May, ipop. 



American Hee Journal 



DOOLITTLE'S 



"Scientific 

 Queen-Reairing" 



This is G. M, Doolittle's master-piece on 

 rearing the best of queens in perfect accord 

 with Nature's way. It is for the amateur and 

 the veteran in bee-keeping. The A. I. Root 

 Co., who ought to know, say this about Doolit- 

 tle's queen-rearing book: 



■ It is practically the only comprehensive 

 book on queen-rearing now in print. It is looked upon by many as the foundation of mod- 

 ern methods of rearing queens wholesale." 



Mr. Doolittle's book also gives his method of producing comb honey, and the care of 

 same: his management of swarming, weak colonies, etc. It is a book of 12fi pages, and is 

 mailed at the following prices : Bound in cloth, $1.00 : bound in leatherette, 75 cents. 



P Special Clubbing Offer 



We offer a cloth-bound copy of this book with the American Bee Journal one year— both 

 for $1.40: or a copy of the leatherette-bound edition, with the American Bee Journal one 

 year— both for $1.15. The cloth-bound book given free for getting 3 new subscribers at 75c 

 each : or the leatherette-bound copy given for 2 new subscribers. 



Every bee-keeper should have a copy of Mr. Doolittle's book, as be is one of the stan- 

 dard authorities of the world on the subject of queen-rearingand everything else connected 

 with bee-keeping and honey-production, 



George W. York ®. Co., 118 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, III. 



BEE-SUPPLIES 



Wholesale and Retail 



Ask us for prices on the goods you will 

 need for this season. Discount for early or- 

 ders. Send us your subscription for Glean- 

 ings—one year and a Bee-Veil for $1.15, post- 

 paid. Send for catalog. 

 M. H. HUNT & SON, 0pp. Lake Shore Depot. LonsinE, Mich. 



CHOICE QUEENS 



Golden Red Clover— Italians— and Gray 

 Carniolans 



1 



Select Queens $1.00 



Tested Queens 1.25 



Select Tested 1.50 



QVEENS 



An improved superior strain of Italians 

 is what Qulrin-the-Qneen-Breeder rears. 



Our stock is Northern-bred and hardy. 



Our five yards Winter on Summer stands 

 with practically no loss. 



One of our customers tells us he has be- 

 come one of the largest honey-producers of 

 the West and says that in a great measure 

 his success is due to our stock. 



Prices before July 1 



Select queens 



Teste"! queens 



Select tested queens 



Breeders ^ 



Golden Bve-band breeders ... 

 Two-coml> nuclei, no queen.. 



Three-comb nuclei 



Full colonies on eight frames 



12 

 $9 00 

 15 00 

 18 00 



25 00 

 33 00 



Add the price of whatever queen is 

 wanted with nuclei or colonies. Queens 

 ready April 1st, bees May 10th. Safe arrival 

 and pure mating guaranteed. Circular 

 and testimonials free. 



Quirin-the-Queen-Breeder, Bellevue, 0. 



Uentlon Bee Joomal when wrttlnc. 



DON'T BUY QUEENS UNTIL YOU SEE MY 



FREE OFFER 



NOT CHEAP QUEENS, BUT QUEENS CHEAP. 



Reared from the best selected red-clover 

 mothers. My queens are all reared by the 

 bees, as they far better understand the job 

 than I. I use no artificial plan. All queens 

 large and well developed, such as will, with 

 proper management, fill an ordinary hive 

 full of eggs and brood in ten days. 



Directions for building up weak colonies 

 with my queens, 10c. 



Prices ol Eilra Selected Three-Band Bees md Queens. 



Untested ousens 1, $ "5 ; fi, $ 4.20 



Tested " 1, 1.00; 6, 6.70 



Breeder 1, 5.00 ; 3, 12.00 



1-frame nucleus with untested q'n.l, 1.75 ; 6, 10.20 

 3-frame nucleus with untested Q'n.l, 2.25 ; 6, 13.20 

 l-frame uncleus withtested queen. 1, 2.00 : 6, 11.70 

 2-frame nucleus with tested queen. 1, 2.50 ; 6, 14.70 



Pull colonies, untested queen 4.75 



Pull cplonies, tested queen 5.00 



Prins of Eilra Selected Five-Band or Golden Italian Queens. 



