April, 1921 



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RKKS from my Italian queens would not excel 

 at an exhibit, but they are hard to beat any place 

 else. Circular tells more about them. R. V. Stearns, 

 Brady, Texas. 



ITALIAN QUEENS — We will have a limited 

 number of our "Riverside" queens for sale this 

 season. These are the product of years of skillful 

 breeding. Write for prices. 



Riverside Apiaries, Caryville, Fla. 



"QUEENS, QUALITY FIRST QUEENS." High- 

 jrrade, pure, three-banded and golden Italians. These 

 queens are as good as can be bought ; are gentle, 

 prolific, and good honey-gatherers. I guarantee safe 

 arrival and satisfaction. Why not try these and be 

 oonvinced? Untested, $1.25 each: 6. $6.50; 12, 

 $12.50. Selected untested, $1.50; 6, $8.00. 



G. H. Merrill, Pickens, S. C. 



"BEES, APRIL SHIPMENT," 15th to May 1st. 

 Two pounds bees on a standard frame with brood 

 and honey, $4.75; three pounds, $6.15. No disease 

 and safe arrival guaranteed. Orders booked in rota- 

 tion. Please order from advertisement. Address 

 ■with remittance. No queens shipped with April 

 bees. L. C. Mayeux, Box 4, Hamburg, La. 



FOR SALE — Pure Italian queens, Golden or 

 leather-colored, packages and nuclei; 1 untested 

 queen, $1.50; 6, $7.50; 12, $13.50; 50, $55.00; 

 100, $100; virgins, 50c each; packages 24 and un- 

 der, $3.25 per pound; 25 and over, $2.00 per 

 pound; nuclei, 1-frame, $4.00; 2-frame, $6.00; 

 3-frame, $7.50 ; queens extra. One-story 10-frame 

 colony with queens. $12.00. Golden Star Apiaries, 

 R. 3, Box 166, Chico, Calif. 



FOR SPRING DELIVERY — One good Italian 

 queen. 1 Hoffman standard frame emerging brood. 

 1 pound live bees, price complete, $6.50, f. o. b. 

 Bordelonville. Queen introduced, mated, laying en 

 route; loss in transit replaced if noted on express 

 tag by agent ; no disease in State. References given. 

 Orders booked, May delivery, one-fifth cash; order,* 

 filled in rotation. Jess Dalton, Bordelonville, La. 



FOR SALE — 30 colonies of bees in 8-frame 

 brood-chamber and 6 frames in supers 4% x 4V4, . 

 Langstroth hives, pine, dovetailed. Will pack and 

 deliver to expres.s company in Shawneetown and 

 guarantee to destination, for $6.00 per colony. Will 

 ship from 1st to 15th May. The bees are in Shaw- 

 neetown, His. Will not sell less than 5-colony lots. 

 Address me up to May 1, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. 

 R. Cadle, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. 



QUEENS — Three-banded Italians only. Now that 

 the booking season for nuclei ha.s passed, and, while 

 I have a large number of orders for nucled, I shall 

 not be too busy with these to fill vour orders for 

 queens. 1 untested for April, $1.25; 12, $12.50; 1 

 untested for May 1 to June 1, $1.00; 12, $10.00. 

 I ship no queens after .Tune 1 ; weather is too hot. 

 Discount on large orders. Safo arrival guaranteed. 

 L. R. Dockery, Carrizo Springs, Texas. 



FOR SALE — 1921 prices on nuclei and queens, 

 1-frame nucleus, $3.00; 2-frame nucleus, $5.00: 

 3-frame nucleus, $6.50, without queens, f. o. b. 

 Macon, Miss. 5 per cent discount in lots of 25 or 

 more. Untested queens, $1.50 each; $15.00 per 

 dozen; tested, $2.00 each; $22.00 per dozen. No 

 disease. Inspection certificate with each shipment. 

 Safe arrival and satisfaction guaranteed in U. S. 

 Queens sold only with nuclei. 



Geo. .\. Hummer & Sons., Prairie Point, Miss. 



WE want to please you; our reliable three- 

 banded queens and bees will be ready May 1. All 

 bees are shipped on a standard frame of brood 

 and honey. 1-lb. package bees, no queen, $3.2.'i: 

 2-lb., $4.50; 3-lb.. $5.75. One-frame nuclei, no 

 queen, $2.75; 2-frame, $4.00. Queens untested. 

 each, $1.50. A few hybrid bee.s from outyards: 

 but remember, all queens are reared from our home 

 queen yard. Safe delivery guaranteed ; also free 

 from disease of any kind; 25 per cent with order, 

 balance 10 days before shipping date. A few seilected 

 tested queens at $2.50 each. Oscar Mayeux, I-ock 

 Box No, 15, Hamburg, Louisiana. 



