April, 1917 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



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FOR SALE. — 25 colonies Italian bees in lOfr. 

 hives, wired frames; combs built on full sheets of 

 foundation; no disease; $4.50 per colony; purchaser 

 to move them. J. B. Ratcliffe, Amboy, Minn. 



Swarms in packages, also Italian queens, can be 

 had — the kind that will increase your smiles and 

 your bank account from W. D. Achord, of Fitzpat- 

 rick, Ala. See his large ad't elsewhere in this maga- 

 zine. Circular to you for the asking. 



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

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

 also on frames and full colonies. Ask for our price 

 list, free beginner's book, and bee-supply 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. -T. B. Marshall & Son, 

 Rosedale Apiaries, Big Bend, La. 



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 goqd honey-gatherers 

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

 $2.00; breeders, $5.00 to $10.00. 



J. B. Brockwell, Barnetts, Va. 



FOR SALE. — 29 stands Italian bees — strong 

 healthy colonies; eight and ten frame dovetailed 

 hives; also extra hives, supers, feeders, and a com- 

 plete list of implements. These go at a bargain. 

 J. F. Drebert, Boomer, W. Va. 



Golden Italian queens about May 1, that produce 

 golden bees ; good honev-gatherers. No foul brood. 

 Select tested, $1.25; tested, $1.00; untested, 75 cts.; 

 6, $4.25; 12, $8.00. No nuclei or bees for sale. 

 D. T. Gaster, Rt. 2 Randleman, N. C. 



TO INQUIRERS. — I sell no queens directly, but 



have an arrangement with The Stover Apiaries, 



Starkville, Miss., which I keep supplied with best 



breeders, and thev can supplv vou with mv stock. 



C. C. Miller, Marengo, 111. 



QUEENS. — Best Italians, 50 cts. each; $5.50 per 

 dozen. Virgins, 25 cts. each; $2.75 per doz. Or- 

 ders taken now, queens sent out in May. Any of 

 my queens proving mismated, replaced free. 



A. F. Bray, Rt. 2, Kelso, Tenn. 



FOR SALE. — Mott's northern-bred Italian queens 

 are hardy, prolific, gentle, and hustlers, therefore 

 resist disease well. Bees by pound. Plans, " How 

 to Introduce Queens and Increase," 25 cts. List 

 free. E. E. Mott, Glenwood, Mich. 



Head your colonies with some of bur vigorous 

 young three-band Italian queens. Untested, June 1, 

 $1.00; $9.00 per doz.; nuc'ei and full colonies. 

 Satisfaction guaranteed. 



A. E. Crandall & Son, Berlin, Conn. 



FOR SALE. — Three-banded Italian bees and 

 queens. One 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 1-lb. 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. 



Golden Italian queens from June to November, 

 untested, 75 cts.; 6, $4.25; doz., $8.00; tested. 

 $1.25; 6, $7.00; select tested, $1.50; breeders, $5.00. 

 Bees by pound or nucleus. Pure mating guaranteed. 

 Send for circular. J. I. Danielson, Fairfield, la. 



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

 1 to 49, 2 lbs. bees in package, $2.25 each; 50 to 

 500, 2 lbs. bees in package, $2,121/2 each. Untested 

 Italian queens, 75 cts. extra. Safe arrival guaran- 

 teed. H. E. Graham, Gause, Texas. 



FOR SALE. — 100 first-class colonies 0! bees in 



8 and 10 frame hives. Price $475. I will also sell 



single colonies in 8-fr. hives at $6.00 or 10-fr. at 



$7.00 with queens; 2-fr. nucleus, $2.50 with queen. 



C. A. Gaines, Versailles, Ky. 



BREEDING QUEENS. — We shall have a nice 

 lot of Italian queens for sale this spring. They 

 have wintered fine. Prices, $2.50, $5, and $10. 

 Untested queens about June 15. 



Doolittle & Clark, Marietta, 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, Cal. 



Phelps' Golden Italian Queens combine the qual- 

 ities you want. They are great honey - gatherers, 

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

 doz., $9.00; tested, $3.00; breeders, $5.00 and 

 $10.00. C. W. Phelps & Son, Wilcox St., Bingham- 

 ton, N. Y. 



GOLDENS THAT ARE TRUE TO NAME.— 

 Write for testimonials. One race only. Unt., each, 

 75c; 6, $4.25; 12, $8.25; 50, $32.50; 100, $60.00. 

 Tested, $1.50; select tested, $2.00. Breeders, 



$5.00 and $10.00. 



Garden City Apiaries, San Jose, Cal. 



My choice northern-bred Italian queens are hardy, 

 vigorous, and prolific. May and June, untested, 

 $1.50; select unt., $2.00; tested, $3.00; after July 

 1, unt., $1.00; select unt., $1.25; tested, $2.00; 

 select tested, $2.50. Free circular. 



F. L. Barber, Lowville, N. Y. 



FOR SALE, — 190 colonies of bees in A No. 1 

 hives and condition; 100 extracting-supers with 

 800 drawn combs that are perfect; 130 comb-honey 

 supers; all tools and equipment necessary for run- 

 ning the same; $960 takes the outfit if taken at 

 once. Address J. E. Hanks, Hagerman, Idaho. 



Golden Italian queens of the quality you need, 

 bred strictly to produce Golden bees that are real 

 workers, tfntested ; one, 75 cts.; 6, $4.25; 12, 

 $8.25; 50 or more, 60 cts. each. Prompt delivery 

 and satisfaction guaranteed. 



L. J. Pfeiffer, Rt. A, Box 219, Los Gatos, Cal. 



FOR SALE. — 130 colonies Italian bees, new 

 swarms, new ten-frame metal-top dovetailed hives 

 painted; straight combs, wired frames, no disease; 

 $10 each. Safe arrival guaranteed. Delivery about 

 May 10. Write for particulars. Express prepaid 

 in lots of 5 or more. S. H. Burton, Washington, Ind. 



Good Italian queens. Tested, $1.00; untested, 

 75 cts. Bees in 1-lb. packages, with untested queen, 

 $2.25; 2-lb. package, $3.25; 1-lb. package, with 

 tested queen, $2.50; 2-lb. package, with tested queen, 

 $3.50. Nuclei, 2 frames, with untested queen, 

 $3.25; 3 frames, $4.00. Nuclei with tested queen, 

 2 frames, $3.50; 3 frames, $4.25. We can please 

 vou. 



G. W'. Moon, 1904 Park Ave., Little Rock. Ark. 



Three-landed queens onh-, ready after May 1. 

 Dr. C. C. Miller queens, $1.00 each; 12 for $10.00; 

 breeders, $10.00 each; my own strain, $1.00 each; 

 12 for $9.00; breeders, $5.00 to $10.00 each; nuclei 

 and full colonies ready June 1; 2-fr.-, $2.50; 8-fr., 

 with queen, $8.00; 10-fr., with queen, $10.00; 1-lb. 

 package of bees, no queen, $1.50; 2-lb., no queen, 

 $2.75; 3-lb., no queen, $3.75. Pounds of bees and 

 queens ready April 1. 



Curd Walker, Queen-breeder, Jellico, Tenn. 



