March 26, 1903. 



THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



203 



LFROM MANY FIELDS | 



Good Prospects for Clover. 



Prospects are exceedingly good for the 

 cotiiing clover honey crop, with the bees win- 

 tering well, with plenty of good tlights tor 

 those outside, and plenty of mild weather for 

 all. There is not much frost in the ground — 

 a thing which, in the past, has counted well 

 for clover honey. Frank Coveroale. 



.laclison Co., Iowa, Feb. 14. 



Coldest Weather of the Winter. 



This has been the coldest weather we have 

 had this winter; it registered down to zero, 

 and will damage the bees of this section a 

 great deal. The bees have not had the proper 

 care to stand so bad a spell of weather — they 

 are left to take care of themselves. They 

 swarmed so much last summer that 30 percent 

 have already died. Those that have taken 

 some interest in their bees say they were all 

 right until this cold snap, and we don't know 

 how they will get through this spell. It 

 looks like snow, and the ground is covered 

 with snow now. M. H. Sossaman. 



Franklin Co.. Ark , Feb. 20. 



Clipping Queens' Wings. 



I would beg leave to differ from Gustave 

 Leupold in regard to clipping the wings of 

 queens. In an experience of 33 years in 

 handling bees, probably one-third of the time 

 with most of the queens clipped, while others 

 were undipped, I would rather take care of 

 100 colonies with clipped queens than 10 un- 

 dipped. 



Hives with clipped queens must be set close 

 to the ground, so the queen can return if the 

 swarm is not discovered when they come out. 

 Of course, if the hive is set 3 or 4 feet from 

 the ground she will soon become food for 

 ants or toads, if she is not able to return to the 

 hive. The weeds and grass must also be kept 

 down around the hives, and the hives put 6 

 feet or more apart. S. L. Sherman. 



Mahaska Co., Iowa, March 4. 



Last Season Nearly a Failure. 



The past season was nearly a failure in this 

 locality. From b2 colonies, spring count, I 

 got about 900 pound-sections of honey, but 

 swarms galore. The bees got honey enough 

 to keep them in the swarming-fever, which 

 they did in great shape. I doubled down to 

 7" colonies, which I put into winter quarters 

 in very good condition. They are doing well 

 up to this date, but I am some alarmed about 

 the condition that they will be in in the 

 spring, as the fall flow did not amount to 

 anything, from which, of course, they would 

 not breed late; it is the late brood that tells 

 in the spring. 



We are having an old-fashioned winter, 12 

 inches of snow on the level, and very cold 

 weather; it has been as low as 42 degrees be- 

 low zero. I have a bee-cellar that never 

 freezes, so the cold weather does not worry 

 me as far as the bees are concerned. I will 

 report how the bees come out in the spring. 

 Frank E. Knapi-. 



Wadena Co., Minn., Feb. 20. 



Missouri to Organize— Good Pros- 

 pects. 



I have just read the call for the organiza- 

 tion of a -Missouri Bee-Keepers' Association, 

 which I heartily second, and have sent in niy 

 fee as a charter member. I have often won- 

 dered why such an organization was not 

 formed long ago. Missouri has lots of bee- 

 keepers, as the last census will show, and I 

 hope before long to see a strong union of Mis- 

 souri bee-keepers. lamas great a ijee-enthu- 

 siast as ever lived. My grandfather was a 



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