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GLEAKIKGS m BEE CULTtJEE. 



June 



HORSEMINT. 



!|^EES are just booming now, gathering honey 

 lire from horsemint pretty rapidly. I had 30 colo- 

 '^'^ nies last fall, but doubled back in February 

 to 27 strong ones; have had 26 new swarms to date, 

 besides 40 three-frame nuclei; I have returned all I 

 could, but some were too large to be returned. The 

 chaff hive I got of j'ou is <?ic Mw for Texas as well 

 as North. Our sudden changes are more severe on 

 bees here than the continued cold north. 



J. S. Tadlock. 

 Luling, Caldwell Co., Texas, April 21, 1883. 



I am going to change to the regular Langstroth 

 hive, and discard all others. S. H. Hutchinson. 

 Mechanic Falls, Me., May 4, 1883. 



COTTON-SEED MEAL, AGAIN. 



My bees prefer cotton-seed meal to any other sub- 

 stitute for pollen. D. S. Hall. 

 S. Cabot, Wash. Co., Vt., May 16, 1883. 



Gallup gives my ideas to a "t-y-t." T never had 

 but one to dwindle in spring. If you want to know, 

 I will tell just what made it. J. W. D. Camp. 



Camden, O., May 5, 1882. 



[To be sure, we want to know.] 



SPIDER PLANTS. 



If there is any one who wants plants, they can get 

 them of me by coming and pulling them up, for 

 there are thousands coming up where my plants 

 grew last year. J. Parshall. 



Skidmore, Mo., May 4, 1883. 



I could not find a cant file in Cleveland, not even 

 at the flle-works. C. N. Meech. 



North Ridgeville, O., April 24, 1883. 



[I am not at all surprised, friend M., for a great 

 many of our flies and other tools are made express- 

 ly for us, and can not be found anywhere else.] 



riGWORT. 



I raised only one single plant last year, but I got 

 as many seed from it as I wanted. I have about 100 

 plants, transplanted in my garden, now about 4 in. 

 high. I raised them in my flower-house. 



Bonham, Texas, Mar. 28, 1883. J. P. Ingram. 



THE RIGHT WAY TO BEGIN. 



Two years ago I started with two hives ; last spring 

 I started with ten; have 36 now; never bought any 

 nor lost any by wintering, flow is that for a begin- 

 ner? Henry Large. 



WhIgviUe, Noble Co., O., April 10, 1883. 



GOOD RECREATION FOR STUDENTS. 



I have been attending college here for the past 

 two years. I brought a hive of my favorites with 

 me, to watch and work with. I keep them in my 

 bedroom window of the dormitory, third floor. 



Walt. J. Quick. 



Purdue University, Lafayette, Ind., April 83, 1883. 



I would like a pkg. of Simpson honey-plant, and 

 also one of Spider plant. I am going to experiment 

 this season, but expect to put in flve acres or more 

 next season, as it seems to be a good thing. 



G. H. Shibley. 



Richmond, McHcnry Co., 111., May 8, le83. 



OPENING A HIVE THE FIRST TIME. 



I must tell you of my first trial in taking out my 

 frames. I went into them without a veil and got 

 along splendid without a sting, and I have had them 

 out /ouc times and no stiugs; they are hybrid, too. 



W. L. Richmond. 



Paikersburg, Wood Co., West Va. 



HOPEFUL, IN SPITE OF DISCOURAGEMENTS. 



I don't know that I shall have any bees very long, 

 as they are doing something as the Kilkenny cats 

 did — fighting, etc.; but if there be a few left, it may 

 be like the "handful of corn on top of the moun- 

 tain," which hereafter may wondrously grow. 



W. H. Child. 



Cornish Flat, N. H., April 19, 1882. 



I had a very choice swarm of bees come out yester- 

 day. May 4. Can you beat that, Mr. R.? If so, I'd 

 like to hear from you. I hived them, and they are 

 working nicely; flO.OO would be no temptation for 

 them, Mr. Root. I have 10 stands of as nice Italian 

 bees as there is in Delaware County. 



Geo. L. Scott. 



Lewis Centre, Delaware Co., O., May 5, 1882. 



[We can't beat it, friend S., for the best we ever 

 did was a swarm on the 11th of May.] 



NEW HONEY IN SOUTH CAROLINA. 



Bees commenced swarming April 1st; have in- 

 creased from 17 to 35, even after doubling up second 

 swarms. Have taken 28 lbs. extracted honey from 

 upper story of my best new swarm within six weeks 

 of the date of hiving them. Perhaps 15 to 30 lbs. 

 could be taken from lower story to advantage. 



Newberry, 8. C, May 18, 1883. F. Werber, Jr. 



CHEERING FROM TEXAS. 



Bees are at the very height of the horsemint sea- 

 son, and are literally pouring the honey into the 

 hives. We began taking off sections April 13, and 

 have continued at shoit intervals since; have ex- 

 tracted some also. We are indeed at this time in a 

 land of sunshine, flowing with milk and honey. 



Hallettsville, Tex., May 16, 1883. J. E. Lay. 



I think in next Gleanings you had better tell us 

 what to do with upper stories and hives for new 

 swarms when we have no fdn. Geo. H. MCGee. 



Point Marblehead, O.. May 23, 1882. 



[Why friend M., do as you did before we had any 

 fdn. of course. Use comb guides, and make the 

 bees build their combs straight, by keeping an eye 

 on them, and if they build drone comb, cut it out 

 and use it in the boxes. Go and visit Doolittlo.] 



only 1 LB. PER MONTH, PER COLONY, 



I have never had bees as strong as they are this 

 spring. They consumed a little less than 1 lb. per 

 colony each month, while in the cellar. There are 

 plenty of young bees flying, and drones from some 

 of the stronger. 1 am not afraid of their stores, as 

 my 90 colonies had an average of 40 lbs. last fall. I 

 haven't lost any yet, nor do I expect to, unless some- 

 thing unusual occurs. L. W. Vankirk. 



Washington. Pa., March 38, 1883. 



