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THE AMERIOAN APICULTURIST. 



and labor-saving device, send 

 sixty-five cents and get one by re- 

 turn mail and try it. Place it at 

 the entrance of a liive that will 

 soon swarm, and when the bees 

 ■come ont you will be well pleased 

 with the result. While the bees are 

 in the air, in search of their queen, 

 just move the parent-stock aside 

 and put the new hive in its place, 

 and you will soon have the pleasure 

 of witnessing a swarm of bees hive 

 themselves. When they enter the 

 new hive, release the queen from 

 the trap and the worl?: is done. If 

 the trap does not work as described, 

 send and get the money paid for 

 it, 



— Hives should be placed from six 

 to ten inclies above the ground in 

 summer, and not less than two feet 

 above in winter. 



— A large colony of bees removed 

 and transported a long distance 

 should be placed on the ground 

 when first opened. The bees will 

 rush out pell-mell and many of them 

 cannot fly as they are weakened or 

 slightly injured while confined, but 

 if the hive is on the ground they 

 will all return after a while. 



A correct record should be kept 

 of the age of every queen. When 

 a queen has done two years' ser- 

 vice she should be superseded by a 

 young and vigorous one. 



periment with bees. It has twen- 

 ty-four cages which may be used 

 for introducing or for shipping 

 queens, as well as for nursing 

 cages. Sent by mail for $2.00. 



THE BAY STATE REVERSIBLE HIVE 

 AND SECTION CASE. 



We were surprised at the num- 

 ber of orders received for this hive, 

 as we were not prepared for quite 

 so much business in this line. 



However, all orders for them 

 were promptly filled. Having 

 made arrangements with W. T. 

 Falconer of Jamestown, N. Y., to 

 manufacture these hives we shall in 

 future be ready to fill orders for 

 them promptly. 



The fact that this hive has every 

 good feature claimed for any hive, 

 as well as being invert! ble, makes 

 it the most popular new hive offered 

 for sale. 



QUEENS, BEES AND NUCLEI. 



Attention is called to the price 

 list of bees and queens for sale at 

 the office of the " Apiculturist." 

 We are now ready to fill orders for 

 Italian and Syrian queens and their 

 crosses. 



Our select queens will give satis- 

 faction in every case, and every 

 queen of any grade, that does not 

 we guarantee to replace. When fall 

 comes, it will not be our fault if 

 there is a dissatisfied customer on 

 our list. 



SPECIAL NOTICES. 



Our price list may be found on 

 the last advertising pages of this 

 number of the "Api. " 



All of our sup|)lies are made 

 from the best material and by com- 

 petent workmen. 



Our new queen-nursery should 

 l)e in the hands of every beekeeptu- 

 who has a desire to study and ex- 



" A YEAR AMONG THE BEES " Is 



the title of a new book on bee cul- 

 ture just issued from the office of 

 Thos. G. Newman & Son, 925 West 

 Madison St., Chicago, 111. The au- 

 thor is C. C. Miller, M.D. We have 

 no time now to read the work, con- 

 sequently can give no opinion re- 

 garding its value. By and by we 

 will look it over, and if anything 

 new about bees is found we will 

 so report later on. 



