Jan. 21, 1904. 



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well, und but for the dearth of fruit-blossoms 

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 that is, for this region. 



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 sale at 1.") cents a pound, wholesale, although 

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 to a dealer for 15 cents, who had previously 

 bought at 12 cents and sold at H cents. 



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Crawford Co., Pa., Deo. 22. 



Some California Bee-Notes. 



Bees in this locality have not gathered much 

 for two seasons. The weather was too cold in 

 June, .July and August. 



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 are really in need of an inspector. 



Fruit-growers are awaking to the fact that 

 bees are beneficial to their industry, and are 

 placing colonies in their orchards. 



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 extracted honey, when last season they paid 

 51.2 and C cents per pound. We have about 

 200 cases of water-white extracted, and 4)^ 

 cents, f. o. b., is the best offer so far. 



As alfalfa is being planted extensively here, 

 it will no doubt, in time, be of much benefit 

 to the apiarist. C. K. Ercanbrack. 



Santa Cruz Co., Calif., Dec. 14. 



Selling Candied Honey. 



On Dec. 24 the bees were flying and mov- 

 ing around the entrance, denoting that they 

 were clearing out dead bees that usually drop 

 on the bottom-boards. 



I note considerable being said, lately, about 

 selling candied honey. Having quite a lot to 

 sell, I put a small advertisement inourcounty 

 newspaper, and had good results. I was sell- 

 ing liquid honey at 12\, cents per pound, but 

 having rather slow sale. My advertisement 

 said that customers could get the same honey 

 in its candied state for 10 cents per pound, 

 with the result that I ordered the advertise- 

 ment taken out. I had never tried selling 

 candied honey to any great extent, but cus- 

 tomers say they like it better in the candied 

 form than otherwise. 



The plan of having several different size 

 pails, from one pound up to 10 pounds, early 

 in the fall, and then put honey in them and 

 let it candy there when cold weather comes, 

 is undoubtedly a wise suggestion. I have al- 

 ready tried some that way, and by so doing a 

 vast amount of labor is saved. I charge enough 

 for the can or pail to pay for the same. 



.1. M. Young. 



Cass Co., Nebr., Dec. 26. 



Drone-Laying Queen— Report. 



Has any one had an experience with drone- 

 laying like this? I had a young queen last 

 summer that laid drone-eggs for about 3 

 weeks, and after that they were all worker- 

 eggs, and the colony got to be as strong as 

 any I had. 



From 4 colonies, spring count, I got 700 

 pounds of comb honey, and increased to 10 

 colonies. I lost 1 prime swarm and 3 after- 

 swarms. A. P. Racght. 



Lake Co., HI., Dec. 19. 



Hatching Eggs Over Bees. 



On page 840, Mrs. Sarah .J. Griffith asked 

 for the number of the Journal in which the 

 article on the bee-hive incubator was pub- 

 lished. It was in No. 34, of 1900— Aug. 23. 



I was very much interested in the article at 

 the time, and decided to try the plan at the 

 first opportunity. I am preparing to try it 

 about the middle of next month. 



Last summer I wrote Mr. J. G. Norton, the 

 author of the article, and enclosed a 2cent 

 stamp asking if he had changed his mind in 

 any way as to the success of the plan ; and if 

 he would advise me to try it. I waited 2 or 3 

 weeks, and receiving no reply I wrote him 

 again, this time enclosing a return postal card, 



