1889 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



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CONNECTICUT. 



Daniel H. Johnson, Danielsonville. E. 8-2. 

 a. 20 to 25; b. 18 to 20; e. 2ft or less; d. 60 lbs. from i colonies. 

 Nothing from most of them; e. poor. 



FLORIDA. 



J. L. Clark, Appalachicola. W. 8-6. 



a. 1ft; 1>. 9; c. 200; (1. nearly 5000; 68, spring count ; e. excellent. 



John Y. Detwiler, New Smyrna. E. C. 8-5. 



a. None produced; b. retail 10; o. 25; d. ls< extracted Island 

 apiary, 36 eol mies, 1000, amber honej : ex1 t-acted home apiary, 

 75 colonies. 2ft hives extracted 500. Balance allowed to fill up 

 in expectation of poor season. Colonies deficient in strength 

 from continual depredations of mosquito hawks during three 

 weeks of drouth, e. Poor. 



GEORGIA. 



T. E. Hanbury, Atlanta. N. 8 1. 



a. From gums 18. No section honey, b. 16; c. 200; d. 20 colo- 

 nies, 100 each; e. good. 



J. P. H. Brown. Augusta. E. C. 8-9. 



a. 15; b. 10; c. 50; d. about 500 Mis. from 10 colonies that were 

 kept especially for this purpose The balance of colonies 

 were run for queens, e. The first part of the season was very 

 good, while the latter part is very poor 



Walter McWilliams, Griffin. W.C. 8-3 



a. 15; b. none offered; c. 175; d. 4ft per colony on an average; 

 run for queens; e. good; line prospects for fall crop. 



ILLINOIS. 



Reuben Havens, Onarg.i. B. 8 12. 



a. 16; b. 12; c. 10; d. none; 4ft colonies; chad. 



Frank Howard. Fairfield. S. 8-7. 



a. 12M; b. 10; c. 25; d. 100 comb; spring 15, now 35; e. bad. 



C. C. Miller. Marengo. N. 8 2. 



a. 15; b. none; c. 75; d. 6000 from 245; not all off yet; e. nearly 

 average. On the road to Belden's, on the trot. Em burned 

 her dress again; anti-spark smoker anxiously awaited. 



Mrs L Harrison. Peoria. W. (J. 8-.'i. 



a. Wholesale, 10 to 12; retail. 12' : to 15; b. about the same. 

 for a choice article; c. 10ft; d. about 2000; 76 colonies, spring 

 count; e. average. 



C. Dadant, Hamilton. N. W. 8-3. 



a. 15; b. 10; c. 150; d. 35.000 from 400 colonies; e. very good. 



INDIANA. 



T. H. Kloer, Terre Haute. W. C. 8-12. 



a. 15 to 16; b. none in market; c.25: d. 18(10 lbs. from 60 colo- 

 nies; e. poor. 



Mrs. A. F. Proper. Portland. E. C. 8-2. 



a. 20; b. no extracted on market; c. 10; d. 200 from 55 colonies; 

 e. very bad. 



Joe. A. Burton, Mitchell. S. C. 8-1. 



a. 15; b. %%; c. Vy, d. 500 from 13; e. poor. 



I. R. Good, Nappanee. X. VV. 8-3. 



We have not secured one particle of honey; and there is 

 none in the market. This is the poorest season we ever had 

 since I kept bees. 



IOWA. 



A. Christie, Smithland. W. 8-5. 



a. 15 retail; b. 10 retail; c. 100; d. Have scarcely yet com- 

 menced taking off honey ; e. very early, good. In fruit bloom, 

 cold and bad, necessitating feeding; later, average. 



Oliver Foster. Mt. Vernon. E. 8-2. 



a, 15 retail; b. 9 retail; c. 100; d. 2000 extracted, 500 comb ; 

 from 350 colonies. Most of the crop is still on the hives, e. 

 average. My locality overstocked. 



J. M. Shuck. Dcs Moines. C. 8-3. 



a. 15; b. none selling; c. 100; d. I don't know; e. good. 



Eugene Secor, Forest City. N. 8-1. 



a. 15andl6; b. 10; c. 90; d. have taken off but little. Have 

 " in sight" 1500 from 40 colonies in spring; e. average, nearly. 



