Simcoe : Colonies having- enough honey were in good condition ; loss 

 here 20 per cent., due to shortness of stores; wintered in cellar, put in 

 8th December, taken out second week in April ; about 40 lbs. of honey 

 left with each colony in the fall ; foul brood in two hives ; owing to try- 

 ing season last year, clover crop is very small, about 20 acres within 

 reach of my bees ; not as much clover grown as formerly. 



Victoria : Strong colonies are building up fairly well and weaker ones 

 held their own, very weak ones dwindled badly on account of cold and 

 wet ; loss in six apiaries here 40 per cent. ; wintered in clamps, four in 

 clamp with 3 inches dry sawdust around and 6 inches on top ; most of us 

 found enough fall honey in the hives for winter stores, but where fed 

 with sugar syrup, the queens are mostly alive now; the queens that died 

 had more or less dysentery; foul brood present in this vicinity; alsike 

 looks well generally, about ten acres grown on each farm ; no white 

 clover sown. 



Waterloo : Only in fair condition; loss 20 per cent., caused by dysen- 

 tery, and in some cases by starvation; bees partly in cellar and partly 

 outside packed in chaff, four colonies in the case ; put in cellar November 

 26th, removed on April 6th. Bee-keeping badly neglected here owing to 

 failures of the last few years; not enough sugar fed, mostly honey; on 

 account of dry fall last year, there is not much white clover ; alsike looks 

 good but more should be raised. 



Wetland: General condition good, and losses 5 per cent., caused by- 

 starvation and queenlessness ; wintered in cellar, put in November 16- 

 29, removed April 10-14; fed on sugar for winter stores; dysentery show- 

 ing in colonies; clovers wintered well, white plentiful, not much alsike 

 and no buckwheat here. 



Wellington: General condition fairly good; loss 12 per cent, from 

 dysentery; wintered in cellar, put in November 20th, out April 25th; fed 

 on honey for winter stores; clovers fairly good shape, alsike grown to a 

 considerable extent. 



Wentworth : Colonies in good shape; loss 15 per cent., due to starva- 

 tion and failing queens; wintered partly in cellar and partly outside, 

 packed in chaff ; poorest colonies among those from the cellar ; put away 

 November 20th, started putting out on the 12th March, a few each day 

 that was suitable, finished about April 1st; winter stores largely buck- 

 wheat honey, but also fed 300 lbs. sugar ; some little siens of dysentery 

 owing to cellar getting too warm ; white and alsike clover never looked 



better. 



York : Colonies seem in fair condition; loss 12 per cent, here, due to 

 dysentery and spring dwindling; part wintered in cellar, balance outside 

 in double hives packed with sawdust ; put away latter part of November, 

 taken from cellar early April; sugar generally fed for winter stores, but 

 small quantities of honey mixed with it ; some swarms showed dysentery ; 

 alsike clovers in very good shape, and this is about the only crop grown 

 here. 



