GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



Aprit., 1921 



PHKLPH' GOLDEN QUEENS will please you. 

 Mated, ii^U.tiO. O. W. I'help.s & Son, Biugliumtou, 

 N. Y. 



FOR SALE — 50 colonies of Italian bees in eight- 

 frame hives. No disease, $6.00 per colony. 



Dr. Hugh LeJambre, Bordentown, N.. J. 



THAGARD'S ITALIAN QUEENS produce work- 

 ears that fill the supers quick. 



V. R. Thagard, Greenville, Ala. 



FOR SALE — Farm and 50 colonies of bees with 

 equipment for 100 or mora Good location. 



A. L. Weidler, McBain, Mich. 



FOR SALE — By Chicago beekeeper, three colo- 

 nies with supers and other fixtures. Inquire The 

 A. I. Root Co., 230 W. Huron St., Chicago, Ills. 



FOR SALE — Hardy Northern-bred Italian queeos 

 and bees. Each and every queen warranted .satis- 

 factory. For prices and further information, write. 

 H. G. Quirin, Bellevue, Ohio. 



FOR SALE — 15 colonies of Italian bees of 10 

 frames, frames wired and combs built from full 

 sheets of foundation. No disease. H. Shaffer, 2860 

 Harrison Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio. 



FOR SALE — Three-banded Italian queens, un- 

 tested, $1.50 each; 6, $7.50; 12, $14.00. Select un- 

 tested, $1.75 each. Satisfaction guaranteed. W. T. 

 Perdue & Sons, R. D. No. 1, Fort Deposit, Ala. 



" FOR SALE — ^Three-banded Italian queens, un- 

 tested, $1.25; tested, $2.00. Ready June 1. Satis- 

 faction guaranteed. Chas. W. Zweily, Willow 

 Springs, Ills. 



BY return *mail, tested Italian queens, three- 

 banded strain. Only onei grade — the best.. Safe ar- 

 rival, satisfaction, and no disease guaranteed. 

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



FOR SALE^Golden queens, untested, $1.15; 6 

 or more, $1.10 each; select untested, $1.60; 6 or 

 more, $1.50 each. Safe arrival. Hazel V. Bonke- 

 meyer, Randleman, R. D. No. 2, N. C. 



FOR SALE — Bees for May and June shipment. 

 Two pounds bees and an untested Italian queen 

 shipped by express on drawn comb with stores. Cer- 

 tificate of health with each shipment. 



Ross B. Scott, LaGrange, Ind. 



STUTT'S Italian queens are supreme queens; 

 readv June 1. Untested, $1.25; 6, $6.50: 12, 

 $12.50. Select untested, $1.50; 6, $8.00; 12, $15.00. 

 Pure mating and safe arrival guaranteed. 



Alfred A. Stutt, Lincoln, Ills. 



WE believe we have the best Italian queens ob- 

 tainable. Our new system is working wonders. Book 

 your order now for 1921. Untested, $1.50; tested, 

 $3.00; virgins, imported mothers, 50c. 



F. M, Russell, Roxbury, Ohio. 



WE are now booking orders for early spring de- 

 livery of two and three frame nucleii, with untested 

 or tested queens. Write for prices and terms. We 

 also manufacture cypress hives and frames. 



Sarasota Bee Co., Sarasota, Fla. 



ITALIAN QUEENS OF WINDMERE are su- 

 perior three-banded stock. Untested, $1.50 each; 6 

 for $8.00; tested, $2.50 each; select tested, $3.00. 

 Bees by the pound. Write for prices. . 

 Prof. W. A. Matheny, Ohio University, Athens, O. 



DAY-OLD ITALIAN QUEENS — High quality, 

 low price, satisfied customers. Safe arrival guaran- 

 teed in U. S. and Canada. Safe introduction. 

 Prices: 1, 75c; 12, $7.20; 100, $60. Write for cir- 

 cular early. James McKee, Riverside, Calif. 



1921 price of bees and queens from the A. I. 

 Root Co. leatlier-colored stock 1 Hi. bees with queion. 

 $5.00; 2 lbs. $7.50. Untested queens, $1.50 each; 

 dozen, $15.00. Safe arrival. Orders booked now. 

 Greenville Bee Co., Greenville, -\la. 



IF YOU want queens that will produce results, 

 give THAGxVRD'S ITALIAN QUEENS a tiial. 



