1905 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



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Wl HY DEVOTE your entire attention to honey production ? You 

 yY say you can buy your queens cheaper than you can rear them 

 yourself. Possibly this is a mistake. Every honey-producer 

 should acquaint himself with the best methods of rearing 

 queens so as to supply his own yard at the greatest economy. With a 

 Swarthmore Outfit and a good breeding queen you will find no diffi- 

 culty in stocking your colonies with vigorous young queens. Queen- 

 rearing is a science; but with a careful study of the books we list 

 low, and an outfit, you will be surprised at the ease with which queens 

 are raised, and the dollars you will save. Get a good breeding queen 

 to breed from. 



SMrartHmore BooKs 



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CELL-GETTING.— The plan that has revolutionized 

 queen-rearing throughout the world. The entire 

 process is fully explained and illustrated by photos 

 from actual life, and vividly showing all the labor- 

 saving points in the best cup system ever invent- 

 ed. Price, postpaid, 50 cents. 



BABY NUCLEI.— In this book Swarthmore thor- 

 oughly covers the field of small mating nuclei 

 management. He has had twenty years' experi- 

 ence in mating young queens from section combs 

 with but a handful of bees, and feels competent 

 to write on the subject. Price, postpaid, tO cents. 



INCREASE.— This little book interests all who are 

 anxious for profitable inciease. It tells how to 

 form new colonies without breaking the full ones; 

 no labor; little trouble; safe introduction of 

 queens directly. The colony formed on this plan 

 works like a new swarm. Price, postpaid, 25 cts. 



During the winter of 1603 I lost all my bees 

 excepting a colony of Goldens. By Swarthmore's 

 method of " Increase" I have made good all losses, 

 and have just taken off seven full-depth supers of 

 honey.— Geo. H. Mohler, Pa. 



Swarthmore 

 Queen - rearing 



Prices of Complete Outfits: 



Outfit No. I— Experimental 



1 Cell-bar, 1 Holding-frame, 



16 Waxed Flange Cups, 12 Transfer-cages. 



Outfit No. 2— Amateur 



2 Cell-bars, 1 Holding-frame, 



35 Waxed Flange Cup, 18 Transfer-cages, 

 1 Needle, 1 Cell-stick. 



Outfit No. 3- 



2 Blank bars, 



3 Holding-frames, 

 1 Cage-pocket, 



1 Grafting-plug, 



2 Double mating-boxes, 

 1 Bar-holder, 



1 Swarm-box with lid, 



-Professional 



2 Cell-bars, 



1 Incubating-cage, 



1 Grace Cell-compressor, 

 100 Flange Cups, 



2 Swarth. nursery-cages 

 24 Transfer-cages, 



1 Needle, 1 Stick. 



Bar-holder $ 10 



Blank Bar 05 



Bottle Feeder 10 



Bulb Filler and Feeder 75 



Breeding-aueen Hive 1.00 



16-hole Cell-bar 10 



Cage-pocket 25 



Flange cups, unwaxed, Ic each; per 100. .75 

 Flange-cups, waxed, 2c each; per 100. . . . 1-75 



Grace Cell-compressor, each 1.75 



Grafting-needle, each 15 



Grafting-plug, each 10 



Grafting-stick, each , 10 



Holding-frame, each 10 



Incubating-cage, each 35 



Double Mating-boxes, complete, $1 00; 10 7..''0 

 Nursery-cages, complete, waxed cell-cup 



Nursery-cages, no cups 



Swarm-box, with lid 100 



Swarm-box, lid only 25 



Trap-box 50 



T Stands, each 10 



Transfer-cages 10 



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FOR SALE BY ALL DEALERS IN BEE-KEEPERS' SUPPLIES 



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