1910 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CITLTURE 



475 



1, g;ood; 2, unfavorable; 3, drouth; 4, 25 per cent; 5, 

 about the same; 6. none: 7. about the same; 8, ex- 

 tracted; 9, light; 10. don't know; 11, 8 to 10 cts. for 

 extracted; 12. will when off hive. 



Dlmondale. Mich.. July 18. J. L. Lewis. 



1, good; 2. bad; 3. drouth; 4, not good; 5, same as 

 last year; 6, 25 per cent; 7. same; 8, comb; 9, half 

 white and half amber: 10, 12^ cents; 11. getting 

 what they ask, 1254 cents, because it has been 

 mixed so far; 12. yes. 



Leer, Mich.. July 18. EularThorne, 



Two years ago, 70 lbs. of comb honey per colony: 

 a year ago, about 25 lbs.: this season, 45 lbs. clover 

 honey, comb, per colony. 



Pittsford, Mich.. July 21. Geo. H. Denman. 



I have taken off about 2000 lbs. .so far, and hope 

 and expect to get as much more — an average of 

 about 20 lbs. to the colony — not more than half a 

 crop. Bas-swood is gone, and clover is all dried up. 

 We get no fall honey here. 



Lapeer, Mich.. July 22. R. L. Taylor. 



1. fair; 2 ver.v poor; 3, dryest in years: 4, we have 

 all we shall get this year — about 20 Ib.s.. extracted 

 per colony: 5, better; 6. 25 per cent; 7. nothing last 

 .year: 8, extracted: 9, white: 10, 9 to 10 cts., extract- 

 ed; 16 to 18 for comb; 11, nothing much to hold; 12. 

 same. 



Ronneby, Minn., July 19. J. E. Hughes. 



Bees built up strong on dandelion: are doing well 

 on white, alsike, and sweet clover; 100 per cent bet- 

 ter than last year; good local market. Merchants 

 are paying 17 cts. cash for No. 1 comb: 12}4 cts. for 

 extracted in quart and pint Mason jars. 



Stevensville, Mont., July 21. J. Ridley. 



1, good: 2, unfavorable; 3, wet; 4, poor; 5, was not 

 here last year; 6, one-fourth: 8, extracted; 9, light 

 amber: 11. 6K cents; 12. slow. 



Whiteville, X. C. July 23. F. R. Jordan. 



1, good: 2, favorable; 3, little dry; 4, fair: 5, better; 

 6, none harvested yet; 7, not taken off yet; 8, extract- 

 ed: 9. white: 10. don't know: 11, early; 12, above. 



Randolph, N. Y., July 11. Geo. Shiber. 



1, good; 2 and 3, very dry since June 10; 4. flow over; 

 6, 25 per cent: 7, about one-third this year as last: 8, 

 mostly comb; 9, white, but slightly travel-stained. 



Clarkson, N. Y.. July 21. \Vm. C. Hunt. 



Most of the bee-keepers report a very good season. 



Syracuse, N. Y., July 22. F. A. Salisbury. 



Large crop of clover here. Bees are filling su- 

 pers very rapidly. Honey has a liner flavor than 

 usual. One .swarm, hived June 27, on full sheets of 

 foundation, filled hive and one super in ten days: 

 second super is now full. Bees are now filling the 

 third; sections 4x5x1 /i, one-Inch starters. 



Ralph T. Patterson. 



Newark Valley, N. Y., .luly 17. 



Nearly all the bees died in this locality last win- 

 ter. White clover came ovit early, and was a fine 

 crop. The hives are full now. Basswood bloom 

 was cut short by dry weather. 



Plattsmouth, Neb., July 21. J. M. Young. 



1, fairly good: 2. no: 3, drouth: 4, very poor; 5, very 

 small percentage: 6, last year. 1 cap of honey-dew; 

 this year, IM caps of dandelion honey and 2J^ caps 

 of clover; 9, white and light green cost 10 to 15 cts.: 10. 

 yes. big demand. Bees are pulling out worker brood 

 now: no flow of honey: are using up stores now. 



Elk Creek, Neb., July 22. G. W. Brink. 



1, fair; 2, very unfavorable up to July 1; 3, wet; 4, 

 not good: may be good fall flow; 5, not as good; 6, 7, 

 none: 8, all comb; 9, light; 10, 17 cts. 



Kitchen, Ohio, July 20. E. E. Smith. 



1, fair: 2, was good: 3, drouth at present; 4, average; 

 5. nothing biit honey-dew last year: 6, 75 per cent; 8, 

 mostly comb; 9, white: 10, 14 to 16 cts.: 12, yes, good 

 sale; local markets will take all that is produced in 

 this county. 



Celina, O., July 21. D. W. Harkins. 



1, strong; 2, unfavorable; 3, wet: 4, very poor: 5. 

 prospects for fall honey good; 6, 10 per cent; 7, 10 per 

 cent: 8, comb: 9, slightly amber, and amber cap- 

 plngs; 10, 11, 12, no sales. Retail price here is nomi- 

 nally 15 cts. White clover, no Crop. 



