March, 1917 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



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Forehand's QUEENS | 



Which Colony is Yours, Mr. Beekeeper? j 



How many of you were disappointed last season when you 



liarvcsted your honey crop? You can make every colony a 



sood one. WHY NOT? Just head it with a young vigorous 



three-band Italian queen. She will cost you only 75c, just 3 lbs. 



of honey. YOU can easily make a gain of 16 lbs. over the inferior colony, which is a net gain of |3.75. 



Good pay for introducing one queen, not considering the increased value of the colony. 



Spring will soon be here, the lime to requeen that colony with the bad queen. CAN you spend 

 your time more profitably now than deciding what stock, and where to purchase your early queens ? 

 Give us a trial. We breed only the pure three-band queens. All of our yards are the purest that can 

 be bred. So you take no risk in getting a hybrid from us. 



Pour reasons why you should use our queens: 1st — They are first-class honey-gatherers. 2d' — 

 They are the most vigorous, and highly resistant to foul brood. 3d — The Imported bees (which ours 

 were reared from) are the gentlest bees known. 4th — The most modern and learned beemen in the 

 world today (the Roots) use the three-bands. WHY? Because they are best. 



We have had 25 years of experience in rearing queens, having started with Doolittle, and such 

 men. We have 1000 nuclei, which makes it possible for us to fill orders promptly. Three expert 

 queen-breeders have charge of nuclei. So we do not overwork, which gives us ample time to improve 

 our stock. None but first-class queens are mailed. We give a first-quality queen at a medium price, 

 and guarantee perfect satisfaction and safe delivery. 



Untested One, $ .75 



Selected untested One, 1.00 



Tested One, 1,50 



Selected tested One, 2.00 



Write for circular giving general description. Mail all orders to 



W. J. FOREHAND & SONS, Fort Deposit, Alabama 



j For Sale — 10,000 lbs. of Bees in Packages — Spring Delivery | 



I 20 YEARS OF SELECT BREEDING GIVES US BEES OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY | 



I BEES FOR HONEY PRODUCTION BEES OF UNUSUAL VITALITY 1 



1 M. C. Berry «& Co., Hayneville, Ala. 1 



I Gentlemen :■ — Will want more of your three-pound packages of bees with queens in spring. The I 



s fwo I bought of you last May did all right; one package made 185 sections of honey and gave one 1 



= swarm and the other made 29 G sections and gave two swarms. I am well pleaised. s 



g Kimmell, Ind., .Jan. 15, 1917. Melvin Wyseng. = 



I Very Resistant to European Foul Brood and Safe Arrival Guaranteed. I 



Swarms of Bees Without Queens April First Delivery 



l-lb. packages, $1.25 each; 25 to 50, $1,221/2 each; 50 to 100 and up 



2-lb. packages, 2.25 each; 25 to 50, 2.221/2 each; 50 to 100 and up[ 



3-lb. packages, 3.25 each; 25 to 50, 3.22 1/^ each; 50 to 100 and up' 



Golden and 3-Band Italian Queens April First Delivery 



Pl.20 each 

 2.20 each 

 3.20 each 



Untested 75 cts. each, $65.00 per 100 



Select Untested • 90 cts. each, 75.00 per 100 



Tested $1.25 each, $110 per 100 



Select Tested 1.50 each, 125 per 100 



Queens' wings clipped free of charge. 



Write for descriptive price list. Let us book your order now. 



Only a small deposit down required. 



LARGEST AND MOST SUCCESSFUL SHIPPERS OF BEES IN PACKAGES 



M. C. BERRY & COMPANY, Hayneville, Alabama, U. S. A. 



If You Need a QUEEN 



for a Queenless Colony 



you want it as soon as you can get it and you 

 want a good one. We can furnish tested 

 queens by return mail for $1.00 each. We 

 breed the three-band Italians only and we 

 breed for the best. Satisfaction guaranteed 

 on all queens. No disease in our apiaries. 



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



I BEEKEEPERS' SUPPLIES I 



Send for new 1917 price list now ready. 

 We are also in the market at all times 

 for extracted and comb honey in any 

 quantity. Give us a chance to bid on 

 your supplies. We can save you money. 



The M. C. Silsbee Co., Haskinville, N. Y. 



P. O., CohoctoD, N. Y., Rt. 3. 



