1905 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



803. 



A Queen=Ce!l Detector . 



Mr. R. F. Holtermann has invented what he calls a 

 Queen-cell Detector. Near the center of the brood-nest 

 he makes a very attractive place for the bees to build 

 queen-cells. If they build cells anywhere, it is almost 

 certain to be in this spot. Then he has an arrangement 

 whereby it is the worl< of only a moment for the bee- 

 keeper to get a view of this spot, and see if cells are be- 

 ing built— all this without any opening of the hive, or 



any handling: of the supers or brood-combs This plan 

 is described in the Bee-keepers' Review for June. Il- 

 lustrations showing two views of the arrangement— 

 both inside and outside of the hive. 



Send ten cents for this number, and the ten cents 

 may apply on any subscription sent in during the year. 



W. Z. Hutchinson, Flint, Mich. 



QUCGIIS 



BY RETURN MAIL 



The Standard-bred kind. Untested, 75c each ; 3 for $2.10 ; 

 B for $4.00. They give satisfaction. Here are some unso- 

 licited testimonials from those who have had our queens. 



WHAT THEY SAY 



George W. York & Co..— The two queens received 

 of you some time ago are fine. They are good breed- 

 ers, and the workers are showing up fine. I inti-o- 

 duced them among black bees, and the bees are 

 nearly yellow now, and are doing good work. 



Nemaha Co., Ks., July 15, 1905. A. W. Swan. 



George W. York & Co .— After importing queens 

 for fifteen years you have sent me the best. She 

 keeps 9V-) Langstroth frames fully occupied to date, 

 and, although I kept the hive well contracted, to 

 force them to swarm, they have never built a queen- 

 cell, and will put up 100 lbs. of honey if the flow 

 lasts this week. Chas. Mitchell. 



Ontario, Canada, July 22, 1905. 



OF OUR QUEENS 



George W. York & Co..— The queen I bought of 

 you has proven a good one, and has given me some 

 of my best colonies. N. P. Oglesby. 



Washington Co., Va., July 22, 1905. 



George W. York & Co.;— The queen I received of 

 you a few days ago came through o. k , and I want 

 to say that she is a beautv. I immediately intro- 

 duced her into a colony which had been queenless 

 for twenty days. She was accepted by them, and 

 has gone to work nicely. I am highly pleased with 

 her and your promptness in filling my order. My 

 father, wlio is an old bee-keeper, pronounced her 

 very fine. You will hear from me again when I am 

 in need of something in the bee line 



Marion Co., 111., July 13. E. E. McColm. 



Some Special Offers. -A queen and the Weekly AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL, a whole 

 year, for only $1 50; or the queen, BEE JOURNAL, and Gleanings— all three for only .1)2.25. 



How to Sell aiid Si^ip Honey.-The AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL for Aug. 3 is a 

 Double Number (32 large pages) and illustrated. A strong feature consists of several experiences on sell- 

 ing and shipping honey. This alone is well worth a FULL DOLLAR to any bee-keeper right now. Then 

 there are the usual departments, besides some ten pages of the Chicago-Northwestern Convension Report. 

 It is all a feast of good things. Send ten cents for the Au.gust 3d copy with four others of late date. Or, 

 better still, send $1.00 for a year's subscription; or .$1.50 for a queen and the BEE JOURNAL a year. 

 Sample regular copy free for the asking. Address 



GEORGE W. Y i)RK & CO , 334 Dearborn St , Chicago 



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