Bladen, O., July 21. Chas. H. Cargo. 



It looks now as if the honey crop would be a com- 

 plete failure in this section, as clover is gone and 

 there is no basswood here. 



Washington, Pa., July 22. s. B. Post. 



The prospects for a honey crop in this locality are 

 fine, having a good flow of honey from white clover. 

 MiUheim, Pa.. July 20. D. Breon. 



Bees are doing about half as well as last year. 

 April and May, too wet and cold; since then, too 

 dry. 



Lucinda, Pa., July 25. J. B. Vogelbacks. 



Bees were starving vip to July 1; since then have 

 averaged probably 20 lbs. per colony; seem to be 

 working well now: cold and wet up to June 10. then 

 drouth to July 15: since then, showers once or twice 

 Si w^Gck 



Marienville, Pa., July 25. J. E. Gaul. 



1. good now; 2. good now: very bad up to five 

 weeks ago: 3. suffered from cold wet rains in the 

 early part of May: had freezing weather May 5 and 

 6; 4. not good unless we get It from fall flowers: 5, 

 no honey off yet: had over 900 lbs. off at this time 

 last year; 6. none: 7. no yield; 8, clover, wild spider, 

 or cleome, goldenrod, etc.; 9, none yet; 10, none yet: 

 11, none yet: 12. none to move. 



Marienville, Pa.. July 19. H. H. Harp. 



The honey crop in Tennessee will average just 

 about half of a normal yield, although the quality 

 is better than last year. There has been no report 

 of honey-dew this season. Prices are firmer than 

 at this time last year, with prospects for an ad- 

 vance. 



Franklin, Tenn.. July 22. J. M. Buchanan. 



About one-flfth of crop. Extremely rainy until 

 last week; very dark and unmerchantable. Poor 

 location at best here for honey. 



Chattanooga, Tenn.. July 2. G. E. Leavitt. 



1. excellent: 2, favorable: 3, neither; 4, clover, phe- 

 nomenal: basswood. poor: mullein and thistle too 

 good: 5, about double; 6, a full crop already, and 

 more too; 7, beyond comparison; 8, comb only; 9, 

 colorless, the clover: mullein, dark amber, I think: 

 10, 11, 15 cts.; some are offering 12^. but are not get- 

 ting any; 12. grocers are taking it becau.se it is so 

 good: but the weather is too warm for consumers. 



Highgate Springs, Vt., July 14. C. A. Sibley-. 



No honey of consequence to date: but if weather 

 is favorable there is a good prospect for a good fall 

 flow. 



Hot Springs, Va., July 21. S. D. Rutherford. 



1, good; 2. favorable: 3. wet; 4. very bad; 6. com- 

 paratively nothing: 7. about one-fifth: 8, comb: 9. 

 white: 10. none on market: 11. 15 cts.; 12, would sell 

 readily at 15 cts. 



Emory, Va., July 21. B. F. Campbell. 



Here are conditions of bees in this neighborhood: 

 1. fine: 2, favorable: 3, no; 4, good: 5. much better: 6, 

 about 30 per cent; 7. none last year from my bees in 

 frame hives: 8, mostly or all comb honey: 9, white 

 and amber: 10, about 1254; 11. I don't know; am sell- 

 ing mine at 15: but mine is comb honey; 12, mine is. 

 don't know about others. Am now in the midst of 

 mountain-mint flow. White clover is still bloom- 

 ing. Honey this year is of a very ric?> quality. I 

 don't suppose I have a colony that will need feeding 

 this fall. 



Rapidan, Va., July 21. G. H. Latham. 



1, good: 2. unfavorable: 3, extremely wet: 4,5, 6, 7. 

 all harvested: 'A crop: 8, comb: 9. red and white; 

 basswood and poplar; 10, sold consumer, 15 cts.; 11. 

 all sold: 12, never, in good year, enough to supply 

 demand. 



Miami, W. Va.. July 20. JOHN D. Thomas. 



I have not extracted a poiind yet. but some have 

 a little surplus from clover. Buckwheat is not 

 sprouting. This entire county is dried up. No 

 honey-dew here. 



Mauston, Wis., July 20. F. Wilcox. 



1, good: hives full of bees: 2. very unfavorable; 3, 

 from the worst and most prolonged drouth in 59 

 years: 4, in general, very poor: about half a crop; 5, 

 the best colony my son had last year gave 300 lbs. : the 

 best one this year, 130 Ib.s.: 6, none; 7, last year about 

 70 lbs. average; this year, 40; 8, farmers produce 

 comb mostly: we, extracted: 9, white, and thick as 

 glue; can hardly .strain it; 10, not settled yet: 11, do 

 not know; 12, none moving yet. 



Wausau, Wis.. July 22. G. A. Lunde. 



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