May, ipop. 



American Hee Journal 



PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY 



6E0RGE W. YORK S COMPANY 



116 W.Jackson Blvd., Ghicaoo, 111. 



IMPORTANT NOTICE. 



THE SUBSCRIPTION PRICE of this Journal is 

 75 cents a year, in the United States of America, 

 (except Chicago, where it is $1.00), and Meiico; 

 In Canada 85 cents; and in all other countries in 

 the Postal Union, 25 cents a year extra for post- 

 Age. Sample copy free. 



THE WRAPPER-LABEL DATE indicates the 

 end of the month to which your subscription is 

 paid. For instance, " dec09 " on your label shows 

 that it is paid to the end of December, 1909. 



SUBSCRIPTION RECEIPTS.-We do not send 

 a receipt for money sent us to pay subscription, 

 but change the date on j-our wrapper-label, which 

 gbows that the money has been received and 

 credited. 



Advertising Rate, per flgate Line, l5c. 



14 lines make one inch. 



Nothine less than 4 lines accepted. 



Discounts: 



3 times 14c a line 9 times lie a line 



6 •• 12c" " 12 '■ (lyr.) lOcaline 



Reading Notices, 25 cents, count line. 

 Goes to press the 6th of each month. 



National Bee Keepers' Association 



Objects of the Association. 



IBt.— To promote the interests of its members. 



2d.— To protect and defend its members in their 

 awful riKbta. 



Sd.— To enforce laws against the adulteration of 

 honey. ^ 



Annual Membership Dues, $i.oo. 



General Manager and Treasurer- 



N. E. France, Platteville, Wis. 



tW If more convenient. Dues may be sent to the 

 publishers of the American Bee Journal. 



"Songs of Beedom" 



This is a pamphlet, 6x9 inches, con- 

 taining 10 songs (words and music) 

 written specially for bee-keepers, by 

 Hon. Eugene Secor, Dr. C. C. Miller, 

 and others. They are arranged for either 

 srgan or piano. The list includes the 

 following : " Bee - Keepers' Reunion 

 Song;" "The Bee-Keeper's Lullaby;" 

 "The Hum of the Bees in the Apple- 

 Bloom;" "The Humming of the Bees;" 

 "Buckwheat Cakes and Honey;" "Dot 

 Happy Bee-Man;" "Bee-Keepers' Con- 

 vention Song;" "The Busy, Buzzing 

 Bees:" "Spring-Time Joys;" and "Con- 

 vention Song." The pamphlet is mailed 

 for 25 cents, or sent with the American 

 Bee Journal one year — ^both for only 

 90 centa. Send all orders to the Ameri- 

 can Bee Journal, 118 W. Jackson, Chi- 

 cago, III. 



WE ARE NOW 



Booking Queen-Orders for 1909 



$4.00 for 6 queens; $2.10 for 3; or 75c for" 



*^ miaiian Qu66n-B66 



For a number of ytm we have been Bending out to bee-keep- 

 ers exceptionally fine Untested Italian Queens, purely mated, and 

 all right in every respect. Here is what a few of those who re- 

 ceived our Queens have to say about them : 



Wliat Tliey Say of Our Qiueens 



GEORGE W. York 4 Co.:— The two queens received of you some time 

 ago are fine. They are good breeders, and the workers are showing up fine. 

 I introduced them among black bees, and the bees are nearly yellow now, 

 and are doing good work. A. W. Swan, 



Nemaha, Co., Kan.. July 15, 1905. 



♦** 



George W. York & Co.:— After importing queens for 15 years you have 

 sent me the best. She beeps 9)i 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 pounds of honey if the 

 flow lasts this week. CHA8. MITCHELL. 



Ontario, Canada, July 22, 1905. 



♦♦+ 

 George W. York & Co.:— The queen I bought of yon has proven a good 

 one, and has given me some of my best colonies. N. P. 0GLX8BT. 



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



♦♦♦ 



George W. York & Co.:— The queen I recelvjd of you a few days ago 

 came through O.K., and I want to say that she is a beauty. I Immediately 

 introduced ner into a colony which had been queenless for 20 days. She 

 was accepted by them, and has gone to work nicely. 1 am highly pleased 

 with her and your promptness in filling my order. My father, who 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. B. B. MCCOLM. 



Marion Co., 111., July 13. 



We usually begin mailing Queens- in May, and continue there- 

 after, on the plan of " first come first served." The price of one 

 of our Untested Queens alone is 75 cents, or with the monthly 

 American Bee Journal one year— both for $1.20. Three Queens 

 (without Journal) would be J!3.10, or 6 for $4.00. Full instructions for introducing are sent 

 with each Queen, being printed on the underside of the address-card on the mailing-cage. You 

 cannot do better than to get one or more of oxu* fine Standard-Bred Queens. 



Address, GEORGE W. YORK <a CO., 118 W. Jackson. Chicago. Ill, 



Lewis Bee-ware Shipped Promptly 



Send J- or Catalog 



Pure Italian Bees, in Up-to-date Hives, and Queens, For Sale. 



ARND HONEY & BEE-SUPPLY CO. (Not inc.) H. M. Arnd, Proprietor, 



Successors to York Hokey & Bee-Supply Co , 191-193 E. Superior St., Chicago, 111. 

 Long Distance Telephone, North 15511 



Dittmer's Comb Foundation 



Is the Best. Not because we say so, but because the Bees prefer 

 it to other makes. 



Dittmer's Process is Dittmer's 



It has built its Reputation and established its Merits, on its own 

 Foundation and its own Name. 



We make a Specialty of Working Wax into Founda- 

 tion for Cash. 



Write for free catalog and prices on full Line of 

 Supplies. 



31-lt 



GUS DITTMER CO.. Augusta, Wi«. 



