April 20, 1899. 



AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL 



253 



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BEST GOODS AT FAIR PRICES. 



And Ihafs the secret of our immense trade that 

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For Bee-Keepers' Supplies. We are ready now 

 for the season of 1899 with an immense stock of 

 the latest and best in our line. Send for our 

 1899 catalog and discounts for early orders. 

 Address, 



JOSEPH NYSEWANDER, 



10A8t DES MOINES. IOWA. 



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FOR SALE. 



Fifty (50) colonies of ITALIAN BEES in 

 standard Lau<?stroth hives in g^ood condition. 

 Will sell five (5) colonies, or the lot, at $3.00 per 

 colony. Also one Given Foundation Press, and 

 one Cowan Honey-Extractor. For further par- 

 ticulars inquire of 



i4A4t MRS, J. W, LeROY, Rio, Wis, 



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Smokers, Sections, 

 Comb Foundation 



An<l kU Apiarian Su|i))liea 

 rh<'ai>. SPDtl for 

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2-frame Nucleus with Untested 

 Queen, $2.25. 



Untested Italian Oueeus, 05 cents each. Ready 



May 1, 1S'>9. Have orders bookt now, 



and gret bees when wanted. 



F. J. GUNZE.L, Obear, Craighead Co., flrk. 



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WE WANT- 



1.000 New GiisioiiiGrs 



IN THE NEXT 3 MONTHS. 



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YOU special prices, together with 



our New Catalofr. 



You will be sure to send us your order 



when j'ou know what we can do for you. 



BEESWAX WANTED. 



Standard Lumber Co. 



lOAtf MANKATO, MINN. 



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BEE-KEEPERS ! 



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iSuDDlies.1 



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r§ WALTER S. POUDER, & 



■ ^ 512 Mass. Ave.. ^*. 



are not as yet. Orange-bloom honey will 

 be a scarce prodtict liere the coming season. 

 Some beatitiful homes that were surrounded 

 with these lovely trees are now nude and 

 bare, and their owners discouraged. 



A heavy rain is now falling, and it is to 

 be hoped that it will not be followed by 

 severe drouths similar to those of the two 

 previous years. Rain will cause flowers to 

 bloom, and bees may do better than they 

 have done, even if the early bloom has 

 failed. Mrs. L. Harrison. 



Washington Co., Fla., April 8. 



It Pays to Prepare fop Winter. 



Bees put up in good shape last tall are 

 coming out in good condition, with very 

 few losses: but those not packt and cush- 

 ioned are just the reverse. 



L. O. Westcott. 



Saline Co., Nebr., April 10. 



No Loss— Loolt Out for Starvation. 



My bees have come thru the winter with- 

 out loss. But very little honey is left. I 

 am feeding all of them sugar syrup. I 

 would advise all in this part of the country 

 to look out for starvation among their bees, 

 if they are not feeding. M. S. Teague. 



Pike Co., Ind., April 10. 



Hive-Entrances in Wintering. 



I lost seven colonies out of 36 wintered in 

 the cellar. Those in hives with bottoms 

 similar to the Danzy, with wide sides up, 

 wintered finely. Six of those I lost were m 

 hives with tight bottoms and small 

 entrances, and one had a f's-inch dovetailed 

 hive bottom. Those with small entrances 

 got damp, uneasy and moldy, while the 

 others kept dry and clean, and are in ex- 

 cellent condition. Herman L. Gloege. 



Green Co., Wis., April 13. 



In tlie Midst of Fruit-Bloom. 



We are in the midst of fruit-bloom, and a 

 glorious rain. It has rained more or less 

 during the last nine days — over two inches 

 have fallen. Bees are in No. 1 shape. 



A. R. GuRR. 



Merced Co., Calif., March 24. 



Bees Wintered Finely. 



My bees have wintered finely with a loss 

 of only one colony out of .59. 



J. L. Gkat. 

 Stearns Co., Minn., April 10. 



Taliing Bees from Winter Quarters. 



We expect to get bees out in about a 

 week from this date. I have found three 

 dead colonies out of 1.50, but expect to find 

 quite a few more when we come to take 

 them out. Wm. Russell. 



Hennepin Co., Minn., April 4. 



Baclcward Season. 



The season here is very backward. The 

 winter has been so severe that many bees 

 have frozen, thereby leaving many colonies 

 weak. C. C. Parsons. 



Jefferson Co.. Ala., March 23. 



Weli-Behaved Bees. 



Our bees did fairly well last season, con- 

 sidering it was a poor one. They are well- 

 behaved bees, too, seeming instinctively to 

 know their friends, and altho they occa- 

 sionally give a sting or two. that is what 

 bees of any kind of spunk are expected to 

 do. But, on the whole, they are very gen- 

 tle, and give no trouble because of savage 

 tendencies. My hives face the east, and all 

 have wintered in single-walled dovetailed 

 S-fraiue hives on the summer stands; but I 

 have a shed built over them which is open 

 the whole east front. Around each hive 



DITTMER'S 



Comb Foundation 



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and a full line of SUPPLIES. 



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Send me your name for 1S99 catalog- and prices, 



whether you are a larg-e or small 



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Beeswax always wanted for cash or trade at the 

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GUS DITTMER, Augusta, Wis. 



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 — in fact everything- used by bee- 

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C. H. \AZ. V\ZEBER, 



210') Central Ave., CINCINNATI, OHIO, 



Successor to 



Chas F. Muth & Son and A. Muth. 



Always in the market to buy 



Honey and Beeswax FOR CASH. 



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PATENT WIRED COMB FOUNDATION 



Has no Sag- in Brood-Frames. 



Thin Plat-Bottom Foundation 



Has no Fishbone in the Surplus 



Honey. 

 Being- the cleanest is usually workt 

 the quickest of any foundation made. 



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