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THE AMERICAN APICULTURIST. 



eggs -were recently given to start queen 

 cells. 



This is a cold, -svindy and cloudy day, 

 yet queen-rearing is progressing rapidly 

 in spite of the weaiher, as it is summer 

 temperature in the house. In fact, were 

 it not for tlie bee house with me, queen- 

 rearing would be in about the same state 

 as in .January The house w^is designed 

 to meet just the weather conditions now 

 prevailing here in Mas-^achusetts. 



We really pity those queen-rearers who 

 have no comfortable quarters and conven- 

 ient appliances for reai-ing their queens. 

 We were in the same fix for some thirty 

 odd years. Now all is changed Other 

 improvements in this same line are con- 

 templated. 



By .Tune 1st, the weather permitting, I 

 shall be ready to mail Golden Carniolan 

 and Punic queens. As the Italians did not 

 reiir drones in season, queens of this race 

 will not be ready until June 5th. 



Were it not for our new bee house it 

 would be nearly impossible to rear queens, 

 the Aveather is so cold and unfavorable. 



If a bettor race of bees than the Italians 

 is wanted, try the golden Carniolans. If a 

 better bae than the Carniolans is desired, 

 try the Funics. Any of the races here 

 mentioned are good, and will give perfect 

 satisfaction 



We now have queens of these races 

 mentioned nearly eady to mail. Send and 

 get one of each race and test them in com- 

 parison F' -ur dollars will get the trio, 

 warranted perfect, and safe arrival guar- 

 anteed. 



If you Avaut safe introduction oT queens 

 guaranteed, just remit double the adver- 

 tised price of the queen. 



Never place a que-^n nea.i the bees to 

 which she is to be introduced unless the 

 colony has been queenle^s 72 hours. 



No queens will be lost in introducing if 

 tlie colony is left queenless three days and 

 introduced at sunset after the bees have 

 been given a mild fumigating with tobacco 

 smoke. Try it. 



When a queen is received place 'the 

 cage in some dark place, where it is not 

 too warm, nor too cold. If the food is 

 nearly consumed, just place a little piece 

 of sponge Avhich has a little honey in it on 

 the wire so the bees can get at the food. 



I find that nearly all the agents for the 

 drone and-queen traps are sellina; them 

 under our advertised prices. Notice is 

 hereby given that no traps Avillbe for sale 

 by agents af t. r Jan. 1, 18;)3, except by 

 those" Avho sell them- at the regular prices. 

 After this season those Avho desire to use 

 the trap must purchase a farm right, and 

 then all such can get the traps manufac- 

 tured when they And it for their advantage 

 to do so. 



Thomas G Newman, Editor of American 

 Bee Juurwil, has returned to his office 

 much improved in health. This Avill be 

 good news to his numerous friends. 



The flood at the west is bad for the bee 

 business All dealers in supplies now feel 

 the effects of the downpour that has vis- 

 ited that section of the country the past 

 four weeks. 



Mr. W. H. Norton, SkoAvhegan. Maine 

 has sent to Ayd office a sample of thin 

 foundation manufactured by him. It is 

 the thinnest foundation, that I have seen. 

 The qua.ity is also excellent. 



There is a good call for the drone-and-- 

 queen trap. A few days ago I received 

 from one agent an order for 2000 royalty 

 stamps. The trap is one of the articles 

 used in the apiary that saves time, labor, 

 loss of SAvarms, destroys drones, etc. 

 Sample trap by mail, 65 cents. An one 

 year and trap by mail, $1.10. 



Api one year and one beautiful Italian 

 que n, that will produce those Avide yelloAV- 

 banded worker bees, $1.50. Each sub- 

 scriber to the API is entitled to one Ital- 

 ian queen for 75 cents, each year. 



I do not care for more orders for bee- 

 hives till October 1892. My Avliole atten- 

 tion is noAV given to rearing queens. 



All Avho desire are inA'ited to visit the 

 Api queen rearing Apiaries. One yard 

 will be used for Italians, another for Fu- 

 nics, and still another for golden Carnio- 

 lans. If those parties aa'Iio think I am mix- 

 ing Italian and Carniolans will call and 

 look over ourscA^eral queen rearing yards, 

 perhaps I can conAince them that no mix- 

 ing of the races of bees is carried on here. 



I shall be ready June 1st to receive all 

 parties Avho de»ire to look over our meth- 

 ods of rearing queens : the bee-house, etc. 

 I shall be glad to shoAv any one how to pre- 

 pare the eggs for starting queen cells. I 