Z. T. Hawk, Audubon. W. C. 8 7. 



a. 20; b. none on the market; c. 10; d. 50 from 20 colonies. 

 All comb; e. basswood and clover season bad. Fall season 

 just opening. Ask us later. 



KANSAS. 



B. F. Uhl. Boling. 8-4. 

 a. 16; c. 100; d. 50; e. good. 



G. L. Hall. Burlington. 8-1. 



Honey crop. My own, none. Pasture poor. 



KENTUCKY. 



D. F. Savage, Hopkinsville. S. W. 8-2. 



a. 20; b. 10: c. 50. Fall honey will probably be very abundant, 

 d. 50 comb, 300 extracted ; from :in colonies, e. Bad, very bad. 



Jno. S. Reese, Winchester. C. 8-1. 



a. 15; b. 15; c. 150; d. 1500 from 12 colonies; e. extra good. 



J. P. Moore, Morgan. N. 8-2. 



a. 15; b. 10 to 11; c. 175; d. My whole apiary was devoted to 

 queen-rearing, except 2 colonies. They filled about 25 L. combs 

 each, making about 125 per colony, e. Good. 



LOUISIANA. 

 J. W. K. Shaw, Loreauville. S. C. 8-7. 



a. None sold in quantity; b. 75c per gal. at retail; c. 100 per 

 cent spring; d. little; 105 lbs. per colony to July 1st; e. good. 

 H. L. Lewis, Osyka, Miss. E. 8-6. 

 a. 15; b. 8ftc per gal. ; e. 175 per cent; e. extra good. 



MAINK. 



J. Reynolds, Clinton. S. E. 8-7. 



a. 2ft; b. 17; c. 30; d. 500 comb from 40 colonies; e. very poor; 

 too much wet. 



C. W. Oostellow. Waterboro. S. W. 8-5. 



a. 30; b. 20; c. 50; d. run for increase entirely, e. Poor. 



8. H. Hutchinson, Mechanic Falls. 8-1. 



a. 24); b. none in market; c. 50; e. poor: too wet, 



MARYLAND. 

 S. Valentine. Hagerstown. N. W. 8-6. 



a. 15 to 20; b. none in market; e. about 35; d. one yard 2663 

 from 90 stands, e. Poor; too much rain. 

 Simon P. Roddy, Mechanics town. 8-5. 

 a. 20; b. 15; c. 75; d. 400; 20 colonies; e. poor. 



MASSACHUSETTS. 



J. E. Pond, No. Attlcboro. S. E. 8-6. 



a. 25 to 30; 18 to 20 in 10 to 15 lb. lots; b. at same prices at re- 

 tail; c. 50 to 75; d. none, as I have only experimented; e. good, 

 early; wet and poor through June till present time. 



E. W. Lund. Baldwinsville. N. C. 8-5. 



a. 22; b. none in market; c M0; d. 150 comb; 20 colonies; e. bad. 



Wm. W.Cary, Cole rain. N. W. 8-3. 



a. 16; b. 10; c. no surplus gathered; bees in almost starving 

 condition. Poorest season since 1866. d. None, and am feea- 

 ingnow to prevent starving; e. very poor. 



MICHIGAN. 



A. J. Cook, Lansing. C. 8-1 



a. 15 to 20; b. 10 to \iy,\ c. less than 25; d. we have not taken 

 our honey off yet ; e. poor. 



George E. Hilton, Fremont. W. 8-1. 



a. 15; b. 10; c. 25; d. 15(10: 200 colonies; c. poor. 



James Heddon, Dowagiac. S. W. 8-1. 



a. 16 to 20 retail; b. 10 to 12; c. 25; d. from 200 colonics here, 

 about 2000; e. the worst season .in record; very bad. 



R. L. Taylor. Lapeer. 8-5. 



a, b. No price established; c. 25; d. 4000 comb honey from 400 

 colonies; e. very poor. 



H. D. Cutting, Clinton. S. E. 8-3. 



a. IS; b. 10; c. 75; d. 28 comb from 65 colonies. But honey is 

 not quite ready to come off; will take off in about 10 days; e. 

 poor. 



