Septkmber. 1921 



GLEANINGS IN BEE C U Tj T U R E 



589 



FOR SALE — Tln-ee-ljandpd Italiiin queens, un- 

 tested, if 1.25 each; 6, $0.50; 12. $12.00. Select 

 untested, $1.35 each. Satisfaction guaranteed. W. 

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



FOR S.VLE — Leather-colored Italian queens, 

 tested, until June 1, $2.50; after, $2.00; untested, 

 $1.25; 12, $13.00. Root's goods at Root's prices. 

 A. W. Yates, 15 Chapman St., Hartford, Conn. 



BEES BY THE POUND — Also QUEENS. 

 Booking orders now. FREE circulars giving details. 

 See larger ad elsewhere. Nueces County Apiaries, 

 Calallen; Texa.s. E. B. Ault, Prop. 



FOR SALE — 250 colonies Italian lees in 10- 

 frame hives, free from disease. .\lso supers, combs 

 and winter cases. J^ocatious go with liees if wanted. 

 Fred D. Lamkin, Poplar Ridge, N. Y. 



FOR S.ALE — Three-banded Italian queens, iin- 

 te.sted, $1.25: 6, $7.50; 12, $14.00. Tested queens, 

 $2.50 each. The above queens are all select. Robt. 

 B. Spicer, Wharton, N. J. 



FOR SALE — Highest grade three-banded Italian 

 queens. Untested, each, $1.00; 6, $5.50; 12, $10; 

 100, $75.00. Virgins. 45c each. No disease and 

 satisfaction guaranteed. A. E. Crandall, Berlin, 

 Conn. 



FOR SALE — 50 stands Italian bees, eight-frame 

 hives, extracting super, and comb super with each 

 colony. Also Novice extractor, and 25 half-depth 

 extracting supers, ten-frame. Weber Bros., Wa- 

 thena, Kansas. 



FOR SALE — Golden Italian queens, untested, 

 $1.15; 6 for $6.50; 12 or more. $1.00 each; te.sted, 

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

 tested, $4.00 each. No bees for sale. D. T. Gaster, 

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



IF GOOD bright Italian queen.s are wanted by 

 return mail, send your order to M. Bates, Green- 

 ville, Ala. Price, 1.00 each; $10.00 per dozen; 

 $75 per 100. Pure mating, safe arrival, and sat- 

 isfaction guaranteed. 



HARDY ITALIAN QUEENS in Thompson safe- 

 ty-introducing cages. Day-old, any number, 50c 

 each; untested, $1.00. Package liees and queens 

 for 1922. Write for prices and discounts on orders 

 booked now. James McKee, Riverside, Calif. 



W^E believe wp have the best Italian queens ob- 

 tainable. Our new system is workin-; wonders. Book 

 your order now for 1921. Untested, $1.25; tested, 

 $2.25; virgins, imported mothers, 50c. Am booking 

 orders for 1922. F. M. Russell, Roxbury, Ohio. 



FOR SALE — Packages, nuclei, and pure-bred 

 ((ucens — queen.s from Root home-bred breeders. Un- 

 tested, 75c; tested, $2.00. Safe arrival and mating 

 guaranteed. The Southland Apiaries, Hattiesburg, 

 Miss, W. S. Tatum. Prop. 



FOR SALE — Unsurpassed Italian queens. Un- 

 tested, 1, $1.50; 0, $7.50; 13, $14.00; 50, $55.00; 

 100, $105. Tested, 1, $2.50; 6, $13.50. My queens 

 are actually laying before they are sent out. J. D. 

 Harrah, Freewater, Oregon. 



HUMMER QUEENS — Untested. $1.00 each; 

 $9.00 per dozen; tested. $1.50 each; $15.00 per 

 dozen. A trial will convince you that they cannot 

 be beaten. Safe arrival and satisfaction guaran- 

 teed. Nuclei at same old prices. Geo. A. Hummer 

 & Sons, Prairie Point, Miss. 



CALIFORNIA ITALIAN QUEENS, the old re- 

 liable three-banded stock that delivers the goods. 

 Every queen actually LAYING before being caged, 

 and fullv guaranteed. I also guarantee safe ar- 

 rival. SPECIAL FALL PRICES, select untested. 

 1, $1,25; 6, $7.00; 12. $13.00; 25 to 99, $1.00 

 each ; 100 and over, 90c each. Package bees for 

 next spring delivery. Circular free. California 

 Apiaries, J. E. Wing, Prop., 155 Schiele Ave., San 

 Jose, Calif. 



