 

 These bees produced 60 lbs. of honey this year ; bee- 

 way comb-honey supers for above hives, never used; 

 new Root automatic reversible extractor, storage 

 tank, feeders, queen-excluders ; in fact, every thing 

 a beginner would require; every thing good and up 

 to date; honey enough on hives (white clover) to 

 winter bees; no disease. Write if you mean busi- 

 ness. M. E. Babb, Rt. 7, Xenia, Ohio. 



SITUATIONS WANTED 



Wanted.- — Position in a beeyard in Porto Rico. 

 Fred E. Osborne, Delanson, N. Y. Care of Frank 

 C. Alexander. 



Your Honey Crop 



Depends on Your Interest in Bees 



The greater the interest, the greater 

 the crop. Increase your interest by 

 studying what happens in the egg. 

 Here the individual bee begins life. 



The Embryology of the Honey Bee 



By Dr. Jas. A. Nelson 



Price $2.00 prepaid 

 Clubbed with "Gleanings" one year, $2.75 



THE A. I. ROOT COMPANY 



Address the Medina Office 



