. The American bee keeper. Bee culture; Honey. 1898. THE AMERICAN BEE-KEEPER. 151 National Queen-Breeders' Union. Written for the American Bee-Keeper. BY .1. B. CASE. jjjhiT^EW bee-keepers, perhaps, realize '-^it^the proportions to which the bus- '^"^^ iness of rearing queen bees for sale has grown. Many thousands are annually sold. They are good, fair or ambitious to rear queens of the highest type possible; others bend their ener- gies to rearing large numbers to meet the demand for cheap queens. In a "queen trade" the buyer is de- pendent on the "honor" of the breed
. The American bee keeper. Bee culture; Honey. 1898. THE AMERICAN BEE-KEEPER. 151 National Queen-Breeders' Union. Written for the American Bee-Keeper. BY .1. B. CASE. jjjhiT^EW bee-keepers, perhaps, realize '-^it^the proportions to which the bus- '^"^^ iness of rearing queen bees for sale has grown. Many thousands are annually sold. They are good, fair or ambitious to rear queens of the highest type possible; others bend their ener- gies to rearing large numbers to meet the demand for cheap queens. In a "queen trade" the buyer is de- pendent on the "honor" of the breeder as to the kind of stock, method of rear- ing and value of queens. The breeder. indifferent, depending upon the condi- tions under which they are reared. Tf all the conditions are most favorable good queens result; otherwise, poorer ones. Some are queen breeders because they love bees, take delight in fine stock, in rearing, improving and in sharing it with others. Some rear queens as a but- less and others as a side issue for a lew weeks. Some are IS (lepc'udeut uu llif purchaser's"honor"' as to arrival of queen and after reports. The dealer has to depend on the honor of both breeder and purchaser. To give mutual confidence, to save losses and to improve the quality of the queens reared, Mr. J. O. Grimsley or- iginated the idea of a National Queen }3reeders' Union. Its object is to pro- tect both queen breeders and queen buyers, and the Union guarantees that. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Falconer, N. Y. : W. T. Falconer Manfg. Co.
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