W. J. Carroll, Otsego. S. W. 8-10. 



a. 16; b. 10; c. not more than 60; d. extracted 450, comb 100; 

 about 40 colonies, e poor; prospects for fall honey good. 



MISSISSIPPI. 



W. A. & E. E. Montgomery. Pickens. 8 6. 

 a. 10; b. 7; c. about 50; d. haven't kept a record of how many 

 pounds; e. poor. 



MISSOURI. 



Jno. Nebel & Son, High Hill. E. C. 8-5. 



a. 10 to 15; b. 5 to 8; c. 65; d. 2500 extracted, 700 comb, from 52 

 colonies; e. average season so far. The fall how is often as 

 good as from white clover. 



E. M. Hayhurst, Kansas City. W. 8-3. 



a. 15 wholesale, 20 retail; b. 10 wholesale, 15 retail, e. 150; e. 

 good. 



James Parshall. Skidmore. N. W. 8-3. 



a. Retailing at 12^ to 15; b. 10. I sold one barrel at 9; c; 200; 

 for we never yet got any surplus before August until this sea- 

 son; d. 1500; 34 spring count have 72 now; e. extra gootl. 



Chas. L. Gough, Rock Spring. E. C. 8-8. 



a. 15; b. 10; c. 25; d. about 40 lbs. extracted; e. bad. 



S. E. Miller, Bluffton. EC. 8-5. 



a. 15 to 16; h. 10; c. 45 to 50; d. 1250 extracted, 125 comb, from 

 37 colonies, spring count; e. very good. Expect a good How 

 of fall honey. 



MINNESOTA. 



A. F. Bright, Mazeppa. E. 8-5. 



a. 15; b. 10; c. 100: d. 3000 from about 80 colonies; c. about 

 average. 



D. P. Lister, Lac Qui Parle. W. C. 8-2. 



a. 20; b. 12J4; c. 75; d. 750; basswood 27; e. good, if bees were in 

 proper condition. 



J. H. Johnson, Fairmont. 8-9. 



a. 20c at retail; b. don't know of any in market; c. 100; d. 40 

 lbs. each from 13 colonies; e. average so far. 



Win. W. Hamilton. Jackson. 8-1. 



d. Bight pounds from 3 colonies; e. good for swarming, poor 

 for surplus in basswood bloom. 



N. P. Aspinwall, Harrison. C. 8-3. 



a. 15 to 20 wholesale, 20 to 25 retail; b. none on the market ; c. 

 100; d. 650 comb; 20 colonies. Season not over; e. good. In- 

 crease 1(10 per cent . 



NEBRASKA. 



Jerome Wiltse. Kails City. 8-5. 



a. 16 to 20; b. 10; c. 100; d. 800; 52; e. good. 



A. E. Maley, Auburn. 8-10. 



a. 20 to 25; b. 15; c. 85; e. very good. 



J. W Porter. Ponca. N. E. 8-2 



a. 20 and 25; b. 12' -j and 15; c. 10; d. 400; 130 colonies; e. very 



bad for surplus h y. 



NEVADA. 



E. A. Moore. Reno. W. C. 8-6. 



a. 15 to 25; b. 16; none here only what I have; c. 175 per cent , 

 d. about 8(ii) lbs. comb, 12(H) extracted. e.Very good; I shall prob- 

 ably get 1500 lbs. more if it is not too dry. 



NEW HAMPSHIRE. 



S. F. Reed, No. Dorchester. C. 8-5. 



a. 20; b. 15; c. 50; d. 100, from 5 run exclusively for honey; e. 

 very bad so la p, 



C. E Watts, Rumney. C. 8-3. 



a. 25; b. 25; c. 10; d. have taken only one finished section from 

 8 colonics yet; e. poor. 



L. A. Freeman, Lancaster. N. W. 8 7. 



a. 20; b. there is none in the market; c. 100; d. perhaps 100 

 from 4 colonies; e. good. 



NEW JERSEY. 

 J. D. Coles, Woodstown. S. W. 8-3. 

 a. 20; b. none; c. 75; d. 25 per colony; e. average. 

 Watson Allen, Bernardsville. N. C. 8-8. 

 a. 16; b. 12; c. 10; e. 200 lbs. from 50 colonies; e. very ba<}. 



