LIBRARY 
STATE PLANT BOARD 
October 1950 
E-297, RrvlEed 
United States Department of Agriculture 
Agricultural Reeearch Admixiistratlon 
Bureau of Entomology and Plant (quarantine 
LIST OF DEALERS IK BEEKEEPING SUPPLIES, PACKAGE BEES, AlvD QUEQJS 
Prepared by the DiTision of Bee Culture, Beltsville, Ud. 
This list Includes only those dealers i&io have asked that their names be given; other dealere 
regularly ad-Tertiae in the bee jdurnalfi. Hardware stores, seed stores, and mail order houses 
often handle bees and bee supplies. The Department of Agriculture makes no endorsement as to 
the price or quality of the comnodities of any dealer Included iit this list. 
Key to Listing 
1 — Bee supplies 
2 — Carnlolan queens 
3 — Caucasian queens 
/i — Cyprian queens 
5 — Italian queens 
6 — Italian queens 
(3- banded or 
leathered colored) 
7 — Italian queens 
(golden) 
8 — Combless packages 
9 — Orchard packages 
10 — I^U colonies 
11 — Pacirages with combs 
12 — Koney house equipment 
13 — Koney containers 
ALABAILA 
Anniston, Calhoun County Farm Supply 
1005 Qumee Ave. 1,5,8,12,13 
Athens, Limestone Farmers Coop., Inc. 
107 E. Pryor Street ■ 1,5,8,12,13 
Birmingham, K. G. Hastings Co. 
2205 Second Ave., North 1,5,8,12,13 
Chatam, Southern Apiaries 
and Supplies Co. 5,8,10,11 
Pairhope, F. H. Bridges Apiaries, 
Box 236 1, 5 , 8, 12, 13 
Fayette, Eay-Co., F^ms, Inc. 
lU Aylette Street 1,5,8,12,13 
Livingston, Edward C. Hanson, 
Hanson Hall Bee Co. 5,11 
ARIZONA 
Hioenix, Superior Honey Co. 
1880 E. Buchannan St. 1,2,3,4,5,6,7, 
8,9,10,11,12,13 
ARKANSAS 
Blade Rock, W. E. Verkler & Son, 
Box 111 1,5,8,12,13 
El Dorado, Homer W. Richard, 
Ull Champnalle 1,5,8,12,13 
Gravette, American Plumbing 
and Supply Co. 1,5,8,12,13 
Green Forest, Ray Langston, 
Rt. 2, Box 34 1,5,8,12,13 
Jonesboro, Central Chevrolet Co. 
Union at Monroe 1,5,8,12,13 
Leadhill, Ra-Wll Farms, 
Ralph C. Miller 1,5,8,12,13 i 
Mount Ida, Ed Benson's Store 1,5,8,12,13 
North Little Rock, Raymond Fischer, 
2008 Main Street 1,5,8,12,13 
CALIFORNIA 
Camarillo, Joseph Erdaily, 
Rt. 2, Box 763 B 
Chico, The Diascnd Uatcb Co. 
Apiary Dept. 
-1,5,8,12,13 
Los Angeles, The Diamond Katch 
Co., 1300 Produce Street 
-1,5,8,12,13 
Los Angeles, Superior Honey Co, 
5201 District Blvd. 
-1,2,3,4,5,6,7, 
8,9,10,11,12,13 
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Pacific Grove, Kolman'e 
-1 
Santa Cruz, The Famers Coop. 
Exchange, Inc. 
-1 
San Jose, The fturmers Union 
-1 
Tulare, F. 0. Irick, 
609 S. H Street, (3/4 mi. S. on 
Hwy. 99) 
-1,5,8,12,13 
Watsonville, The Farmers Coop. 
_1 
COLORADO 
Denver, Superior Honey Co. 
4242 Elizabeth Street 
-1,2,3,4,5,6,7, 
8,9,10,11,12,13 
Durango, Farmers Supply Co. 
-1,5,8,12,13 
Grand Junction, R. 0. Green, 
Route 3 
_1 <; R 15 TS 
Grand Valley, John V*. Holzberlein, 
-■i-,t>,0,lji,lj 
Jr., Box 371 
-1,5,8,12,13 
Rocky Pbrd, Otis E. Adcock, 
Rt . 1 Box 198 
— 1 5 8 12 !•? 
CC»INECTICUT 
— -I-, ? , o , -i* , J- J 
Bantam, Eugene G. Converse 
-1,5,8,12,13 
Danbury, E. E. Erickson, 
100 ElJD Street 
-1,5,8,12,13 
