1906 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



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CARNIOIvANS our SPECIALTY 



A 1 yE HAVE bred this race of bees for twenty years, 



YY and find they are among the gentlest bees 



known. Very hardy and prolific, and the best of 



honey- gatherers, and their combs are of snowy 



whiteness. We are wintering 50 select imported and 200 



best select tested Carniolan queens for early orders. 



Also breeders of Golden and Leather Italians. One 

 untested queen, $1.00: six for $5.00; twelve for $9.00. 

 Tested, $1.50. Best breeder, $3.00. Best imported, $5.00. 

 Special prices on large orders. No foul brood here. 

 Bees and queens guaranteed to arrive in good condition 

 in U. S. or Canada. Descriptive list free. 



F. A. Lockhart & Co..— Mr. T. C. Stanton won first 

 premium at the New York State Fair with the Cai nio- 

 lans you sent him, and I will add that your strain of 

 Carniolans has won all the first premiums at the New 

 York State Fair for many years. Where I showed your 

 strain of Carniolans I won. and where I showed some 

 other strains of Carniolans I lost. 



Camillus, N. Y., Sept. 22, 1905. S D. House. 



F. A. LocKtiart (Si Co., I^aKe George, New YorK 



Finest Italian Queens ^ ^ 



ALL SEASON I will offer choice Clover Queens and Nuclei, bred from a strictly three- band strain of bees.- 

 unsurpassed as honey-gatherers and for prolificness, etc. As to hardiness, my strain of bees is simply wonderful- 

 My entire apiary passed this winter on their summer stands, without the loss of a single colony. 



Untested queens 50c Select untested 75c Tested queens 75c Select tested $1.00 



Two-frame nucleus, $2 00. If with queen, add price of queen wanted Ask for my circulars. 



James "W. Bain, V? 



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Marion, Ohio 



DOOLiniE & CLARK 



are booking orders for their famous 

 Italian queens. Now is the time to 

 order breeders. Send for circular. 



Grade. One Three Twelve 



Untested $1.00 $2.50 $9 00 



Select Tested 1.50 4.00 14.00 



Tested (1905 rearing) 2.50 



Select Breeding 5.00 



Extra Select Breeding 10.00 



Two- frame Nuclei 2 50 7.00 25.00 



DOOLiTTLE &, CLARK 

 Borodino, Onondaga Co., New York 



Quality Queens 



Are the Best Italians yet. 



Send for circular. ■>f'>9'<9>9'<9'^->f>9>9 



H. H. JE,PSON. 

 182 Friend St., - Boston, Mass. 



Every Bcc - Keeper Knows 

 the Worth of a Good Queen 



Knows the worth of a good strain 

 of bees, and also knows how 

 worthless is a poor queen and in- 

 ferior bees, j^ Try our strain 

 of three-banded Italians. They 

 are bred for business, and will not 

 disappoint you. Home-bred and 

 imported mothers. Tested, $1.00 

 each; untested, 75 cts. each; $8.00 

 per dozen. . Send for price list. 



J. W. K. SHAW & CO. 



Loreauville, : : : : Louisiana 



Italian and ^ vj* ^ 

 ^J' >J^ Caucasian Queens 



ITALIANS. — Golden or leather-colored or honey 

 queens. Before July 1st: Untested, $1.00 each; 

 6 for $5.00; 12 for 89.00. Warranted, 51.25 each; 

 6 6or $7.00: 12 for $13.00. Tested, $1.50 each. 



CAUCASIANS.— Untested, $1.20 each; 6 for «7.00; 

 12 for $11.00. Warranted tested, $1.50 each. 



TWO-FRAME NUCLEI.— No queens, $2.50; 6 for 

 814.00; 12 for $27.00. Add price of any queen 

 wanted. Nuclei ready by June 1st. Queens 

 ready in May. Breeders from $5.00 to $10.00. 

 Book your order now. Safe arrival of all stock 

 guaranteed. 



D. J. Blocher, Pearl City, Illinois 



Do You Want to improve Your Stock? 



Are your bees cross ? Do they make a good 



surplus? Do you want a nice queen— one 



that will please? If so, write for circular 



A. W. Yates 3 Chapman St., Hartford, Connecticut 



RED-CLOVER QUEENS AND ITAL- 

 IANS BETTER THAN EVER. 



Average queen, 75 cts. Untested, $1.00; 

 tested, $1.25. Guaranteed to work red 

 1^\ clover. 



"Our red-clover fields are swarming 

 with your bees," says G. W. Slaybaugh, 

 York Springs, Pa. 

 Laying queens ready by return mail. Guaranteed 

 to work red clover as well as white. 



Send for my new circular: it's free. Root's Bee Sup- 

 plies for sale. G. ROUTZAHN. Biglerville, Pa. 



Queens - Italian - Queens 



and bees from Root's Red-clover stock and 

 Golden Italian queens. Better than ever. 



Untested 60c each; six, $3.50 



Selected untested 75c "' " 4.00 



Tested $1.00 " " 5.00 



Selected tested 1.25 " 



Two-frame nuclei with untested queen. .2.00 



Orders filled in rotation. . Send orders to 



£. A. tSimmoxxs. Greenville, Ala. 



