1889 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



453 



FROM ALL PARTS OF THE UNITED STATES. 



In order to read understanding!? the reports given below, it 

 will be necessary to observe the following points: First, the 

 State is given; then next in their order are the names of the 

 reporters, with their respective postottices. To indicate local 

 ity, the usual abbrevations are used — N., S., E.and W., for 

 north, south, east, and west; N. E. for north-east, etc. The 

 letter C indicates the word " central;" E. C, east central, etc. 

 In the following list, the tirst tigure represents the month, and 

 the second figure the date at which the report was rendered. 

 The small letters, a, b, c, d. etc., indicate the answers to the 

 questions propounded in questions a, b, c, etc., just below 



E herewith present our hist install- 

 ment of statistics for 1889. You will 

 notice that our correspondents are lo- 

 cated in such a way as to cover the 

 entire United States. The average 

 date at which the statements are rendered 

 is May 10. The questions to which they re- 

 ply are as follows: 

 a. What per n nt of your bees have winteredt 

 h. What per cent of the bees in your locality </<> you 

 intimate have wintered? 



c. Whatsizeof brood-frame is used must largely in 

 your locality? 

 it. What frame do you prefer"] 



e. What per cent of an average erop of honey has 

 been secured in your locality ui> w date, as nearly as 

 you ean estimate? 



f. What are the prospects for a honey crop this 

 year? 



ALABAMA. 



W. P. W. Duke. Nettleborough. S. W. 5-15. 

 a. UK); b. 85; e. L.; e. 80, taking 100 as standard for full 

 crop. I did not lose a single colony in wintering. 

 J. M. Jenkins, Wetumpka. C. 5-20. 

 a 95; b. 90; c. mostly none at all; d. Simp.; e. 100; f. good, 



Jno. L. Gregg, Tcinpe. C. 5-8. 



a. 98; l>..%: c \y, x \\% Gregg frame; d. I prefer this for the 

 extractor; e. about 10; f. tine. 



AKKANSAS. 



W. H. Laws. Lavaca. W. C. 5-8. 



a. 95; b. 95; e. Langstroth; d. L.; f. good. My 100 colonies eon 

 tain less bees than ever before at this season of the year. 

 Swarming has just begun; expect few swarms this season. 

 CALIFORNIA. 



\V w. Bliss, Duarte. S. E. 5-11. 



a. 95; b. 80; c. no standard size. Any and all sizes \ised, but 

 we are rapidly changing to the L. and"*^ L. frame; d. : , I,.; e. 

 80; f. very good. 



Win. Muth-ltasmussen, Independence. E. 5-10. 



a Probably 100. Not yet examined; b. probably 95. e. cross- 

 wise L. ; wide frames of same size, hold six sections; d. above; 

 e. none; f. good. 



K Wilkin, San Buenaventura. S. W. 5-15. 



a. 80; b. 85; e. L. universally .{almost; d. L. The form might 

 lie varied materially without loss only for the sake of uni- 

 formity in the community, e. 2; i. very good. 

 CONNECTICUT. 



Lewis Sperry, Hartford. 5-6. 



a. 100; b. have not heard or any losses; e. L. ; d. L. ; f. never 

 knew it better. Bees are booming. 



Daniel H. Johnson, Daniels. >u ville. E. 5-6. 



a. 83V,; b. 80 to 90; e. Langstroth; d. 1 use the L., but 1 some 

 times think a shorter one would be better; f. Apparently good 

 at this date. 



R. M. Wilbur, New Mi If old. 5-15. 



a. 80; b. 85 to 90; c. d. L.; f. very good indeed. 



I i n.oRADO. 

 Mark W. Moe, Denver. ('. 5-9. 

 a. 100; b. probably 95 or more; c, d. L.; f. good. 



FLORIDA. 



J. L. Clark. Appalachicola. W. 5-13. 



a About 85; b. say 90; e. 18xS; d. as above; e. full crop, extra 

 quality. 



John ¥. Detwiler. New Smyrna. E. C. 5-6. 

 a. About 95; b. same; c. 9J£x 17%, L.. mostly; d. \\%x\\% <Gal- 

 up every time; e. too early by 10 days to extract; f. present 

 prospects fair for early or dark honey. 



GEORGIA. 



E. C. 5-17. 

 d. L. ; e. a full average; f. line. 

 Walter McWilliams. Griffin W. C. 6-7. 



a. 100; b. 80 to 90; C L. (8 x 16 inches) and Simplicity; d. Sim 

 plicity for ever; e. 40, with splendid weather to secure the 60 

 per cent. 

 K. H. Campbell, Madison. C 5-7. 

 .95; b. 90; c. L.; e. 100; f. good. 



.1. P. H. Brown. Augusta. 

 a. 90; b 80; c. L. 17 ;! „x9,H,; 



T. E. Hanbury, Atlanta. V 

 a. 100; b. 100; c,d. L.; c. 101), 



Z. T. Hawk, Audubon. W. C. 5 6. 



a. All; b. 95; c. L. ; one apiary. Heddon; d. a frame 16% in 

 long, 7 in. deep, outside dimensions, with the VaiiDeusen met 

 al corners. It is a standing frame" fixed, and reversible; in- 

 side area. 1O0.4 sq. inches; f. excellent. 



Eugene Secor. Forest City. N. 5-1. 



a. 95; b. 90 to 95; c, d. L. ; e. none; f. I see no reason lor dis- 

 couragement. 



