1895. 



THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



271 



McCALLUM STEEL WHEEL WA60NS 



Highest Awards 

 at World's Fair. 



Broad ornarrow 

 fires, high or 

 low wheels to 



fit any skein. 



Are climate- 

 proof, weigh 



less, run U|j;hter 

 sell faster. 

 Warranted ' 



for ten years | 



Wheels 



or axles 



made 



for 

 wngon 



cucAcotSi^ '^ r-iCHers. also, ^a^gg^^ makers. 

 Liberal Discounts to Aeents or first to pnrchnse. 

 McGallum Steel Wheel Wagon Co., Aurora, I11.,U. S. A. 



i4Ai;it. Flease mention the Llt^e Jtiiirnal. 



300 



ies of A Hio. 1 Italian 



Bees in 8-fr. Dovetailed Hives, for sale CHEAP. 

 Also a Full Line of Apiarian Goods, all new, 

 at living- prices. Send for Catalogue, to— 



E. T. Planag-an, Bo.x 783, Belleville, Ills. 

 IIAIO Mtntiontlie American Bee J ourruu^ 



nflDll — Bl(i COLDEN YELLOW. 



UUnR Made 80 bus. in 1SP4. By mail. 

 '"'■■■■ postpaid, 1 oz., 5c.; 1 lb., 25c. By 

 express or freight f. o. b.— 1 pk. 40e.; H bu., 

 75c.; 1 bu., $1.2o; 2 bus., $2. Sacks free. 

 HAi J. K. Siulili, State Liliie, Ind. 



The Aspinwall Hive ! ! 



m 



THE HIVE FOR BEES- 



-THE HIVE FOR BEE-KEEPERS 



Send for Illustrated Circular. 



Aspinwall MaunfacturiDE Co,, 



13A6 JACK!«ON, IfllCII. 



Mention the AmcHoan Bee Journal. 



Italian BEES & QUEENS 



Ready in May. Queens, $1.00. Bees by the 

 Pound, $1.00. Two-frame Nuclei, with Queen 

 $2 50. One-frame, $2.00. Also, Barred P. 

 R. Eggs, for setting, $1.00 per 15. 



Mrs. A. A. SIMPSON, Box 48, Swarts, Fa. 

 15Ai:it Please mention the Bee Journal. 



BeeSmoker 



16 Years 



Best Oil Earth 



Sent per mail on receipl 

 o£ price. 

 . 1 Circulars and Doz. rates 

 'I seut on application. 



Doctor, ■i'A in., Largest Smoker made. .. $1.75 



Conqueror. .3-inch stove 1.50 



Large. 214-inch stove 1.00 



Plain Standard, 2-inch stove 70 



Little Wonder, l^^-inch stove 50 



Bingham & Hetheriugton Honej'- Knife. .80 



T.F. BINGHA9I,Abronia, ITIicll. 



12 A Mention ttie Americati Bee JoumaZ. 



Qer^cral ti€n)s^ 



Lining Hives with Asbestos. 



On page 87 this question is asked, " Why 

 not line hives with asbestos ?" In the win- 

 ter of 1889-90 I lined seven hives with as- 

 bestos, and have had them in use ever since 

 March 2-1, 1890. and can see no advantage 

 whatever; and the disadvantage is that it 

 partially prevents the rays of the sun from 

 penetrating the hive, consequently the bees 

 build up less rapidly in the spring. My 

 bees are all wintered in the cellar. Possi- 

 bly there might be an advantage in out- 

 door wintering, but it must be borne in 

 mind that one experiment, even conducted 

 over a series of five years, does not decide 

 it absolutely. O. B. Barrows. 



Marshalltown, Iowa, 



All in Good Condition. 



I have 20 colonies of bees, all in good con- 

 dition. W. C. Rose. 



Valley Falls, Kans., April 8. 



Working on the Maples. 



The top of the ground is as dry as fresh 

 ashes for a few inches, then frost very deep. 

 We need rain very much. Soft maples are 

 ■in bloom, and the bees are working on 

 them to-day. E. C. Wheeler. 



Marshalltown, Iowa, March 27. 



A Boy's Report on Bees. 



I am a boy 16 years old, and have 10 colo- 

 nies of bees. They are in good condition. 

 It has been a hard winter here for bees, 

 though it is warm now. I have kept bees 

 two years, and I like the business very 

 well. I should like to hear from the rest of 

 the boys. I like the Bee Journal very well. 

 James E. Morgax, 



Dansville, Mich., March 24. 



Fine Weather— Wintered All Right. 



We have fine weather at present. Clover 

 is in good condition. Bees are working on 

 maple blossoms now. Next comes swamp 

 willow, which blooms about April 1, lasts 

 one week, and yields an abundance of 

 honey and pollen. Then comes the wild 

 flowers of all kinds. Along about the first 

 of May we have fruit-bloom. Bees win- 

 tered all right in this vicinity. 



