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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



May, 1917 



Italian bees in 1 and 2 \h. packages ; will sell 

 on account of long drouth. Write for prices. J. 

 Wilson Jones, Box 274, Falfurrias, Brooks Co., Tex. 



Vigorous, prolific Italian queens, $1; 6, $5, June 

 1. Mv circular gives best methods of introducing. 

 A. V. Small, 2302 Agency Road, St. Joseph, Mo. 



FOR SALE.- — 25 colonies of Italian bees, frames 

 wired, combs built on full sheets of foundation; 

 8-fr. colonies, $6; lO-fr., $7 with queen. 



Henry Shaffer, 2860 Harrison Ave., Cincinnati, O. 



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. — Golden Italian queens that produce 

 golden bees ; for gentleness and honey-gathering they 

 are equal to any. Every queen guaranteed. Price 

 $1 ; 6 for $5. Wm. S. Barnett, Barnetts, Va. 



Leather-colored 3-band Italian bees, $1.25 per 

 pound. Tested queens, $1.00; untested, 75 cts. 

 each; 2-frame nuclei, $2.00. Delivery after April 15. 

 C. H. Cobb, Belleville, Ark. 



QUEENS ON APPROVAL.— A select tested queen 

 sent on approval. Send address for description, etc. 

 Bees and supplies for sale. 



A. M. Applegate, Reynoldsville, Pa. 



BUSINESS-FIRST QUEENS. — Tliree - banded 

 Italians — ^untested, $1.00 each; 6 for $5.00. Send 

 for price list and $10 free offer. No disease. 



M. F. Perry, Bradentown, Fla. 



Queens, Queens, Queens. We are better prepar- 

 ed than ever to supply vou. Untested, 75c each ; 

 tested, $1.25 each; select tested, $2.00 each. See 

 our big illustrated ad on first leaf of this journal. 

 W. D. Achord, Pitzpatrick, Ala. 



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

 two-poundL, 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. J. 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 good 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. 



TO IJ^QUIRERS. — I sell no queens directly, but 



have an arrangement with The Stover Apiaries, 



Starkville, Miss., which I keep supplied with best 



breeders, and they can supply you with my stock. 



C. C. Miller, Marengo, 111. 



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. — 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 our vigorous 

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

 $1.00; $9.00 per doz. ; nuclei and full colonies. 

 Satisfaction guaranteed. 



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



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' Gulden 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 onlv. 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. 



North Carolina bred Italian queens of Dr. C. C. 

 Miller's famous strain of three-banded Italian bees; 

 June 1, untested, 1, 90c; 12, $9.00; tested, 1, $1.25; 

 12, $12.00; selected tested, 1, $1.75; 12, $15.00. 

 Safe arrival and satisfaction guaranteed. 



L. Parker, Rt. 2, Benson, N. C. 



Golden Italian queens of the quality you need, 

 bred strictly to produce Golden bees that are real 

 workers. Untested, 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 Gates, Cal. 



Golden Italian queens from a breeder that was a 

 first-premium winner at Illinois State Fair in 1916; 

 untested, 75 cts.; six for $4.25; doz., $8.00; select 

 untested, $1.00; 6 for $5.00; 12 for $9.00; tested, 

 $1.50; 6 for $8.00. 



A. O. Heinzel, Rt. 3, Lincoln, 111. 



QUEENS OF SUPERIOR QUALITY. — I have 

 a strain of three-banded bees, selected from some of 

 the best breeders in the United States — bees that will 

 fill your heart with joy, and your hives with honey. 

 I am booking orders for June delivery. Write for 

 price list. H. N. Major, South Wales, N. Y. 



PINE ITALIAN QUEENS. — Can furnish select 

 stock at following prices: Single queen, $1.00; 2 

 queens, $1.75; 3 queens, $2.50; 12 queens, $9.00; 

 6 or more at dozen rates. No disease. Safe arrival. 

 Can begin to furnish about May 15. Give me a 

 trial order. Chas. M. Darrow, Star Route, Milo, Mo. 



ITALIAN QUEENS, northern-bred, three-banded, 

 highest grade ; select untested, guaranteed ; queen 

 and drone mothers are chosen from colonies noted 

 for honey production, hardiness, prolificness, gentle- 

 ness, and perfect markings. Price, one, $1.00; 12, 

 $9.00; 50, $30.00. Send for circular. 



J. H. Haughey, Berrien Springs, Michigan. 



Best 



ENERGETIC HONEY - GATHERERS. - 

 three-band stock. Untested queen, 75 cts. 

 per lb., $1.25. In quantity, price quoted on appli- 

 cation. Prompt shipments. Safe arrival and satis- 

 faction guaranteed. Shipments ready May 15. No 

 disease in this community. Gila Valley Apiaries, 

 M. G. Ward, Mgr., Duncan, Arizona. 



