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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



July, 1917 



Bright Italian queens for sale at 60 cts. each, 

 $6.00 per doz ; virgins, 25 cts. each. Safe arrival 

 and satisfaction guaranteed. 



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



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 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. 



GOLDENS THAT ARE TRUE TO NAME. — One 

 race only, unt., each, 75 cts.; 6, $4.25; 12, $8.00. 

 For larger lots write for prices. Tested, $1.50; 

 S. T., $2.00; breeders, $5.00 and $10.00. 



Garden City Apiaries, 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. — Three-band Italian queens from 

 best honey-gathering strains obtainable. Untested 

 queens, $1.00; 6, $5.00; 12, $9.00; tested queens, 

 $1.50 each; 6, $8.00. 



Robt. B. Spicer, Wharton, N. J. 



None but the best Queens are sent out by us-;— 

 three-band Italians that are guaranteed to give satis- 

 faction. Untested queens, 75c; $8.00 per doz.; 

 tested, $1.00 each. No disease. Orders filled 

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



QUEENS OF QUALITY. — Our Hand - Moore 

 strain of three-banded Italians are beautiful, and 

 good honey-gatherers. Bred strictly for business. 

 Untested, 75c; half doz., $4.00; select, $1.00. 



W. A. Latshaw Co., Clarion, Mich. 



Golden Italian queens that produce gentle golden 

 bees ; good honey-gatherers ; no foul brood. Select 

 tested, $1.25; tested, $1.00; untested, 65 cts.; 6, 

 $3.75; 12, $7.00. No nuclei or bees for sale. 



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



FOR SALE. — 195 colonies of bees and complete 

 outfit. Honey flora includes orange, palmetto, sea- 

 grape, mangrove, and fall bloom. Mangrove yields 

 until Aug. 1st. Will sacrifice if sold soon. 



A. E. Ault, Bradentown, Fla. 



My 3-banded Italian queens will be ready to ship 



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



pound. I have few more hundred pounds of bees 



for sale. Safe arrival and satisfaction guaranteed. 



J. A. Jones, Greenville, Ala. 



ENERGETIC HONEY-GATHERERS. — Best 3- 

 banded Italian bees and queens. Untested, 75c; 

 tested, $1.25. Bees, $1.25 per pound. All orders 

 filled promptly or your money refunded. Safe de- 

 livery guaranteed. 



Gila Valley Apiaries, Duncan, Ariz. 



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. demons, Rt. 3, Williamstown, Ky. 



FOR SALE. — Because of change in business I 

 must sell my 225 colonies of high-bred Italians in 

 ten-frame hives, equipped for extracted and comb 

 honey. Unlimited alfalfa pasture, and home market 

 for all. Splendid opportunity for beeman in this 

 new country. A. W. F. Lee, Cordell, Okla. 



Phelps' Golden Italian Queens combine the qual- 

 ities vou want. They are great honey - gatherers, 

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

 dozen, $9.00; tested, $3.00; breeders, $5.00 and 

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

 ton, N. Y. 



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

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

 July 1 until Oct. 1, untested, 75 cts. ; per doz., 

 $8.00; tested, $1.00; doz., $11.00; select tested, 

 $1.50. Safe arrival and satisfaction guaranteed. 

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



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. 



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 Gatos, 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. 



Golden Italian Queens, bred strictly for business 

 that produce a strong race of honey-gatherers ; un- 

 tested, each, 75c; 6, $4.25; 12, $8.00; for larger 

 lots write for prices. Tested, each, $1.50. Prompt 

 service and satisfaction guaranteed. 



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



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. 



TENNESSEE-BRED QUEENS. — My three ■ band 

 strain that has given such universal satisfaction for 

 over 40 years. Orders filled promptly or money re- 

 turned bv 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. 



FOR SALE. — 200 colonies of bees, 150 hives full 

 of combs, 100 new hives; all combs built on full 

 sheets of foundation and wired frames. Gasoline- 

 engine, and saws for hive-making; 12x14 corrugat- 

 ed-iron honey-house; foundation-mill, extractor and 

 supers, etc. Also 117 acres of unimproved land, 

 all located in one of the best alfalfa-seed-growing 

 sections in northern California. A note with ap- 

 proved surety will take one or both. Reasons for 

 selling. I. C. Bachtel, Lake City, Modoc Co., Cal. 



I am again ready to mail queens of my strain of 

 three-band Italians. H. C. Klinger, Sec.-Treas., Pa. 

 State Beekeepers' Assoc, says: "Your queens gave 

 me good results; are prolific; the bees gentle and 

 excellent workers. I am well pleased with them." 

 May 5, 1917. Prices untested, each, $1.00; 12, 

 $9.00. Beekeepers of Pennsylvania, New York, and 

 New England states can save on time and express 

 charges on nuclei and bees bv pound from here. 

 Price list free. Yours for more honey. 



J. B. Hollopeter, Queen breeder, Rockton, Pa. 



Golden 3 - band Italian and Carniolan queens: 

 Virgin: 1, 50c; 6, $2.50; 12, $4.00; 100, $25.00. 

 Untested: 1, 75c; 6, $4.20; 12, $7.80; 100, $60.00. 

 Select untested: 1, 85c; 6, $4.80; 12, $9.00; 100, 

 $70.00. Tested: 1, $1.00; 6, $5.40; 12, $10.20; 

 100, $80.00. Select tested: 1, $1.25; 12, $13.80; 

 100, $100. Breeders: $3.00 each. Bees in comb- 

 less packages: Vs lb., 75c; 1 lb., $1.25; 2 lbs., 

 $2.25. Nuclei: 1-frame, $1.25; 2 frames, $2.25; 3 

 frames, $3.00. Add price of queens wanted. We 

 guarantee safe arrival and no disease. 



C. B. Bankston, Buflfalo, Tex. 



