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of this story it must be kept warm, whereas, if 

 it be given below, no more of it need be kept 

 warm than the bees occupy as they gradually 

 work down. It is also more natural for bees 

 to extend their brood downward, and the bees 

 are slower about starting brood above. No 

 need to exchange stories. 



2. One way is to put the new hive under or 

 over the old one, an excluder between (of 

 course the queen will be in the new hive) leav- 

 ing them thus at least until the worker-brood 

 has emerged. 



Swarm Prevention — Full Sheets of 

 Foundation 



1. Removing queen from colonies deter- 

 mined to swarm and cutting out all cells after 

 hearing of first virgin, what per cent of 

 colonies would you expect to go ahead all 

 right (in your locality), with no further effort 

 at swarming? 



2. Would this prove a very satisfactory 

 method of control? 



3. With Hoffman frames and using full 

 sheets of foundation there is a space of about 

 one-half to five-eighths of an inch not filled at 

 the bottom. Is not this poor judgment, and 

 why do not foundation makers make same a 

 trifle wider? 



4. Do you believe in all the principles of the 

 Dzierzon theory? If not, which ones do you 

 reject? OHIO. 



Answers. — 1. About 100 cent; at least 

 they would make no further attempt to swarm 

 for some time, although a few might do so a 

 few weeks later. 



2. Yes, provided you have no better stock 

 with which to replace the queen. 



3. Because if the foundation comes clear 

 down to the bottom-bar the foundation will 

 stretch enough to buckle and make bad work. 

 But by using foundation-splints you may have 

 the foundation touch the bottom-bar without 

 any buckling. Foundation makers are glad to 

 make foundation full depth if you so order it. 



4. I do not now think of anything in the 

 Dzierzon theory to which I would take excep- 

 tion. 



Does Frozen Honey Granulate? 



Referring to your answer to "Ontario," 

 question 2, page 64. I presume von are aware 

 that in this northern country honev does not 

 granulate if kept frozen all winter. I keep 

 a few boxes of comb honev in shallow frames 

 every year and it does not granulate till May. 

 and rm those few occasions when I have been 

 compelled to leave extracting till freezeup. 

 even the extracted in 60-pound cans do not 

 granulate if left in the honey house. Of 

 course, many parts of Ontario have a thaw or 

 two. but we get steadv cold from the end of 

 Octoher till the end of March. Excuse me 

 butting in. I always thought it was the 

 freezing that kept it from granulating, but 

 might be wrong. MANITOBA. 



Answer. — Glad to have you "butt in." You 

 have raised an interesting question, the ques- 

 tion whether honey that is kept frozen will 

 granulate or not. I think it is generally be- 

 lieved that frequent freezing and thawing tends 

 toward granulation more rapidly than steady 

 cold, and I've always supposed that even 

 though it might not granulate so readily in a 

 very cold temperature steadily maintained as 

 it would in a frequently changing cold teih- 

 peraturc. yet a uniform cold temperature fa- 

 vored granulation more than one uniformly 

 warm. I'm pretty certain it will be found that 

 severe freezing will crack the comb, no matter 

 how steady the temperature. All tin 

 to comb honey. The case is different with 

 honey subjected to extra ripening, as when it 

 has remained in a hot attic throughout the 

 summer. In that case it will not g 

 neither will the combs crack, no matter how 

 low the temperature nor how much il 

 It is possible that your honey has been rip- 

 ened more than usual. It is possible, also that 

 I am mistaken about ordinary honey granu- 

 lating so long as it js k.ept frozen. 



Classified Department 



Advertisements in this department will be 

 inserted at 15 cents per line, with no discounts 

 of any kind. Notices here cannot be less than 

 two lines. If wanted in this department, you 

 must say so when ordering. 



BEES AND QUEENS 



FOR SALE — Three-band Italians; queens from 

 best honey-gathering obtainable. Untested 

 queens, $1 each; 6, $5; 12, $9. Safe arrival 

 and satisfaction guaranteed. 



W. T. Perdue, Ft. Deposit, Ala. 



OUR select bred mated queens winter well. 



Honeymoon Apiaries, Yakima, Wash. 



FOR SALE— First-class Italian queens and 



bees in season. Send for price list. Free 



from disease; safe arrival and satisfaction 



guaranteed. M. Bates, Greenville, Ala., R. 4. 



