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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



May 



reports sent in since the meeting-, it will not be an 

 exact duplicate of the report of the Committee on 

 Statistics. I do not understand why, when I have 

 been to so much trouble in preparing the forms and 

 sending them out, that bee-keepers will not take 

 the trouble to write a few words, when it is really 

 more for their interest than my own. 



Miss Dema Bennett, Sec. 

 Bedford, O., Mar. 11, 1890. 



We are sorry to say that this report is a 

 little late. Not having the necessary sorts 

 of type to set the complete table we had to 

 order more. In reply to Miss Bennett's que- 

 ry, we would say that, according to our own 

 experience in gathering statistics from bee- 

 keepers, they are a little slow to report. 

 The reason is, it is so handy to put it off, 

 we suppose. The reports show that not a 



very large crop of honey was produceit last 

 year in Ohio. With one or two exceptions 

 the Langstroth frame is used exclusively, 

 and with very few exceptions outdoor win- 

 tering in chaff was practiced. It was a lit- 

 tle too early when the reports were render- 

 ed, to determine how the bees wintered. 

 By looking down the tabulated report of the 

 year previous, we see the losses were very 

 slight. During the winter of 1888 our friend 

 H. E. Boardman reports 450 in the fall, and 

 450 in the spring. You know he is the man 

 who does not lose bees in winter. Another 

 bee-keeper, J. B. Hains, of Bedford, O., had 

 400 in the fall of the same year, and came 

 out the following spring with 398. These 

 were wintered in chaff, outdoors. A care- 

 ful perusal of the report will show many in- 

 teresting features. 



A. B. Mason, Auburndale. O. . . 



E. Hanchett. Newburg, O. . . 

 Moore Bi'os. Rockaway, O 



F. G. Fenton. Bliiffton. O 



Marcus Holtz. Tiffin, C. 



.J. S. Barb, Oakfield, N. Y 

 ■ B. F. Jenkins, Willoughby, O.. 

 I. N. Noland, Independence, O. 



Bruce Hobbs. Danville, O 



C. A. Graves. Birmingham, C 



C. R. Page, Streetsboro, O.... 



V- A. Camp, Painesville, O 



J. B. Hains. Bedford, O 



D. Bishop. Harpersfield. O 



t. M. .Johnson, Mpntor, O 



O. J. Post, Chagrin Falls. O. .. . 



h. t . ISewnian. Norwalk, O 



D. B. Lovett, Crestline, O 



H. K. Boardman, E. Townsend. 



?• ^r'V*''' New London, O 



-. • >yebstei-. Painesville, O 



A M.Coe,C..H Ridge. O 



W.PeuT,. (fariettsville.O 



B Wells. Kostuiia.O. .. 



Mrs. O. D. NeHvomb 



C. McClave. New London, O. . . . 



G. V. L. Mellinger. Canton, O.. 



C. H. Coon. New Lyme, O 



H. Besse, Delau-:uv O 



A.R. Munn M.u- Wai b:;.': i.' 



C. Fowls, ub.ihn.O 



F A. Eat..n, lilutlton, O 



N. Case, Onangeville, O 



S- J- I^rrell, N. RidgeviUe, C. 

 fe' h- ?.l"'f<^''' N'?w Philad'a... 



N. T. Phelps. Kingsville, O 



i^. Difany. Norton. O 



JJ. F. Sapp, Ravenna, O 



h. N. Pond, Independence, O. . . 



L. Grant, Jr.. Chardon, O 



A. Rickenbacher. Gahana, O... 

 J. Funk, Beach City, O 



C. A. Newtun. Ravenna, O 



W. L. l),,Kin, Burton, O 



I;. Camiilxll, stcubenville 



J. Bogii*'. E. Ojweli. O. 



F. A. Kinnear. Lindenville.'O !' 

 & F- Twitrhell. Andover, O.... 

 Mrs W. Wade. Warrensv'e. Pa. 



h. M. Jones. Padanaiam, O 



Mary McAfee. Solon, O 



W. Irwin, Columbus Grove, O, 

 ;T- ,^?,°?,^^''' Cinal Fulton, O... 



C. W. Smith. N. Benton. O 



H. A. Boanlmaii. Weston, C... 



H.Hast,nt;s. K..„f„„,0 



C. L. fTn-.iilie!(l.S,,merville, O. 

 K.B.Wundn-au\. Somerset. C 

 J. M. Pieiscjn, Tippecanoe City 



J. W. Bayard, Athens, O 



C. Berkey, Savannah. O 



J. W. Chalker, Mantua Sta., O. 



G. P. Kime, Evanshurg, Pa 



C. O. Hale, Ira. N. Y 



Mrs. N. Marks, Newburgh. O. . . 