V. R. Thagard, Greenville, Ala. - 



MY famous leather-colored Italian queens for 

 May delivery, $2.00 each or six for $11.00. J. W. 

 •Romberger, Apiarian, 3113 Locust St., St. Joseph, 

 Mo. 



BEES BY THE POUND, also pure-bred 

 QUEENS; booking ordea's now for delivery after 

 March 15th. Everything guaranteed. Brazos Valley 

 Apiaries, Gause, Texas. 



PACKAGE BEES — Two-pound blacks and hy- 

 brids, $4.25. Will guarantee 75 per cent safe ar- 

 rival. Can begin shipping about May 10. One-fourth 

 cash with order. Can supply queens from breeder. 

 J. M. Barrier, Grandview, Texas. 



FOR SALE — 30 colonies of bees in 10-frama 

 hives, spaced 9 frames to the hive, shipment to be 

 made about June 1 after they are unpacked. Also 

 write for prices on what you may want in bee 

 supplies. F. J. Rettig, Wabash, Ind. 



FOR SALE — 2-lb. packages Italian bees and 

 queens by parcel post, postage paid, delivery April 

 15, for $8.50; 2-frame nuclei with Italian queen 

 by express, not prepaid, delivery May 5, $9.00. 

 Otto J. Spahn, Pleasantville, N. Y. 



IF good three-banded Italian queens are wanted, 

 send your order to M. Bates & Sons. Greenville, 

 R. D. No. 4, Ala. One, dozen queens, $14.00; 100, 

 $100. Pure mating, safe arrival, and satisfaction 

 guaranteed. 



QUEENS — ^THE FAMOUS BRENNER strain of 

 three-banded Italians. Equaled only by the best. 

 Untested, $1.50 each; $15.00 per dozen. Tested, 

 $2.50 each. Satisfaction guaranteed. 



Dr. A. Wright, Kingsbury, Texas. 



FOR SALE — Root's strain of golden and leather- 

 colored Italian queens, bees by the pound and 

 nuclei. Untested, $1.50 each; select untested, $2.00; 

 tested, $2.50 each; select tested, $3.00. For larger 

 lots write. Circular free. 



A. J. Pinard, 440 N. 6th St., San Jose, Calif. 



SHE-SUITS-ME queens, season of 1921. Un- 

 tested Italians, $2.00 each, 10 or more, $1.75 each, 

 from May 15 to .Tune 15. After June 15, $1.50 

 each, up to nine queens; 10 to 24 queens, $1.40 

 each; 25 and up, $1.25 each. 



Allen Latham, Norwichtown, Conn. 



FOR SALE — Three-band Italian bees and queens, 

 ready June 1. Fine stock, free from disease and 

 guaranteed to please you. (One grade) select un- 

 tested queens, $1.50 each; 6, $8.00; 12, $15.00: 

 50, $60.00. Nuclei, $3.00 per frame, Hoffman; bees, 

 $3.00 per pound. A. E. Crandall, Berlin, Conn. 



PHELPS' GOLDEN ITALIAN QUEENS com- 

 bine the qualities vou want. Thev are GRE.VT 

 HONEY-GATHERERS, BEAUTIFUL and GEN- 

 TLE. Virgins, $1.00; mated, $2.00; tested, $5.00. 

 Breedeirs, $10 to $20. Safe arrival guaranteed only 

 in the U. S. and Canada. 



C. W. Phelps & Son, Binghamton, N. Y. 



TWO-FRAME NUCLEI with untested Italian 

 queens from the apiary of E. R. King, formerly in- 

 spector in Ohio and later in charge of Apiculture 

 at Cornell University. No disease in territory. Mav 

 delivery, $7.50; .Tune, $6.50; .Tuly, $5.00. 50 per 

 cent cash with order. If queen is not wanted, deduct 

 $1.25 from above prices: 



Miss E. J. King, McArthur, Ohio. 



FOR SALE — Honey-Brook Farm can supply you 

 promi)tly, beginning April 10, with the very best 

 three-banded Italian queens, one grade, select un- 

 tested, $1.50 each, or $15 per dozen; tested, $2.00 

 each straight; ready April 1. Should you find some 

 nueenless colonies this spring, send me your order 

 for a \()uno- queen to save them. T will not disnp- 

 Doint you. T have the bees and caii deliver the goods. 

 Pni-Pi mating, safe arrival, and satisfaction guaran- 

 teed. .Tasper Knight, Hayneville, Ala. 



