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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



May, 1921 



THAGARD'S ITALIAN QUEENS produce work- 

 ers that fill the supers quick. 



V. R. Thagard, Greenville, Ala. 



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. 



FOR SALE — 200 Italian nuclei, 2-frame, $5.00; 

 3-frame, $7.00; untested queens, $1.50; tested, 

 $2.00. Prompt delivery. Slipplies at cost. 



R. Kramske, 1104 Victor St., St. Louis, Mo. 



JUST to let all my customers know I am still 

 breeding three-banded Dr. Miller stock queens. One 

 untested queen, $2.00; 6 for $11.00. Selects 25c 

 each higher. Curd "Walker, Jellico, Tenn. 



IP 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. 



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. 



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, 

 •$.'5.00; virgins, imported mothers, 50c. 



F. M. Russell, Roxbury, Ohio. 



WE are now booking orders for early spring de- 

 livery of -two and three frame nuclei, 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 threerbanded 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. leather-colored stock. 1 lb. bees with queen, 

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

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

 Greenville Bee Co., Greenville, Ala. 



FOR SALE — Three-banded Italian bees and 

 queens, April and May, 1 untested queen, $1.50; 

 tested, $2.50; 2 lbs. bees, $4.50. Add price of 

 queen wanted. Safe delivery and satisfaction guar- 

 anteed. J. L. Leath, Corinth, Miss. 



"NOT the best in color or possibly not the gen- 

 tlest, but mothers of colonies that bring in the 

 honey," is what my customers tell me of my queens. 

 My circular tells about them. R. V. Stearns, Brady, 

 Texas. 



QUEENS — THE FAMOUS BRENNER strain of 

 Italians. Equaled only by the best. Untested, $1.50 

 each; $15.00 per dozen. Tested, $2.50 each. Satis- 

 faction guaranteed. Dr. A. Wright, Kingsbury, 

 Texas. 



FOR SALE — A limited number of leather-colored 

 Italian queens. The kind that gets honey. L. C. 

 Keet in 1919 produced 40,000 pounds of honey 

 from 200 colonies. Geo. B. Howe, S'acket Harbor, 

 N. Y. 



ITALIAN QUEENS — Recognized honey-gather- 

 ering strain, June 10 (a little earlier if possible) 

 until close of season. Untested, each, $1.75; 6, 

 $10.00; 12, $18.50. 



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



FOR SALE — Three-banded Italian queens, after 

 May 25, untested, 1.50; 6, $8.00; 12, $15.00. 

 Tested queens, $3.00 each. The above queens are 

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



FOR SALE^Unsurpassed Italian queens, ready 

 June 1. Untested, 1, $1.50; 6, $7.50; 12, $14.00; 

 50, $55.00; 100, $105.00. Tested, 1, $2.50; 6, 

 $13.50. My queens are actually laying before they 

 are sent out. J. D. Harrah, Preewater, Oregon. 



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. 



FOR SALE — Italian queens, untested, in June, 

 1, $1.50; 6, $8.25; 12, $16.00; tested, $2.50 each. 

 From Julv 1 to Oct. 1, untested, 1, $1.25; 6, 

 $7.00; 12, $13.50. Tested, $2.00. Safe delivery 

 and satisfaction guaranteed. Ready June 1 to June 

 10. R. B. Grout, Jamaica, Vt. 



BEES FOR SALE — 100 colonies in Standard 

 dove-tailed hives, Hoffman frames, wired combs, 

 good condition, painted, $11.00, in lots to suit. 50 

 Miller feeders. Never unpacked, $18.00, or 50c each 

 in lots to suit. Alexander feeders at 40c each, new. 

 Cosy Nook Apiaries, Blackfoot, Idaho. 



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

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

 from May 15 to June 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 — 2 lbs. bees on comb, $4.00; 3 lbs. 

 on comb, $5.50. Untested queen with bees, $1.25, 

 without bees, $1.50. Tested queen, $2.00. No dis- 

 ease in thi.s country. Orders of 50, 5 per per dis- 

 count. 100 packages, 8 per cent. If bees arrive 

 in bad order, will replace or refund money. 



P. M. Morgan, Hamburg, La. 



PHELPS' GOLDEN ITALIAN QUEENS com- 

 bine the qualities vou want. Thev are GREAT 

 HONEY-GATHEREKS, BEAUTIFUL and GEN 

 TLE. Virgins, $1.00; mated, $2.00; tested, $5,00, 

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

 in the U. S. and Canada. 



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



ITALIAN QUEENS — Three-banded, select un- 

 tested, guaranteed. Queen and drone mothers are 

 chosen from colonies noted for honey production, 

 hardiness, prolificness, gentleness, and perfect 

 marking. Price, May and June, $1.50 each; 12 or 

 more, $1.25 each. Send for circular. 



J. H. Haughey & Co., Berrien Springs, Mich. 



"QUEENS, QUALITY FIRST QUEENS." High- 

 grade, 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 

 convinced? Untested, $1.25 each; 6, $6.50; 12, 

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



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



TWO-FRAME NUCLEI with untested Italian 

 queens from the apiary of 15. R. King, formerly in- 

 spector in Ohio and later in charge of Apiculture 

 at Cornell Universitv. No disease in territory. May 

 delivery, $7.50; June, $6.50; July, $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 

 promptly, 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 

 queenless colonies this spring, send me your order 

 for a young queen to save them. I will not disap- 

 point you. I have the bees and can deliver the goods. 

 Pure mating, safe arrival, and satisfaction guaran. 

 teed. Jasper Knight, Hayneville, Ala. 



