May 5, 1904. 



THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



331 



we are having a great deal of wind — yes, al- 

 most hurricanes— this spring, and prospects 

 are not Mattering in this part of Nebraska, un- 

 less the weather soon changes so that they 

 can get the benefit of the wild frnlts, of which 

 we have a great supply along the creek bot- 

 toms. Henuy Hansen. 

 Sherman Co., Nebr., April 11. 



Sweet Clover for Pasture. 



Allow me to give my experience with sweet 

 clover as a pasturage for cattle and swine. It 

 makes one of the best pastures I ]<now of. I 

 have timothy, bluegrass, and wild blue-joint, 

 all in the same pasture, but the cattle will al- 

 ways take to the sweet clover first. Stock 

 should be turned on the clover before it gets 

 too large, or they wilt not like it so well. I 

 had it in my pasture for years, and know of 

 nothing else that I like so well. It seems to 

 grow as well in dry weather as it does in wet, 

 and it is not only good for pasture but is a 

 gieat honey-producer, as many l>ee-keepers 



know. W. G. GCNDEKSON. 



Clay Co., S. Dak. 



Apiarian Progress— Introducing 

 Queens. 



I will want the American Bee Journal as 

 long as I continue in the bee-business. I do 

 not understand how any one who has taken 

 the Bee Journal could cut themselves off from 

 their brother and sister bee-keepers, as I do 

 not think any of us know any too much about 

 the bee and its plan of work, or how to handle 

 bees to get the best results. About all the 

 beekeepers with whom i have Hiked, or 

 whose articles I have read, have at some time 

 failed to get the results they desired. When 

 one thinks he understands bees so thoroughly 

 that he knows just what is profitalile, some- 

 thing moves the bees to act as though they 

 had something to say about the plans. At 

 best they occasionally rise up and act differ- 

 ently from what we expect, or want them to 

 do, so I am thoroughly convinced that the 

 oldest and smartest of bee-keepers have not 

 reached the science of bee-culture yet. I 

 think as I heard the president of a medical 

 college say, in regard to the practice of medi- 

 cine, that it was not nearly a science yet, and 

 he did not think it ever would be, as there are 

 always things coming up that liatlle them. I 

 think the same about bee-husbandry. Weal- 

 ways have, and always will meet with diffi- 

 culties that we cannot understand ; so I think 

 it a good idea for us bee-keepers to keep in 

 close touch with one another's experiences 

 and thoughts, in order that we may help each 

 other. I know of no other way whereby we 

 can do this as well as by writing to some good 

 bee-paper, and giving our different experi- 

 ences. For myself I do not know of any other 

 paper that I like better than the American 

 I3ee Journal. In bee-keeping I believe as the 

 Apostle says in regard to the church, that 

 the head can not say to the foot, " I have no 

 need of thee," etc., for we ought to help one 

 another. 



When I look back over the ]'ast 50 years to 

 the time I was a boy 11 years old, helping 

 father fit up bee-gums (for that is what we 

 called them). I can see where we have made 

 great advancement in the handling of bees. 



Perhaps some of our younger people would 

 like to know why we called the place we pre- 

 pared for the liee, "gums." They were raad« 

 by selecting a hollow sycamore tree, some 16 

 or 18 inches in diameter, and cutting it into 

 pieces about l(j inches long. These pieces 

 were cleaned out nicely inside with an in- 

 shave, and four holes were bort'd about ';; of 

 the distance from the end intended for the 

 top, and sticks put through these holes cross- 

 wise of the hive. A board was then tacked 

 on top, and the "gum" was ready for the 

 bees. When we wanted honey, we would pry 

 off the top, and make a rag-smoker l>y setting 

 a rag afire and using our lungs for a bellows. 

 We would olow the smoke onto the bees and 

 out out the honey, always Itavinir them enough 

 to feed them through the wintir. 



In the spring of 1903 I started with 25 colo- 

 nies of bees, andyoumay be the judge whether 

 I have advanced or retrograded in bee-culture. 

 I had my bees all in Langstroth hives with 

 movable frames. I run them for comb and 



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