BREEDING QUEENS— I have a few extra 

 c 1 oice Italian breeders for spring delivery. 

 Price $5 each. 

 J. E. Wing, 155 Schiele Ave., San Jose, Calif. 



OUR BRIGHT ITALIAN QUEENS will be 

 ready to ship after April 15. Untested, 76c 

 each, $8 per doz., or $65 per 100. Safe ar- 

 rival guaranteed. 



Tillery Bros., Georgiana, Ala., Route 5. 



FOR SALE— Fine Italian queens at 90c each, 

 $9 per doz. Ready April 16. Safe arrival 

 guaranteed. 



T. J. Talley, Route 3, Greenville, Ala. 



THREE-BAND ITALIANS ONLY— Queens, 

 packages and nuclei. Untested queens, each 

 $1, 6 $4.25, 12 $8.25. Write for prices in 

 larger lots, also nucleus and packages; booking 

 orders now. If you consider quality, pure 

 mating and low prices I am your queen-breed- 

 er. I have adopted Gleanings Code for the 

 sale of bees and queens. H. G. Dunn, 



The Willow, San Jose, Calif. 



GOLDENS THAT ARE TRUE TO NAME— 

 Queens, nuclei and bees by the pound; we 

 receive hundreds of testimonials annually. 

 Write for list. Untested queens, each $1. 6 

 $4.25, 12 $8.25. Write for prices in lots. We 

 are now booking orders for early delivery. We 

 have adopted Gleanings code for the sale of 

 bees and queens. 



Garden City Apiaries, San Jose, Calif. 



BEES AND QUEENS from my New Jersey 



apiary. T. II. M. Cook, 



lAtf 84 Cortland St., New York City. 



TESTED leather-colored queens, $2.00; after 



June 1, $1.50; untested, $1.00; $10 per doz. 



A. W. Yates, 3 Chapman St., Hartford, Conn. 



GOLDEN Italian Queens, bred strictly to pro- 

 duce Golden bees of the best honey-gather- 

 ing strain; untested, each, $1; 6, $4.25; 12, 

 $8.25; 100, $60. Satisfaction guaranteed. 



L. J. Pfeiffer, Route A, Los Gatos, Calif. 



GOLDEN Italian Queens, untested queens, $1 

 each; six, $4.25; $8.25 per doz.. 50, $32.50; 

 $60 per 100. Tested queen, $1.50; one frame 

 nucleus, no queen, $1.26; 2-frame, $2.25; 8- 

 frame, $3; breeders, $5 and $10. 

 L. J. Dunn, 54 Broadway Ave., San Jose, Cal. 



WANTED — 10 to 100 swarms of bees not over 

 50 miles from Bellevue, Ohio. 



N. B. Querin, Route No. 7. 



THREE-BANDED Italian Queens, untested, 

 one, $1; doz., $9; nuclei and packages with 

 fine queens, 2-fr., $3.75; 3-fr.. $4.50; 1 lb., 

 $2.60; 2 lbs., $3.50; 3 lbs.. $4.60; Tune 1. 

 A. E. Cratulall & Son, Berlin, Conn. 



THE best Italian stock, three-bands and gold- 

 ens at $2 50 per lb., with untested queen; i 

 pounds, with queen, $4. Rosedale Apiary. 



J. B. Marshall & Son, Big Bend, La. 



BOTH Italians and hybrid bees at $2.50 per 

 pound with untested queen; 2 pounds, with 

 queen, at $4. 



1 T II Carruth, Big Bend, La. 



\LE— Golden Italian bees; lib. pkg., 

 with queen. $2.60; 2-lb. pkg., with queen, 

 $4; 2-frame nuclei, with queen, $3.60. 



L- J. Bond, Big Bend, La. 



GOLDEN ITALIAN QUEENS— No better 

 honey gatherers anywhere at any price. Un- 

 tested, $1; tested, $2. 



Wallace R. Beaver, Lincoln, 111. 



FOR SALE— Mott's strain Italian queens. 

 Plans, "How to Introduce Queens and In- 

 crease," 25c. E. E. Mott, Glenwood, Mich. 



