February, 1917 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



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Southwest Virginia five-band Italian queens, the | FOR SALE. — 35 colonies bees, eiu'Iit and ten 



fancy comb-honey strain, gentle to handle. They i frame, supers, half metal tops, straight comls, wired 

 will "please you. Try one. $1.00 each. frames, no disease, $5.00 per takes the lot. 



Henry S. Bohon, Rt. 3, box 212, Roanoke, Va. S. H. Burton, Washington, Indiana. 



FOR SALE. — Ten colonies Italian bees in Buck- 

 eye double-walled hives, all in first-class condition. 

 New queens introduced last fall; $10.00 per colony. 

 Keewaydin Farms, Gates Mill, Ohio. 



Golden and 3-band Italians; also Carniolan 

 queens; tested, $1.00 each; untested, 75c; for larger 

 lots and bees in packages and nuclei write for prices. 

 C. B. Bankston, Box 65, Buffalo, Texas. 



My 3-banded Italian queens will be ready to ship 

 April 1. Write for prices of bees and queens by the 

 pound. Safe arrival and satisfaction guaranteed. 

 J. A. Jones, Greenville, Ala. 



FOR SALE. — Italian bees and queens. One-pound, 

 two-pound, and three-pound packages, with qaieens; 

 also on frames and full colonies. Ask for our prices 

 and beginners' catalog. 



Deroy Taylor Co., Newark, N. Y. 



My bright Italian queens will be ready to ship 

 April 1 at 75 cts. each; virgin queens, 30 cts. each. 

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

 safe arrival and satisfaction guaranteed. 



W. W. Talley, Rt. 4, Greenville, Ala. 



Two-frame nuclei, 3-band Italian bees, $2.25 ; 1 

 lb. bees with queen, $1.65. Hoffman brood-frames, 

 wired, and foundation, at catalog prices less carriage, 

 if ordered for parcel post. J. B. Marshall & Son, 

 Rosedale Apiaries, Big Bend, La. 



FOR SALE. — 1000 lbs. bees in 2-lb. packages 

 at $1.00 per lb. LTntested Italian queens, 70 cts. 

 extra, to be shipped in April. All orders must be in 

 by April 1. 



T. W. Burleson, Waxahachie, Texas. 



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. 



Golden Italian queens that produce golden bees; 

 the highest kind, gentle, and as good honey-gatherers 

 as can be found; each, $1.00; 6, $5.00; tested, 

 $2.00; breeders, $5.00 to $1.00. 



J. B. Brockwell, Barnetts, Va. 



Phelps' Golden Italian Queens combine the quali- 

 ties 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. 



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: $60.00 

 per 100; tested, $1.50 each. Prompt service and 

 satisfaction guaranteed. 



L. J. Dunn, 59 Broadway Ave., San Jose, Calif. 



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. 



FOR SALE. — Tliree-banded Italian be«s andl 

 queens. 1 untested queen. $1.00; tested, $1.50; 

 3-frame nucleus with untested queen, $4.00. My 

 queens are reared from the best breeders and by the 

 best known methods. No diseases. Satisfaction 

 guaranteed. Ask for prices on larger quantities. 

 J. L. Leath, Corinth, Miss. 



QUEENS. Doolittle and Moore strain, also Gold- 

 ens that are Golden. 1 select unt., $1.00; 6, $4.25; 

 12, $8.00; tested, $1.25. Best breeder, $5.00. 



Bees by the pound a specialty. One lib. package 

 $1.25; one 2-lb.. $2.25; large lots less; also nuclei 

 and colonies. Ready March 15. Booking orders 

 now. Circular free. 



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



TENNESSEE-BRED QUEENS.— My three - band 

 strain tliat has given such universal satisfaction for 

 over 40 years. Orders filled promptly or money re- 

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

 in June, $1.75; untested, $1.00; in July, $1.50 and 

 75 cts. Postal brinsrs circular. 



John M. Davis, Spring Hill, Tenn. 



FOR SALE. — Three-band Italian bees and queens. 

 Three-frame nuclei with this year's rearing queen, 

 $3.00; without queens, $2.75. Three pounds bees, 

 $3.25. Young queens, 75c each. Our bees and 

 queens last year gave general satisfaction and this 

 year we are in position to give stronger nuclei 

 with a greater per cent brood than wo did last year. 

 If it is a bargain you are looking for, send "your 

 order this way. Send your orders now and money 

 when you want them shipped. Can begin shipping 

 April 15th. Bees are all in standard hives, Hoff- 

 man frames, wired and full sheets foundation. We 

 guarantee bees to be free from disease. Tlie follow- 

 ing is an extract from one of our many satisfied cus- 

 tomers. " Aug. 16th, today, I hived the second large 

 swarm from the colony I started from a three- frame 

 nucleus I bought from you in June and have about 

 40 lbs. surplus honey on hive. It pays to keep well- 

 bred stock whether it is cattle or bees." (Name 

 furnished on application.) 



The Hyde Bee Co., Floresville, Texas. 



MISCELLANEOUS 



Quality Dahlias (northern grown). Send for cat- 

 alog. Mrs. E. L. G. Davis, Rt. 2, Newton, N. H. 



Vulcanizing tires and tubes pays large profits in 

 any town. I have a Haywood casing and tube vul- 

 canizer that cost $500, and is almost new. It will 

 vulcanize or retread any size tire. It is all com- 

 plete with boiler, stock, and tools; $250 takes it — 

 half cash; time on balance. Send for plioto and 

 description. L. P. Howden, Fillmore, N. Y. 



HELP WANTED 



WANTED. — Man to work six-acre place in village, 

 and help with bees. 



D. L. Woodward, Clarksville, N. Y. 



WANTED. — Two men to work with bees the com- 

 ing season ; must have some experience. 



B. B. Coggshall, Groton, N. Y. 



WANTED. — Position with beekeeper by young 

 man of good character with 8 vears' experience. 



K. C. Sm"ith, Salesville, Ohio. 



WANTED. — Experienced beeman familiar with 

 Rocky Mountain conditions to handle bees on shares. 

 Can offer good proposition. Write with details of 

 experience, etc. A. H. Dunn, Fort Collins, Colo. 



WANTED. — A man by March 1, with some experi- 

 ence, to assist in running 800 colonies and learn 

 comb-honey production. Live in town. State 

 wages desired, and description of self in first letter. 

 G. C. Matthews, Hansen, Idaho. 



WANTED. — To correspond with a first-class queen- 

 breeder who would like to come to Arizona and help 

 build up a good queen-breeding and bees-by-the- 

 pound business on shares. Bees usually begin 

 gathering pollen in February. Good references re- 

 quired. Dan Rorabaugh, Duncan, Ariz. 



WANTED. — Young man with a little experience, 

 fast willing worker, as student helper with our 1000 

 colonies. Crop for past two years, 6 carloads. Will 

 give results of our long experience and small wages; 

 every chance to learn. Give age, height, weisrht, ex- 

 perience, and wages, all in first letter, or expect no 

 answer E. F. Atwater, Meridian, Idaho. 