FOR S.VLE — Pure Italian queens and nuclei, 1 

 untested queen, $1.50; 12, $15.00; tested queens, 

 $2.50 each; 2-frarae nucleus, $5.00; 3-frame 

 nucleus, $6.50. .Add price of queen wanted to- 

 price of nucleus. 

 Prank Bornhoflfer, R. D. No. 17, Mt. Washington, O. 



FOR SALE — Three-band leather-colored Italian 

 bees and queens, two-pound packages only. Ship- 

 ping season, .\pril 15 to May "25. Safe arrival and 

 satisfaction guaranteed. No disease. Two-pound pack- 

 age, $5.00; untested queen, $1.50: select untested. 

 $2.00; tested, $2.50; select tested. $3.00. Circular 

 on request. J. M. Cutts, R. No. 1, Montgomery, Ala. 



ITALIAN BEES for May delivery. Safe deliv- 

 ery and no disease guaranteed. We want to plea.se 

 you. Bees shipped on cnmb nf stores in Standard 

 Hoffman frame. 3-lb. pkgs. with unteslod queen, 

 $7.00; 3-lb. pkgs. witli tested queen, $8.00; two- 

 frame nuclei with untested queen, $6.50; three- 

 frame nuclei with untested queen, $8.00. 50 per 

 cent books your order. Balance 30 days before date 

 of shipment. .T. L. St. Romain, White Clover Farm 

 and Apiary, Hamburg, I^n. 



IP YOU think PHELPS' GOLDEN QUEENS are 

 BEAUTIFUL, GENTLE, and just what you want 

 to IMPROVE YOUR STOCK, we will do our best 

 to supply you if you will give us time to fill your 

 order in its turn. Mated (untested), $2.00 each; 

 virgins. $1.00 each; tested, $5.00 each; select 

 breeders, $10.00 to $20.00 each. We will com- 

 mence sending queens just as early as weather will 

 permit us to rear good ones. C. W. Phelps & Son, 3 

 Wilcox St., Binghamton, N. Y. 



PRITCHARD QUEENS (Three-banded Italians) 

 — My first season selling direct to the trade. June 

 price: 1 untested, $1.75; 6 for $9.50: 1 select un- 

 tested, $2.00; 6 for $11.00. After July 1: 1 un- 

 tested, $1.50; 6 for $8.00; 1 select untested, $1.75: 

 6 for $9.50. Write for prices on larger quantities. 

 T have a few extra-select tested queens one year old 

 at $5.00 each. Queens clipped free of charge on 

 request. Acknowledgment and directions for intro- 

 ducing sent on receipt of order. Safe delivery and 

 satisfaction guaranteed. Let me look your order 

 now for eai'ly delivery, specifying the date of ship- 

 ment desired. Otherwise orders will be filled in ro- 

 tation. .Vrlie Pritchard, Medina, Ohio. 



HELP WANTED. 



WAJfTED — A reliable man with some beekeep- 

 ing experience to help in my bee business. Begin 

 work aliout April 15. H. B. Gable, Romulus, N. Y. 



WANTED — Young man of good habits, to work 

 with bees, some experience necessary. Room and 

 board furnished. State all particulars in first letter. 

 B. B. Coggshall, Groton, N. Y. 



WANTED for the season of 1921 an experienced 

 queen-breeder. State experience had, reference, age, 

 height, weight. 



W. J. Forehand & Sons, Ft. Deposit, Ala. 



WANTED — A willing and reliable young man of 

 good habits to help in our 13 apiaries and apple 

 orchard. State age. weight, height, and wages ex- 

 pected in first letter. We have 700 colonies. A 

 good chance to learn commercial beek^ening. 



Harry W. Beaver, Troy, Pa. 



WANTED — One experienced man, and students 

 or helpers, in our larse. bee business: good chance 

 to learn. Modern equiimient and outfit, includins 

 auto truck: located near summer resorts. Write 

 giving age, height, weight, ex))erienre. reference, and 

 wages wanted. W. .\. Latshaw Co., Clarion. Mich. 



WANTED — Two young men. able-bodied, willing 

 to work, clenn in body and mind, who want to 

 learn beekeeping and are willing to exchange faith- 

 ful services for instruction from a map with almost 

 40 years of extensive experience in beekeeping, 

 board and some financial remuneration. J^^*" 12 

 apiaries. R. F. Holtermann, Brantford. Ont., Can. 