HAVE YOU, Mr. Producer, been getting all 

 for your honey that you could expect? If 

 the price you have been getting has been less 

 than the largest price you have read about, 

 let the Domestic Beekeeper, Northstar, Mich., 

 help you dispose of your 1918 crop. Inves- 

 tigate. 



WARRANTED QUEENS from one of Dr. 

 Miller's breeders, $1 each; $10 per doz. 

 Package bees, $1.76 per pound, $3 per 2 

 pounds. Add price of queen wanted. 

 Geo. A. Hummer & Sons, Prairie Point, Miss. 



QUEENS— H. D. Murry's strain of 3-banded 

 Italians; reared by the Doolittle method. 

 Prices untested. 1 for $1, 6 for $5, 12 for $9. 

 No disease. Safe arrival and satisfaction guar- 

 anteed. O. D. Rivers, 



Route 4, Honey Grove, Texas. 



GOLDEN ITALIAN QUEENS— About May 

 1; good honey gatherers; no foulbrood; se- 

 lect tested, $1.50; tested, $1.25; untested 85c, 

 6 $4.75, 12 $9. No nuclei or bees for sale. 

 D. T. Gaster, Rt. 2, Randleman, N. C. 



THE Sinking Creek Queen Introducing Cage; 

 5 years' test of absolute success; indispen- 

 sable for introduction of valuable queens; also 

 several queens can be kept in one hive in 

 perfect harmony; small and works on the 

 brood comb; especially adapted for queen 

 breeders. Price 60c per doz., 2 doz. for $1; 

 post paid. Sinking Creek ApiarieSj Gimlet, Ky. 



SWARTS GOLDEN QUEENS produce golden 

 bees of the highest qualities; satisfaction 

 guaranteed. Mated $1, 6 for $5; tested $2. 

 D. L. Swarts, Lancaster, O, Rt. 2. 



SAVE THAT QUEENLESS COLONY!— In- 

 troduce a vigorous tested queen. We can 

 supply them by return mail for $1.25; $14 per 

 doz. Queens were reared last fall and win- 

 tered in four-frame nuclei. Three-band Ital- 

 ians only. Never a case of foulbrood in this 

 locality. Satisfaction guaranteed on every 

 queen. J. W. K. Shaw & Co.. 



Loreauville, La. 



FINEST ITALIAN QUEENS, June 1 to No- 

 vember. $1 each; 6 for $5. My circular 

 gives safe methods; free. J. W. Romberger, 



3113 Locust St., St. Joseph, Mo. 



ABOUT APRIL 15 I will again be ready to 

 fill orders for untested queens of my fine 

 strain of leather-colored Italians. I breed no 

 other race. Choice tested and breeding queens 

 at all times. Satisfaction guaranteed. Circu- 

 lar free. Untested queens $1 each, $9 doz.; 

 choice tested $1.50 each; fine breeders $5 each. 

 C. S. Engle, Beeville, Bee Co., Texas. 



FOR SALE— One to fifty colonies of Italian 

 bees in ten-frame hives. Bees and hives are 

 in A 1 shape; no disease. Price $10 per 

 colony. John C. Bull, 



234 Indiana Ave., Hammond, Ind. 



GOLDEN QUEENS that produce Golden 

 workers of the brightest kind. I will chal- 

 lenge the world on my Goldens and their 

 honey-getting qualities. Price, $1 each; test- 

 ed. $2; breeders, $5 and $10. 



2Atf J B. Brock-well, Barnetts, Va. 



FOR SALE — S-frame colonies, extra fine strain 

 Italian bees, with queens, $7 each; all free 

 from disease, with stores for winter; standard 

 full depth self-spacing Hoffman frames, all 

 straight combs in new one-story single-wall 

 hives; o. b here. Wilmcr Clarke, 



Earlville, Mad. Co., N. Y. 



PURE 3-banded Italian queens, untested but 

 warranted, $1; 6, $5; tested, $1.60; 6. $8. 

 Last year's tested queens, clipped, $1. Good 

 fat nuclei and full colonies in abundance. 

 Write for price list. J. F. Diemer, 



Liberty, Mo. 



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 Carrot. Parsnip. Pen and Beans. 

 Enough for your £ai den, postpaid. 



GARDEN 25C Pine Tree Nursery, Round Fond, Me 



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