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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Apr, 



"There's nothing so successful as success." For 

 many years past, we have labored to improve the 

 Italian bee, aiming- to obtain a strain of bees that 

 would safely survive our coldest winters. That wc 

 can write success upon our (apiarian) banner is in- 

 dicatei by the fact that even in this most disastrous 

 winter, every colony of our large apiary is in tine 

 condition. ()th(ns report tine success with our Ital- 

 ians. On Miirch Hth, M. E. Loehr, of Palestine, Ind , 

 wrote U8 that, last fall he had 98 colonies, and now 

 all are dead but three — two of these beinp- very 

 weak. The other ctlony contained one of our 

 queens, concerning which he says: — "I was sur- 

 prised to And this colony strong and healthy, and 

 am sorry I did not purchase all ray queens of you, 

 they being stronger in bees now than in the fall. 

 Could say much more in praise of your bees." To 

 the 



READEf^S OF CLEANINGS 



wo would say: If yoti want bees that are peaceable, 

 industrious, aad hardy— in short, want to possess 

 the BEST bees, 'fry our Italian!!). 



OUR 40 -PAGE CATALOGUE, FREE TO ALL. 



4d II. A, EXJrtCII «fc CO., 



SOUTH HAVEN, VAN BUREN CO., MICH. 



VAN FRANK'S DIRECT DRAFT 



GOLD-BLAST BEE-SMOIER! 



Simple aud durabl', and not liable to get out of re- 

 pair. Price $1.00. Write for a liberal discount on 

 ^ doz. lots. Single smokers sent bv mail on receipt 

 of $1.15. Address W. W. VAN FRANK, 

 4d Newberg, Cass Co , Mich, 



1881. 



Send for our now Circular and Price List of Full 

 Colonies, Nuclei, and Queens. We guarantee satis- 

 faction. S. D. McLEAN & SON, 

 2-7d CuUeoka, Maury Co., Tenn. 



GRAPE SUGAR 

 For Feeding Bees ! 



Send for our Price List before you buy. 

 3-5d I. L.. SCOFIELD, 



CHENANGO BRIDGE, BROOME CO., NEW YORK. 



WANTED ! 



Employment in an apiary during the summer 

 months. Have had .5 vcars experience in the work. 

 4tfd E. P. STILES, Student, Ann Arbar, Mich. 



CHOICE QUEENS 



FOE, 1881 ! 



Dollar Queens $1 GO 



Ttsted " 3 00 



I guarantee satisfaction every 

 time, or money refunded. No 

 blocks in my neighborhood. All 

 queens raised Irom A. I. Root's 

 imported stock. Send for cir- 

 cular. HOWARD NICHOLAS, 

 4-Pd Etters, York Co., Pa. 







ALBINO, ITALIAN, I am prepared to fur- 

 ' ' nish early queens, pure 



Albinos, Italians, and 

 AND HOLY - LAND Holy-Land Queens, bred 

 from select stocks. War- 

 ranted to be pure; safe 

 QUEENS, FULL COL" arrival guaranteed. Also 

 Hives, Novice's Extract- 

 n.wo ^n^^ ,,«*,. or, and Apiarian supplies 

 ONIES, ETC., FOR generally. Sendforprice 

 list. Address 

 , ^ ^ . . S. VALENTINE, 



I XXi I Double Pipe Creek, 



-^ <--"-' -L i 3-5d Carroll Co., Md. 



CHAFF HIVES! 

 A SPECIALTY! 



SEND FOR CIRCULAR. 

 J. P. WATTS, 



LUMBER CITY, 

 2-4 Clearfleld Co., Pa. 



Bee-Keepers' Supplies 



It will pay you to get our prices before purchasing 

 your Supplies. Good Langstroth Hives with 8-inch 

 cap, frames, quilt, etc., in the Hat, 60 cents each. 

 Manufactured from good pine lumber. Workman- 

 ship unexcelled. Crates, Sections, Extractors, aud 

 Dunham Foundation, a specialty. 



HIRAM ROOP. 

 3-Gd Carson City, Montcalm Co., Mich. 



BEES FOR SALE ! 



fKf\ Colonies good healthy swarms of Italian 

 rjvj Uec-s at $10. eacli, in nearly new, 8-frame. 

 well-painted hives, delivered on board ears in good 

 shipping order. E. H SHERWOOD, 



4-5 Fishkill, Dutchess Co., N. \'. 



C. OLM'S COMB FOUNDATIOI MACfflNE. 



9-iucli.-Pricc $25.00. 



The cut represents the 9-inch machine; the cheap- 

 est made until now. Send for Circular and Sample. 

 3it<l €. OL.IU, Fond du Lac, Wis. 



John Baxter, Pickering, Ont., agent tor Canada. 