FOR SALE — Root's strain of Golden and leath- 

 er-colored Italian queens, bees by the pound and 

 nuclei. Untested, $1,50 each; select unte.sted, 

 $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. 



WE are now equipped to handle your early spring 

 orders for package bees, and Italian queens, espe- 

 cially bred for the production of honey. Prices will 

 be in accord with the reduction in material and 

 labor. Safe arrival g\iaranteed. Write for prices 

 and terms. Sarasota Bee Co., Sarasota, Fla. 



FOR requeening, use Williams heavy laying Ital- 

 ian queens. They produce hardy, hustling, three- 

 banded workers. Bred from the best disease-resist- 

 ing strain, and priced in accordance with the pres- 

 ent price of honev. Untested, $1.25; 6 for $6.50; 

 12 or more, $1.00 each; tested, $2.00. Satisfaction 

 guaranteed. P. M. Williams, Ft. Deposit, Ala. 



NORTH CAROLINA bred Italian que.'ns of the 

 Dr. C. C. Miller strain of three-banded Italian bees, 

 gentle and good honey-gatherer.s, from .July 1 until 

 Oct. 1. Untested, $1.25 each; $12.00 ijer doz. ; 

 tested. $2.00 each; select tested, $3.00 each. Safe 

 arrival and satisfaction guaranteed. L. Parker, 

 R. F. D. No. 2, Benson, N. C. 



QUEENS — A SUPERIOR STRAIN. B:ed from 

 a ciueen whose colony gathered 200 lbs. honey 

 while the other colonies did very little. Queens, 

 untested, $2.00 each; tested, $3.00. Doolittle strain; 

 queens, untested. $1.25; tested, $2.00. 40 years" 

 experience in queen-rearing. Chestnut Hill Apiary, 

 Aspers, Pa. 



FOR SALE — Italian queens: From Julv 1 to 

 October 1, untested: 1, $1.25; 6, $7.00; 12, 

 $13.50; tested, $2.00. I have a tested breeding 

 queen from the A. I. Root Co., and will breed 

 queens from her for those that prefer them to my 

 old strain of hustlers. Safe delivery and satisfac- 

 tion guaranteed. R. B. Grout, Jamaica, Vt. 



TO MY FRIENDS, OLD AND NEW— During 

 our buckwheat flow we rear our best queens. 

 Hardy, prolific, disease-resistant, honey-gathering 

 Italian stock. We have combined colof and utility 

 and each queen guaranteed to arrive safely and 

 give satisfaction. August prices bv return mail, 

 untested, 1, $1.25; 6, $7.00; 12, $13.00; 25 for 

 $25.00. J. B. Hollopeter, Rockton, Pa. 



FOR SALE — Three-lianded leather-colored bees 

 and queens of the J. P. Moore strain, hardy, pro- 

 lific, hustlers, no disea.se. Safe arrival and satis- 

 faction guaranteed. Prompt attention given all or- 

 ders. 1 unte.sted. $1.00; 12. $10.00; 1 select un- 

 tested, $1.25; 12, $13.50; 1 tested, $1.75; 12, 

 $16.00; 1 select tested. 2.25; 12, $20.00. J. M. 

 Cutts, Montgomery, R. D. No. 1, Ala. 



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 mark- 

 ings. Price after July 1, $1.25 each; one dozen 

 or more, $1.00 each. Package bees a specialty-. 

 Send for circular. J. H. Haughey Co., Berrien 

 Springs, Mich. 



FOR SALE — 'Until further notice we are offer- 

 ing our bright Italian queens, untested, at $1.00 

 each; $10.00 per dozen; $75 per 100. We guaran- 

 tee safe arrival, pure mating and reasonable satis- 

 faction in U. S. and Canada. Cash must accompany 

 all orders unless parties are known or satisfactorily 

 rated. Graydon Bros., Greenville, R. D. No. 4, 

 Ala. 



PHELPS' GOLDEN ITALIAN QUEENS com- 

 bine the qualities you want. Thev are GREAT 

 HONEY-GATHERERS, BEAUTIFUL, and GEN- 

 TLE. Virgins, $1.00; mated, $2.00; 6 for $10.00, 

 or $18.00 per doz.; tested, $5.00. Breeders, $10 

 to $20. Safe arrival guaranteed only in the U. S. 

 and Canada. C. W. Phelps Si Son, Binghamton, 

 N. Y. 



