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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



June, 1921 



FOR SALE — Golden queens ready May 1; 1, 

 $1.50; 6, $7.50; 12, $14.00; 100, $100. "Virgins, 

 75c each. W. W. Tallev, Greenville, R. D. No. 4, 

 Ala. 



CAN FURNISH limited number 2-fr. nuclei with 

 untested queen, $5.00 after May 15, receiver to re- 

 turn shipping boxes. H. S. Ostrander, Mellenville, 

 N. Y. 



FOR SALE — 70 strong hives of bees, 1600 brood- 

 frames, and lots of other supplies, $2000. Also 

 7-room house, all improvements, lot 125x3 25, $6500. 

 A. H. Opfer, 6259 Patterson A-ve., Chicago, Ills. 



ITALIAN QUEENS OP WINDMERB are su- 

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

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

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



FOR SALE — Golden Italian queens, untested, 

 $1.15; 6 for $6.50; 12 or more, $1.00 each; tested, 

 $2.00 each; select tested, $3.00 each; extra select 

 tested, $4.00 each. No bees for sale. 



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



TO MY FRIENDS — I am still doing business at 

 the old stand, and vs^ill have a fairly good supply 

 of as good Italian queen.s as I ever produced. Un- 

 tested, $1.50 each. Write me. 



J. B. HoUopeter, Rockton, Pa. 



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, Sacket Harbor, 



N. Y. 



PURE ITALIAN BEES — Not the cheapest, but 

 the best we can grow, both goVden and three-banded, 

 with clean .bill of health. Sure to please. Such as 

 we use in our own yards. Untested, $1.50; tested, 

 $2.50. J. B. Notestein, Bradentovim, Fla. 



DAY-OLD ITALIAN QUEENS — High quality, 

 low price. Safe introduction de.s-cribed in circular. 

 Delivery and satisfaction guaranteed in U. S. and 

 'Canada, ^rice, 1, 50c; 100, $50. Order early. 

 James McKee, Riverside, Calif. 



FOR S.VLE — 2-lb. package,? 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 — 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, La Grange, 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, 

 $3.00; virgins, imtiorted 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. 



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. 



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. 



ITALIAN QUEENS — Recognized honey-gather- 

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

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

 $10.00; 12, $18.50. 



R. P. 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 queen.s are actually laying before they 

 are sent out. .f. I). Harrah, Freewater, Oregon. 



FOR SALE — Packages, nuclei, and pure-bred 

 queens — queens from Root Home-bred breeders. Un- 

 tested, $1.50; tested, $2.50; select tested, $3.00. 

 Safe arrival and mating guaranteed. The Southland 

 Apiaries, Hattiesburg, Miss. W. S. Tatum, Prop. 



FOR SALE — Roof'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 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. 



AUen Latham, Norwichtown, Conn. 



HAVING purchased leather queens from the best 

 honey-gathering stock obtainable, we will rear a 

 few three-banded queens in yards set apart for that 

 purpose, at the following prices: Untested, $2.00; 

 tested, $5.00; select breeders, $10.00. C. W. Phelps 

 & Son, 3 Wilcox St., Binghamton, N. T. 



THREE-BANDED Italian only, that have 

 l)een bred to a high standard of excellence. Never 

 had disease in my apiaries. Safe arrival and satis- 

 faction guaranteed. Untested queens, $1.50; 12, 

 $15.00; tested queens, $2.25; 12, $25.00. 



Jul Buegeler, New Ulm, Texas. 



FOR SALE — Three-band Italian bees and queens, 

 ready June 1. Fine stock, free from disease and 

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

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

 50, $60.00. Nuclei, $3.00 per frame, Hoffman; bee.s, 

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



THREE-BANDED ITALIAN BEES and queens. 

 Two standard Hoffman frame nuclei, with untested 

 queen, $5.50; three-frame, as above, $6.50. Orders 

 booked in rotation. All dead bees will be replaced. 

 Can furnish government inspection certificate of no 

 disease. L. C. Mayeux, Hamburg, La. 



WHEN BETTER QUEENS are raised Victor 

 will raise them. Three-banded Italians only, mated, 

 $1.25 each; 6, $7.00; 12, $13.50; 100, $110.00. 

 Tested, $3.00. Breeders, $10 to $25. Safe arrival 

 guaranteed only in U. S. and Canada. 



Julius Victor, Martinsville, 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 E. R. King, formerly in- 

 spector in Ohio and later in charge of Apiculture 

 at Cornell University. 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. 