Oliver Foster. Mt. Vernon. E. 5-6. 



a. All; b. 95; e, d. Simplicity L.; e. no Money yet ; I. good. 



J. W. Bittenliender. Knoxville. S. E. 5-10. 



a. 99; b. 85; c. L. ; d. Heddon's; c. too early for this question; 

 f. good. 



J. M. Shuck, Des Moines. C. 5-7. 



a. All; b. 99 at least; c. L. ; d. my own, same size as L. ; f. not 

 good. Season well forward, but we need rain very much. 



A. Christie, Smithland. W. 5-7. 



a. 95; b. have recently returned from Colorado, and am not 

 informed; c, d. L.; f. too early to say. but bees are in excel 

 lent condition. 



INDIANA. 



I. K. Good, Nappanee. N. W. 5-5. 



a. 97; b. 80; c. 11^x9!-,.. and L.; d. new Heddon and L. ; f. not 

 very good. White clover is scarce, and we are having a 

 drouth which is damaging what there is. 

 C Mrs. A. F. Proper. Portland. E. C. 5-7. 



a. All; b. 75; c. HXxlO^-adjustable and L. ; d. adjustable; 

 f. fair. 



T. H. Kloer, Terre Haute. W. C. 5-8. 



a. 95; b. from 95 to 100; c. L. ; d L. at present ; e. none; I. We 

 are now in the midst of a terrible spring drouth. Not a good 

 rain all March and April. Winter has been rather dry. Noth 

 ing ean grow. The white clover, which is more promising 

 than I have seen it since 1883, is beginning to dry up. Unless 

 we have rain very soon, there will be no white honey. 



Joe. A. Burton, Mitchell. S. C. 5-9. 



a. All ; b. 95; c. d. L. ; f. good if it would rain. 

 ILLINOIS. 



Mrs. L. Harrison, Peoria. W. O. 5-9. 



a. 97; b. 90; c, d. L. ; e. no surplus; f. fair, but rain is greatly 

 needed. 



F. W. Goodrich, Bloomington. C. 5-10. 



a. All; b. 90; c. 10x12% ; d. crosswise L. ; f. very poor. 



C. Dadant, Hamilton. N. W. 5-9. 



a. No loss; b. all; c. Quinby and Langstroth; d. Quinby; e. 

 too early for answer; f. good for clover, if it doesn't get too 

 dry. 



C. C. Miller, Marengo. N. 6-4. 



a. 99, but an unusual number of queenless colonies, so per 



haps only 90 are left; b. perhaps 00; c, d. L. : f g I, if rain 



comes. 



Frank Howard. Fairfield. S. 5-8. 



a. 100, b. 99; c. L.. and a frame 12 ', xD'., ; d. the latter; f. good. 



KANSAS. 



J. C. Stanley, Wichita. S. C. 5-5. 



a. All; b. 98; c, d. L. ; f. good. 

 .1. B. Kline, Topeka. E. C. 5-6. 



a. All; b. nearly all; c, Gallup, L. : d. Gallup; e. not any too 

 early; f. good so far. 



KENTUCKY. 



D. F. Savage, Hopkinsville. S. W. 5-8 

 a. All ; b. 90; c, d. L. ; f. prospects very 



od. 



Jno. S. Reese, Winchester. C. 6-6. 



a. All; b. 25; c. d. L.; e. none: f. good— better than usual. 

 J. P. Moore, Morgan. N. 5-5. 



a. All; b. 95; c, d. L.; f. fair. White clover is thicker than it 

 has been for four years. 



LOUISIANA. 



J. W. K. Shaw, Loreauville. S. C. 5-9. 



a. Starvation has reduced the colonies to Yi\ b. 25; c. L. 



frame, Root measure, and the American; d. the L. frame, 



always; e. a few colonies extracted to give room, in April and 



May 1st, gave 65 lbs. each; f. outlook is good. 



MAINE. 



S. H. Hutchinson, Mechanic Falls. 5-8. 



a. b. About 80; c, d. L. ; f. good. 



J. Reynolds. Clinton. S. E. 5-6. 



a. 97; b. 65; c. L. ; d. don't know; use L. ; f. u I 



MASSACHUSETTS. 



J. E. Pond, No. Attleboro. S. E. 5-18. 



a. All; b. 75, I judge from advices; c, d. I..; e. too early to tie 

 cide; f. prospects are good. 



E. W. Lund, Baldwinsville NO 5-7. 



a. 90; b. 90; c. can not tell all sizes used; d. 10x13; f. very good. 



Wm. W.Cary, Colerain. N. W. 5-6. 



a. 98; b. 95; c. about >-i L.; rest, Cary-L., 10x13 inside; d. Car] I. 

 winter best, and breed up earliest ; have about y, of each for 

 years in my apiary; e. season not yet opened; f. good. 



A. A. Sanborn. Westtield. C 5-6. 



a. 87] i; b. 00 to 95; c. d. L. ; f. good. 



MARYLAND. 



Simon P, Roddy, Mechanicstown. 5-15. 



a. 99; I.. 95; c. O^xl.V^ ; d. the above size; f. good. 

 MIiHIi. w 



A. J. Cook, Lansing. C. 5-5. 



a.95;b.86; c. Gallup and L. -. d.L.; e. none to speak of; I. 

 good, I think. 



H. D. Cutting, Clinton. S. E. 5-6. 



a. 99; b. 80; c. 9^x13'-; inside; d. 10x11. outside, I. in Ian, lie 

 ing the L 



