510 GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE Avgust, 1920 



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Forehand^s Three Bands 



THE THRIFTY KIND 



Twenty-eight years of select breeding brings these bees up 

 to a standard surpassed by none, but superior to many. 



Place your order now for August and September delivery. 

 No reduction in prices after July lit as stated in circular. 



Untested 

 Select Untested 

 Tested - - - - 

 Select Tested - - 



W. J. FOREHAND & SONS, FORT DEPOSIT, ALA. 



THE BEE MEN 



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1 1 Queens BeeS by the Pound Queens I j 



= 1 Tlie rush of our bee-shipping season will practically be over by July 1st; we will then be iu 1 = 



^ I position to take care of your QUEEN orders. | = 



M I Just recei\ed a picture from a party showing a colony built up from about 2 pounds of bees | M 



= 1 and a queeoi last spring, 1919, and then weighed 330 pounds gross; others in the yard did | g 



= I better than that one. We have had colonies here gather 400 pounds spring crop. | ^ 



M = A party wrote from Chicago: "The shipment of bees was received on May 7th this year, | ^ 



^ I hived same day; did not eocamine until 18th, when we found all queens accepted and they had | ^ 



= I laid in three frames. We greatly appreciate receiving such good grade of bees and hope to | ^ 



M I favor you with larger orders in the future." Another from Nebraska: "Wish to tell you | = 



= I how well pleased I am with the business done with you ; some of the 50 packages had less | ^ 



M I than 100 dead bees in them. Those queens of yours are the best uniform QUEENS I have | ^ 



M 1 ever received. What is your price on 200 2-pound pkgs. with queens for spring 1921?" | m 



s ; Our QUEENS are hardy gentle Italians; they grow bees that fill the supei-s. GUARANTEE i ^ 



s 1 safe arrival and satisfaction on QUEENS. With my method of feeding can ship bees sue- | ^ 



M = cessfuUy in July and August. Get a few packages and build them for the fall flow or winter. | ^ 



= I Send for FREE Circular giving reference, prices by Parcel Post, Nuclei, Guarantee, etc. | m 



^ I Twenty years a beekeeper. | = 



W i Advertising, labor, and sugar have all advanced, yet we quote Bees and Queens July 1st | M 



g I balance cf the year a.s follows: | = 



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m -- Untested Queens $1.50 $7.50 $13.50 $48.00 $95.00 Im 



m '- Select Untested Queens .. 1.65 8.25 14.85 52.80 104.50 l m 



gi Tested Queens 2.50 13.50 27.00 110.00 1 = 



m i Select Tested Queens .... 3.00 16.20 | = 



M I 1-pound pkg. Bees $2.40; 25 or more $2.16 each i g 



m i 2-pound pkg. Bees 4.25; 25 or more 3.83 each f = 



g I 3-pound pkg. Bees G. 25; 25 or more 5.62 each | ^ 



= I Add price of queen wanted when ordering bees. . . Is 



I I NUECES COUNTY APIARIES -:- CALALLEN, TEXAS 1 | 



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