SEPTEMBER 1, 1913 



Fair crop of white clover. A. M. Keck. 



Odon, Ind., S. W., June 24. 



Replying to your request, I will report the clover- 

 hone.v flow is very good, and the end is not yet. The 

 never failing basswood is on in full blast, but the 

 bees are staying with white clover, just as if they 

 were getting paid for it. Nearly all beemen here 

 have the old granddad boxes, and are not getting 

 any honey. Perry Franklin. 



Newcastle, Ind., E. C, July 11. 



The white-clover honey-flow is light ; alsike is some 

 better, but our crop is rather short up to date. 



Moses C. Morgan. 

 Blue Mound, 111., C, June 27. 



The honey crop is about one-third of the usual 

 amount. Quality is good. It will not be over half 

 a" crop at best. H. W. Doerr. 



Beardstown, 111., W. C, July 10. 



There is a fine flow from clover, and I expect a 

 large crop. R. B. Rice. 



Mt. Carroll, 111., N. W., July 16. 



This is the best season we have had for many 

 year.s — a fine yield from both white and sweet clover. 

 Hoopeston, 111., E. C, July 21. G. T. Wellis. 



White clover is plentiful, but nectar is scarce. It 

 will not be over half a crop of comb honey. 



Brooklyn, la., S. W., July 7. B. H." Tripp. 



^\'^^ite clover is a good crop ; basswood one-third. 



H. R. Brown. 

 Cedar Falls, Iowa, N. E., July 14. 



Bees are doing finely on white clover; big crop of 

 honey from them in this locality. 



Atlantic, la., S. W., July 8. John Dufford. 



Honey crop is short. It seemed we were to have 

 a good flow, but for some reason it was cut short. 

 There is a small promise for a fall flow. 



Center Point, la., N. C. Geo. W. Frey. 



The honey-flow through June was good; about 75 

 lbs. per colony ; but it ended July 1, two weeks soon- 

 er than usual. July was very dry. Weather bureau 

 reports July the driest on record. Prospect is poor 

 for a fall flow; for that reason we shall not dare 

 extract too closely; must leave plenty for winter 

 stores. 



Dixon, Iowa, Aug. 2. E. A. Donby. 



The heaviest flow of white-clover honey is now on 

 that was ever known in this vicinity; but as the 

 bees were about all killed off in the three abnormal 

 years just past, the bulk of the crop is going to 

 waste. I had one standard ten-frame Langstroth 

 hive filled and partly sealed in six days last week. 

 The rest of my colonies are doing nearly as well. 

 Symptoms are favorable for a flow from basswood 

 this season. Dr. A. F. Bonnei. 



Buck Grove, Iowa, W. C, June 24. 



Bad drouth here. White clover is cut short ; no 

 rain from April to June 30; feeding my bees now. 

 Kevil, Ky., S. W., July 8. J. G. Vance. 



The clover flow in this immediate section was cut 

 short, being confined to about two weeks; but bees 

 got about 100 lbs. to the colony of extracted honey. 

 J. H. Haughey. 



Berrien Springs, Mich., S. W., July 15. 



We had the finest bloom of all kinds of clover in 

 many years, but the hottest and dryest June I ever 

 saw. The last of June all clovers were killed; hon- 

 ey crop is very light, only 30 lbs. of comb to colony; 

 extracted, 75 lbs. Prospect is fair now for a fall 

 flow to winter. This is the shortest report for many 

 vears for Ionia Co. Bees are in fine condition. 



Ionia, Mich., C, -Tuly 30. A. H. Guernsey. , 



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The honey crop from clover is the best it has been 

 in several years. L. D. Allen. 



Seottville, Mich., N. W., July 21. 



Our bees are doing fairly well this year. 



Elmer Hutchinson. 

 Pioneer, Mich., N. W., July 21. 



This is one of the best seasons I have seen in 32 

 years in this county for beekeeping, and we are get- 

 ting a fine crop of extracted honey — from clover, 

 nispberry, and milkweed mainly. W. Harmer. 



Pierpont, Mich., N. W., July 24. 



We are having a good flow of clover honey at this 

 point. A. Roberson. 



Lake City, Minn., S. B., July 21. 



We are having damp weather, and the pastures 

 continue to be white with clover. When the weather 

 is fit they work at a great rate ; but the weather is 

 such that they can not leave the hive, at least half 

 of the time. James F. Brady, Jr. 



Medford, Minn., S. E., July 18. 



The white flow is over. Clover yielded finely for a 

 few days, then the drouth burned it up. Basswood 

 yielded but little, owing to cool nights ; not more 

 than half a crop of white honey in this locality. 



N. P. Anderson. 



Eden Prairie, Minn., S. E., July 20. 



We are having a good honey-flow from white clo- 

 ver, but swarming has been the worst I ever saw. 

 Colonies have already stored about 80 lbs. of ex- 

 tracted average, and we have plenty of rain, so it 

 may reach the hundred mark or better. 



James F. Brady, Jr. 



Medford, Minn., S. C, July 7. 



The honey-flow stopped the 29th of June. Dry 

 weather stopped it. Plenty of rain since June 30, 

 but the flow did not come back. 



Irving E. Long. 



Marceline, Mo., N. C, July 12. 



The white-clover honey-flow is still good. We need 

 a little rain at present. The clover honey is the best 

 crop harvested for years in this locality. Many 

 thousands of pounds are going to be lost on account 

 of a scarcity of bees. G. L. Lauer. 



Queen City, Mo., N. C, July 8. 



Four weeks of good honey weather has given us 

 a large yield, and it continues. J. L. Gandy. 



Humboldt, Neb., S. E., July 9. 



I have increased my apiary of 190 colonies, 

 spring count, to 250, and have 400 supers about fin- 

 ished, of the finest fancy honey (white and sweet 

 clover) I ever wish to see, and the flow is just at its 

 best at this date. I expect to harvest 20,000 sections 

 of fancy and No. 1 honey this season. 



Bell E. Berryman. 



Central City, Neb., C, July 22.. 



Some of my best stands have made three hivefuls 

 of extracted honey up to date, and the season is not 

 here for two months. Edw. Scroggin. 



Greenfield, N. M., N. fi., July 29. 



Bees seem to be making honey. A. E. LaSelle. 

 Georgetown, N. Y., C, July 29. 



Pretty good honey crop so far. 



Orel L. Hershiser. 

 Kenmore, N. Y., W., July 8. 



We had a good honey-flow from clover — the best 

 I have known for years. J. W. Lewis. 



Lock-port, N. Y., N. W., July 15. 



The clover crop in this locality was the best in 

 four or five years. Myron C. Silsbeb. 



Cohocton, N. Y., S. W., July 23. 



