1875 



(];leXnings in bee culture. 



31 



"Of «arae iwHrtter died, though sti anger in bees and 

 Jxoncy. 'W. S. I;ti*T, VostOria, O. Jan. r)th, 1875. 



At pvcsetit, Ifeb. 10th, ;{8-' below zero. I ]n\i 'iS hives 

 in the cellar and have lost one- They are too cold, 

 temperature vsries IVOm 29 to SI '. I would preler 4'2 ' 

 as nearly as possible to keep tUem. I put up "20 in 

 'i-ough boxes on summer stands, boxes six inches lar- 

 ger than hives, tilled in with shiivings. I have win- 

 (teiert so two years and never lost any. They seem in 

 line condition but it is ((uite expensive— cost nie S15.00 

 ■*o p'nt np the twenty hives but think it pays well. 

 Wonld like to have them all i)ut up in the same way. 

 l>he of lAv neighbors had three stocks In box hives 

 and has lost them all, think tlie loss will bo quite 

 ficvero in this vicinity. 



Lewis Kki-lY, Smyrnla, Ionia Co., Mich. 



Having had the pleasure of a visit to the Apiary of 

 ■J. S. Hill & Sons, near 3lt. Pleasaht, I will. With your 

 permission, Mr. Editor, say a few words in regard to 

 It. Any one entering their bee yard can see at first 

 glance that there is the best of order, system and 

 management. It contains H5 large Laiif2;stiotb hives 

 comjiletely stOrm and weather i)roof, adapted alike to 

 the storms and zero cold of winter, and the broiling 

 sun of July and August. Perfect ventilation with no 

 possible chance of a draft of cold air on the bees, and 

 no danger of moisture ot frost in the liive to give the 

 beei till' dysentery. 



3Ir. Hill'having years ago been convinced that cellar 

 wintering wduld not do in our changeable climate, has 

 given a great deal of thought, time and attention to 

 the business of out door wintering; that he has made 

 It a success, is proven by the fact that his loss iu the 

 past four or five years, has been very light, in fact 

 .scarcely any loss at all ; while others all around him 

 lost heavily. He manages to get them through winter, 

 strong in numbers and is not ti'oubled ftitli colonies 

 dwindling down in spring and deserting their hives, 

 as did so many the past two years where they had 

 been wintered in cellars and other repositories. Mr. 

 Hill is a firm believer in strong stocks— in keeping 

 them strong the year round— takes the position that 

 tlie only sure way to have strong colonies in early 

 .spring, "is to see to it that they are strong in the fall. 

 His location is not nearly as good for honey as many 

 othei's, yet the amount he takes yearly would satisfy 

 many of us who are in more favored localities ; his 

 only dependance for surplus, is white clover, having 

 no "poplai", linden, or buckwheat, consequentlj' the 

 honey season is rather sliort, ending by July 1st. 

 The "hive used bj' Mr. Hill is, of course, not a dollar 

 hive, and would perhaps be thought, by some bee- 

 keepers, to be entirely too expensive, but all things 

 fonsidered I believe it to be the cheapest for out-door 

 wintering. Jonas Scholl. 



Lyons Station, Ind. Jan. 6th, 1875. 



Were we to stop here, we might think the 

 matter settled, but why does Quinby now ad- 

 vise a hive with only lialf inch Joi^??'(?s as a protec- 

 tion. His large hive was most perfectly adapt- 

 ed for packing material on all sides of the 

 l)ees, even to a thickness of 8 or 10 inches. In 

 the large Apiaries about him would it be fair 

 to suppose they had abandoned this plan be- 

 fore giving it a fair trial? We should much 

 like to hear from Hetherington, Elwood, and 

 others in this matter. See letter on page 29. 

 The testimonials in regard to the Fiim hive 

 Hre none of them from practical bee-keepers 

 ?iuch as are known through the Journals, and 

 none of them owners of large Apiaries, If we 

 wanted to make a hive Such as they describe 

 in thbir circular we assuredly should not think 

 of buying a right for the privilege, but if they 

 \vould make us a hive at a reasonablie price 

 .suitable for receiving our frames, so that \V^ 

 cotild easily set a colony into one, ^Ve wotiltl 

 prefer to buy of them rather than nlake onie. 