Untested queens 1, $ 1.00 ; 6, » 5.78 



Tested " 1. 1.50 ; 6, 8.70 



Breeder 1, 10.00 ; 3, 24.00 



If queens are wanted in large quantity, write 

 for price list. 3Atf 



W. 1. LITTLEFIELD, Little Rock. Ark.. Rt 3. 



6 Percent Off rerfy.^o^rs^'lTc'. 



Send for price-list. Manufactured by 

 3A3t J. J. BRADXER, Harion, Ind. 



6 



$5.00 

 6.75 

 8.00 

 Breeders, $3.00 to J4.00 each. 



12 



$ 9.00 

 12.00 

 15.00 

 5Atf 



CHAS. KOEPPEN, Fredericksburg, Va. 



,L^ LAWN FENCE 



Many designs. Cheap as 

 wood. 32 page Catalogue 

 free. Special Prices to 

 Churches and Cemeteries. 

 Coiled Spring Fence Co. 

 Box 318 Winchester Ind. 

 Mention Bee Journal wtien ^rrltlngg. 



Send 10c for four 

 sample issues of 

 our big fruit 

 magazine and we 

 will send you any one of the following 

 highly popular songs: "My Rancho Girl," 

 " borne Time in After Years," " A Boy and a 

 Girl," " Molly Dear," " Falling 

 Leaf," free. Don't wait, send 

 today to the Fruit Belt Pub- 

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 Grand Rapids, Mich. 



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 tion to the "RURAL FARMER." 



It Tells You 



all about farm cultivation, orcharding, live 

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Mention Bee Journal when vrritlna;. 



ITALIAN QVEENS 



Golden and R.ed Clover Stock 



The late E. L. Pratt (Swarthmore) used 50 

 of myGoldens in 1908, and wanted several 

 hundred this season, jly clover stock origi- 

 nated from the leather-colored Italian bee 

 of Northern Italy, and has never been sur- 

 passed in the production of honey and its 

 many other good qualities. 



Price of Queens: 75 cents each ; 3 for 

 $2.00 : 6 for $3.75 ; $7.00 per doz. Tested $1.25 

 each. Nucleus with young queen on 2 

 frames, $2.50, June 1st. All queens guaran- 

 teed to reach buyer in good condition. 



Circular free. 5Atf 



GEO. W. BARNES. 



Box 340 Norwalk, Ohio 



TEXAS 

 FAMOUS 



QUEENS 



The Blue-Ribbon Winners 



Will be ready early in April. 

 ■> Let me book your order 

 now for April, May and 

 June delivery. 



-PRICES- 



Untested, each, 75 cts.; per doz., $ 8. 

 Tested, •' $1.25 12. 



Italians, Banats, and Carniolans — all 

 blue-ribbon winners, and free from dis- 

 ease. Write for Circular. ' 3Atf 



GRANT ANDERSON^ 



Sabinal, Texas 



Hentlom Bee Joarval vrhea wrtttec* 



GEO. S. GRAFFAM & BRO. 



.■\RE LOCATED AT 



105 Third Street, Bangor, Maine 



They have there yards for the production 

 of comb and extracted honey, a yard by it- 

 self for the breeding of their Black Diamond 

 Bees, a large warehouse filled with 



Root Supplies 



Black Diamond Brand Honey, and honey- 

 packages of all descriptions. Their office is 

 at the same address, and here they are fitted 

 to receive bee-keepers or their orders, enter- 

 taining the one and handling the other with 

 a service that cannot be surpassed. If you 

 are interested in bees, live in New England, 

 and have not their catalog and circulars, 

 drop them a postal. You will be well re- 

 paid. 5A6t 

 MeBtton Bee .Toaroiil wtaea ^nitlas. 



EXTRACTING MADE EASY 



by using 



MILLER AUTOMATIC DECAPPFRS 



$5 to $35. Catalog Free 



APICULTURAL MANUFACTURING CO., 

 Providence, R. I. 



Do You Need Queens? 



We can furnish Tested Queens by 

 retarn mall. Vigorous and prolific 

 queens reared last fall and wintered 

 in 4-frame nuclei, $1.00 each. 

 Our 3-band strain of Italians will not 

 disappoint you. 3Atf 



J. W, K. SHAW & CO,, 



Loreauville, Iberia Par., La. 

 MeatloB Bee Journal whcB irrltlas. 



