1905 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



1347 



•% I I ^ I ^ Isr ifi I % INI 



Will as usual be on hand with his Superior Improved Strain of Italian 

 Bees and Queens for 1906. . . When you buy stock of Quirin you 

 get the qualities which tend to make bee-keeping a success. The editor 

 of this journal, in observing the handling of our bees, remarked that 

 such stock would be in great demand. Business established in 1888. 



A Few Unsolicited Testimonials 



Our folks say that your queens are extra fine. 



The A. I. Root Co.. Medina, Ohio. 



We have good reports from your stock from time 

 to time. George W. York & Co., Chicago, 111. 



On every hand I hear good words of Quirin's 

 queens. B. S. K. Bennett, Los Angeles, Cal. 



Your queens did finely. It was from one I pur- 

 chased last year that I received over 600 pounds of 

 honey. J. L. Gandy, Humboldt, Neb. 



The breeder is surely a very fine one; her daugh- 

 ters do grandly. 



Campbell & West, Hartstown, Pa. 



I had a queen of you last year which produced 

 bees that beat any thing ever seen in this part of 

 the country E. L. Messenger. 



53 Townsend Ave., New Haven, Conn. 



The nuclei you sent J. A. Adams did just splen- 

 did. Each colony stored at least 75 pounds of honey. 

 F. P. Merritt, 13 Breckenridge St., Lexington, Ky. 



A few years ago I bought a queen from you which 

 proved to be the best I had for years. 



H. C. Shirley, 

 Cashier of Liberty Bank, Liberty, S. C. 



I have had thf" pleasure of seeing the results of 

 your queons at Mr. George W. Stanley's apiary, at 

 Scuffletown, Ky., and that is why I am ordering 

 this half dozen. C. W. Brenner, Newburg, Ind. 



I bought a queen from a neighbor last year who 

 said he got her from you. She made me 193 sections 

 of honey after July 4th —the be^t my other queens 

 did was 64. C. E. Woodington, St. Anne, 111. 



With great respect I write to you in repaid to 

 your dealings and queens. If you want any refer- 

 ences you can refer to me, as 1 can't recommend 

 you too highly. Your queens are the bei?t I ever 

 saw. I have one hive of bees among my 45 colonies 

 containing a queen from you that .$50.00 will not buy. 

 Morris Coon, Route 2, Locke, N. Y. 



The two-frame nucleus you sent me was put in a 

 hive May 25th. In July I brushed a swarm; had a 

 swarm in August, and took 75 boxes of honey. I 

 consider thi* a wonderful record. I had four nuclei 

 from different parts of the country, and yours was 

 far superior to any of them. They are very gentle, 

 easy to handle, hustlers to work. All bees and 

 queens needed by me will hererifter come from 

 Quirin the-queen- breeder, Bellevue, Ohio. 



S. A. Peck, Box 124, Northumoerland, Pa. 



Prices before July 1 



Select queens 



Tested queens 



Select tested queens 



Breeders 



Straight five-band breeders 

 Two-comb nuclei, no queen 

 Full colonies on eight frames 



If a queen is wanted with nuclei or col- 

 onies, add the price of whatever grade 

 stock is wanted. Can furnish bees on 

 Danzenbaker or Langstroth frames. We 

 guarantee pure mating and safe delivery. 

 Queens not satisfactory may be returned 

 any time inside of 60 days, and another 

 will be sent gratis. Full instructions 

 for introducing with each queen. We 

 begin shipping queens in April; nuclei 



Prices 



about May 10. We employ four to five 

 hundred swarms in rearing queens; and 

 knowing the difficulty experienced in get- 

 ting queens promptly, it is our intention 

 to keep 5U0 to 1000 queens on hand ready 

 to mail. 



Our Northern- br d Italians are hiirdy, 

 and give you results. A dollar invested 

 in a queen may mean five to fifteen dol- 

 lars' worth more honey in the fall. Our 

 stock has improved wonderfully within 

 the past year or two, and would be 

 pleased to have all bee-keepers give us 

 an order for at least one queen, and be 

 convinced. Free circulars. Send in your 

 orders early as possible. Save this ad- 

 vertisement, as you will not hear from us 

 again till April or May. 



Address All Orders to 



QUIRIN-THE-QUEEIM-BREEDER 



BELLEVUE, OHIO 