N. A. Knapp, Rochester, O 



J. C. Bowman. N. Lima, O 



L. G. Reed, Kent, O 



O. A. Cory, Fiaiikfort, O 



D. K. Guaff, Milan, O 



Mrs. M. George. Bowling Green 



Mrs. M. H. McPherson 



Allen Bartow, Milan, O 



W. Ballantine. Mansfield, O 



J. H. Beei y. Ravenna, O 



H. J. Gifford. Greenwich, O 



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200 

 1000 



100 



!iOO 1 

 1500 



200 



100 



1000 

 S!0O 

 500 



400 1'5 

 15U0 

 300 



10 



LangstroUi. 



L. Double Wall. 



Langstroth. 



Langstroth. 



Langstroth. 



Langstroth. 



Langstroth. 



Langstroth. 



Langstroth. 



Langstroth. 



Langstroth. 



Own Make. 



Langstroth. 



Langstroth. 



1!^ Story. 



Langstroth. 



Langstroth. 



Langstroth. 



Langsti-oth. 



L.. New Heddon. 



Langstroth. 



Langstroth. 



Langstroth. 



Langstroth. 



Langstroth. 



Langstroth. 



Langstroth. 



American. 



Langstroth. 



Langstroth. 

 Langstroth. 

 Nonpareil. 



Various kinds. 



Langstroth. 



Langstroth. 



Langstroth. 



Langstroth. 



Frame 9^x14. 



Langstrotli. 



King. 



Langstroth. 



L. and Kinnear. 



Langstroth. 



Langstroth. 



Langstroth. 



American. 



Langstroth. 



Langstroth. 



Langstroth. 



iTriuniph. 



Langstroth. 



jLangstroth. 

 10 Langstroth. 

 30 : Langstroth. 

 20 American. 



Langstroth. 



Langstroth. 



jLangstroth. 



Langstroth. 



Langstroth. 



Langstroth. 



Langstroth. 



Royall Dbl. Wall 



L. Am. Frame. 



Poppleton. 



Langstroth. 



Langstroth. 



L., Imp. Mitchell. 



Langstroth. 



Old Shlfles 

 25 Own Make. 

 'Langstroth. 



How Prepared for Winter in the Fall of 1888. 



In cellar, with quilt on; no bottom-board or.cover 



Leaves on top; newspapers at side. 



50 in cellar; 73 in chaff hives. 



Cliafl' hive. 



Outside. 



Packed in chaff. 



Chaff hive. 



Half in Simplicity, half in one-story chaff. 



Chaff hive. 



Chart' and Simplicity; out doors and in. 



Chaff hive. 



Chaff hive. 



Chaff' hive. 



Chart' hive. 



Chaff hive. 



Falcon chaff' hive. 



Half in Root's chart', half in cellar in Simiilicity. 



Part in cellar, part on summer stand. 



Root's chaff hive. 



Root's chart' hive. 



Packed on summer stands. 



Nearly all in cellar; loss due to starvation in May. 



Double-walled hive. 



Falcon chart' on summer stand. 



Chaff and Simplicity. 



Simplicity hive, in cellar. 



Ten packed witli outside shells on sum. st'ds; 8cell 



Top off, in cellar. 



Chaff packed. 



Chart' hive. 



Chaff hive, outdoors. 



Simplicity. 



Half in cellar, half out; lost 7 from bee-diarrhea. 



Packed in chaff, on summer stands. 



In bee liouse. 



Simplicity and chaff, on summer stands. 



Simplicity, on summer stands. 



Chaff hive. 



Outdoors. 



In cellar. 



Packed outside. 



Falcon chaff hive. 



Outside. 



Paclved in chaff. 



Packed in chaff, and chaff' hive. 



Packed in chart'. 



Outdoors. 



Outdoors. 



Outdoors. 



Packed with leaves, cutdooi-s. 



Root's chaff hive. 



Chaff hive. 



In cellar. 



Packed in clover chaff. 



Chaff packed. 



Chaff hive. 



Part in Simplicity, part in chaff. 



On summer stand. 



On summer stand. 



Simplicity, packed in chaff, on summer stands. 



Simplicity, on summer stands. 



Outdoors. 



Root's chaff hive. 



Chaff hive. 



Simplicity hive. 



Outdoors. 



Simplicity, with chart' cushions. 



Chaff hive. 



Simplicity hive. 



Simplicity hive, in cellar. 



Packed in chaff. 



Packed in chaff. 



Chaff hive. 