Rickel. 111., March 37. J. F. Wirth. 



Trimming Sugar Maples for Bees, 



Last week we trimmed off a lot of twigs 

 sprouting from the trunk of a sugar maple 

 in our lawn, and were very much surprised, 

 a few days later, to find that dozens of bees 

 were constantly around the oozing sap, 

 gathering honey. Here is a hint for bee- 

 keepers. This is by far the earliest boney 

 the bees can get, and it may pay to thus 

 supply the industrious and busy insects. 

 Geo. F. Evans. 



Martinsburg, W. Va., March 33. 



Bees Prefer Old Comb. 



Dr. MiUer, in Gleanings of March 15, in 

 speaking of the query, " Do bees prefer 

 new or old comb ?" says; "Here is a nut 

 for the experiment stations." The Doctor 

 may be right in the main, but as to a few 

 of us, we have "been there" and cracked 

 the nut for ourselves. By repeated obser- 

 vations I have found that bees certainly 

 prefer old to new comb. I run my bees 

 mostly for extracted honey, and in placing 

 the combs in the extracting supers, I alter- 

 nate the old and new, and the bees inva- 

 riably clean up and fill the old first. In 

 scant flows, I have had them fill and cap 

 the old, thus alternated, and not store any 

 in the new. The queen also prefers the old 



Wash Dishes 



With the Faultless Quaker. 



No breaking, no 

 cbippini;; no 

 scalded fingers, 

 noBoiled htindn, 

 nodirtyclothea, 

 no muss. You 

 turn the crank, the 



[ machine does the 



■ rest. 



SAVES 



.- Dishes, Time, 



Handb.Mohet, 



Patience. 



Sells at eight. Agents, both men and women 

 wanted. Wecan gi?e you a profitable business, 

 easy work, good pay. You will be doing woman- 

 kind good and make happy wives and daughters 

 by introducing the Faultless Quaker. Write now 

 for agency terms 



The Quaker Novelty Co. 

 salem, ohio. 



1HA4 -Ui^iiiu'ii t^e Ai'iericau Bee Jtiumal. 



-SOUTHERN- 



Homeof tlieHoiiey-Bee 



Where you can buy Queens, as good as the 

 best— Warranted Purely Mated, and guaran- 

 teed free from Paralysis. From eitlier an Im- 

 ported or a Straght 5-B. or Golden Mother— 75 

 cents each; 12 for$7.50. Tested, $1.00 each; 

 12for$9.00. After June 1st, 50 cents each; 

 12 for$4.00; Tested, 75 cents each, 12. $7.50. 

 Goud Breedprs, $2.00 each; Straight 5-B. or 

 " Faultless" Queens, $2.50 each. Bees, 75c. 

 perib. Circular Free. Address, 



HUFSTCDLER BROS. 



10A26 CLARKSVILLE, TEX. 



Meiitkni Oie A.nierican Bee Jourmu. 



For Sale or Exchange ! 



Lot of Miscellaneous Supplies, some new and 

 some second-hand. Must be disposed of 

 on account of removal. Write for what 

 you want or for list of Goods. Will exchange 

 for team, harness, buggv, or platform wagon, 

 or offers, F. H. KICH.VRD!«ON, 

 loASt LACLEDE, Linn Co., MO. 



GOLDEN BEAUTIES 



AND 3-Banded Italian-Also 



Silver-Gray Carniolan Queens 



Reared in separate yards. Italians warranted 

 purely mated, all at same price. Untested, 

 75c. each; 5 or over. 10 per cent. off. Tested 

 Italian, $1.00. Write for Catalog of Bee- 

 Keepers' Supplies. 



Ci Bi BANKSTON, BurlisonCo.TeXAS. 

 13A Please mention the Bee Joornal. 



Promptness Is What Counts ! 



Honey -Jars, Shipping- Cases, and ev- 

 I erything that bee-keepers use. Boot's 

 I Goods at Root's l*rlce«, and the 



best shipping point in the country. 

 Dealer in Honey and Beeswax. Cata- 



ir6TJastAve.WalterS. Ponder 



INDIANAPOLIS, IND. 

 ilfe?itio7i theA.merlcan Bee Journal. 



Woodcliff Queens. 



I will send a Guaranteed 5-Banded Yellow 

 Queen, bred from a Breeder selected from 

 1000 Queens (some producing over 400 lbs. of 

 honey to the colony); or a 3-Banded Italian 

 Leather-Colored Queen direct from a Breeder 

 imported from Italy. Oct. '94— at 75c., and 

 a special low price for a quantity. 



My secret is to sell an extra-large amount, 

 which enables me to sell at low prices. Will 

 run this spring 350 Nuclei— have 1 home and 

 4 out apiaries. Booklns: Orders Viovi— 

 will begin shipping about May 1st. No Queens 

 superior to my Strain. 



{S~ Send for Descriptive Catalogue and 

 Testimonials, to 



WM. A. Selser. Wyncote. Pa. 