If Adanl Grimtii, dnd Capt. Hetherlngtoh 

 will give their opinion in regard to double wflU 

 iaVes cohipared AVith single onbs fdt oUt-tidor 

 Vvlntt-ring, we \vill clicei'fiUly pjty any rfedsdnsl- 

 ble sum for service. During fAll" pi'dthitStfed 

 cold weather, many complaints luivc couiq ju, 

 in regard to ice forming in hivea loft out-dours, 



and many losses are reported already. In 

 cases like these, we do think the straw mats a 

 great advantage, and is it not possible that 

 tliey are as etlicient as the expensive double 

 walls V 



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hRIEXI) KOOT : -Please name a few parties of 

 whom I can buy Basswood honey and oblige. 

 Cn.vs. F. Mt;TH, Cincinnati, O." Feb. 3rd, 1875. 



I have now on hand aboUt 60 gallons of that choice 

 thick Clover hohey>, same as you bought of me, there 

 is very little sale for it he'rcv Price 18c., dellverect 

 here. " Wni. Pavne, Spencer, Medina Co., O. Feb. 1. 



Have sold our Catnip honey to W. G. Smith, Sh 

 Louis, 15 cts. delivered, he paldptomptly. The barrel 

 came to 864..55 net; that isn't bad is it? Shall set out 

 half an acre of plants next Spi-ing, and sow some seed 

 too. J. L. WoLFENDEN, Adanis, Wis. 



I sent my honey to Barber & Stout, Cincinnati, O.. 

 got 15 cts. cash on delivery and was paid to a cent. 1 

 also sent J. Lippincott, of Pittsburg, Pa., one barrel. 

 Now Novice, please .accept my most profound thanks 

 for your assistance in disposing of my honey, by your 

 recommendations to the two above named honey men. 

 There is nothing like keeping bees to restore a burned 

 farm, and dollars are by far the best chromes. 



J. DUFFELEK, Wequiock, Wis. Dec. 16th, '74. 



rertaltiingr to Bee Cxilttire. 



[Wc respectfully solicit the aid of our friends in 

 conducting this department, and would consider it 

 a favor to have them send us all circulars that have 

 a deceptive appearance. The greatest care will be at 

 all times maintained to prevent injustice being done 

 any one.] 



'■^^ cut the following from E. C. Haalkrd 

 ^"^ & Go's circular, 192 Chambers St., N. Y. 



HONEY. 

 These packages are made of flint glass, tight, veiy 

 attractive, convenient size, and salable, possessing a 

 marked advantage over all other Honey in the market, 

 because of its non-congealing tendencies. The Ex- 

 tracted Honey in bottles and tin, culled from Alsike 

 Clover, and Orange blossoms and thrown from the 

 comb by centrifugal force, is entirely free from all 

 foreign substances and will be foimd to possess the 

 delicate BOUQUET and medicinal qualities so seldom 

 found in the ordinary commercial article. 

 E. C. H. & CO'S Puke Extracted Honey : 

 In Quarts, Fancy Decanters, per doz.... $4.56 



We might think this a mistake but the Gro- 

 cery and Prooision Revietn of Jan. 18th, quotes: 

 precisely same prices. As a quart of good 

 honey weighs 3 lbs., these good people are sel- 

 ling it at i2ioC. per lb. and charging nothing 

 for those Fancy Decanters, packages, cost of 

 putting up etc., etc., and yet producc'rs get 

 frojn 15 to 16. . _ 



Mm'p^^tm' MtL''B&%iwmM^tm:^i 



W> CAN can report 850 lbs. oomb and 150 lbs. extraot- 

 !| ed honey from six swarms with Quinby hive, 

 !*i o. J. hethk«<nqton. 



East Saginaw, Mloh. Nov. 25th, 1874, 



From 34 hives we took 3000 lh»., 600 lbs. box and bal- 

 ance extracted. , T. E. Hawkins & Buo. 

 New Frankfort, Mo. Dec. 18th, 1874, 



Twenty-three coloilies of Italian bees made l6» lbs; 

 ofextrabtOd honey to the colony last .year up to July 

 15tH. JoUn ScheEkek, Ridgley; Mo: 



I fcomhlcnced Us^ spriiSg \Vlth Qile 8\t^di-iti d.ri iHtfec 

 KtliiibS. .in^i imf iytn'e UQt ctQwdcd at that. 1 e.xtract- 

 bd 95 ihki, liouey, increased to four that have 22 lbs. 

 average of their own stores. O. W. Paukbr, 



New London, Minn. Dec. 25th. 1874, 



