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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



Dry weather still holds here, and has cut down 

 the honey crop very greatly. I have not begun to 

 take the crop yet, so can't speak with definiteness. 



James McNeill. 



Hudson, N. Y., E. C, July 18. 



Bees are not doing well in storing honey thus far 

 this season in eastern New York. Buckwheat will 

 begin to bloom about Aug. 1. The weather is hot 

 and exceedingly dry, and crops are suffering for it. 



Middleburgh, N. Y., E., July 22. N. D. West. 



The white-clover honey harvest came to an end 

 with a snap in this vicinity last Saturday night, the 

 5th. Drouth was the cause. Rains in New York 

 were all near the lakes. Basswood showed unopened 

 buds on July 4; leaves were eaten by beetles or 

 worms. White-clover honey is perfection in quality, 

 but quite a lot of unfinished sections. 



C. W. Wilson. 



Canastota, N. Y., C, July 7. 



Bees have been gathering honey for the last two 

 or three weeks quite lively — first from white clover, 

 and lately froan sweet clover. At the beginning of 

 the white-clover bloom, of which we bad an abun- 

 dance, things looked very dark. On account of the 

 cold nights, quite a number with frost, during the 

 first half of the bloom clover did not seem to secrete 

 any honey — at least, bees did nO't store any ; but 

 since the appearance of warmer weather the pros- 

 pect has become quite promising. Some of my better 

 colonies have already made 150 lbs. or more of ex- 

 tracted honey. G. C. Greiner. 



La Salle, N. Y., N. W., July 17. 



The honey crop here will be the greatest in years. 

 Marion, Ohio, C, July 30. C-. G. Francis. 



.\ great honey-flow is on here. L. A. Truxell. 

 Peninsula, Ohio, N. E., June 30. 



White-clover bloom is in abundance; yield of hon- 

 ey fair ; all hives strong, with bees' prospects good. 

 " Bayard, O., E. C, June 21. T. C. Willis. 



Bees are in fine shape, and making lots of honey. 

 I have 28 stands. John Welbaum. 



Arcanum, Ohio, S. W., June 28. 



The honey season here is about over, and I have 

 the best crop I ever had. T. Barnes. 



South Zanesville, Ohio, S. E., July 28. 



There have been oceans of white and alsike clo- 

 vers, but the floral matter contained scarcely any 

 nectar. Too dry. Honey crop very short. 



Bloomdale, O., N. W., July 14. M. N. Simon. 



Old beekeepers tell me there never was such a 

 honey-flow as this year. The fields are white with 

 white clover. H. J. Haudenschild. 



Loudonville, Ohio, C, June 23. 



The honey-flow is about over with the exception 

 of sweet clover, which will soon be. Our crop was 

 fair. Clyde Cordeey. 



Bellefontaine, Ohio, S. W., July 7. 



The season has been the best in 25 years in Clin- 

 ton Co., Ohio, since I have had bees. Lots of clover 

 and lots of white honey. 



Blanchester, O., S. W., July 14. D. G. Liddil. 



We are having a good honey-flow out here this 

 year, although the weather is a little dry. 



Henry V. Brown. 

 Antwine, Okla., N. W., July H- 



At present the prospects look bright for a full 

 crop of white-clover honey. The bees are working 

 ■ivell. B. E. Abbott. 



Lucan, Ont., S. W., July 9. 



Honey-flow is good. All good colonies made two 

 Danzenbaker supers, and have started on the third. 

 Jamestown, Pa., S. W., July 17. D. B. Hill. 



The honey crop has been a good one with me — 

 very nice and white honey. Wm. Reiber. 



Spring Mills, Pa., C, July 18. 



The honey crop is not as good this year, as it was 

 dry in the first part of the season. H. C. Boyd. 

 North Mountain, Pa., N. W., July 12. 



The honey crop through this section of the coun- 

 try is poor. Enos O. St.^uffek. 

 Ephrata, Pa., S. E., July 1. 



The clover-honey flow is now nearing the end, and 

 has been one of the best for many years. Clover has 

 been in bloom since May 26. The milkweed is now 

 coming in bloom, and we e.xpect a heavy crop. 



Gilbert S. Young. 



Munson Sta., Pa., C, July 11. 



The fine rains and hot weather have caused the 

 greatest rebloom of white clover I have ever seen, 

 and the bees are working again equal to their l.'est 

 pace in June. I shall have to exttract and clear 

 comb-supers to give room to store the new crop. 



Wilkinsburg, Pa., W., July 28. W. D. Ke-ites. 



We are not living in a land of milk and honey 

 this year. If a line were drawn across Eastern 

 Pennsylvania and New Jersey a little north of Phil- 

 adelphia, you would find no white honey north of 

 this line worth mentioning. South Jersey has been 

 enjoying a flood of sweets. I have had no swarm- 

 ing; and a season that is so poor as not to provoke 

 a few swarms is no good for honey. F. G. Fox. 



Pipersville, Bucks Co., Pa., S. E., July 10. 



Honey harvest was over the last of June. Product 

 in comb is very white, flavor delicious. First clover 

 was early. May 15 ; but weather was too cold for 

 nectar and for storing until after June 1, making 

 the season very short. Returns are fair in quantity, 

 fine in quality. Swarms are limited in this locality 

 — i. e., atiout two natural swarms to twelve colonies. 

 .Ml supers off July 1, and dark honey is now going 

 into brood-nests. Colonies have full stores, and are 

 Ijopulous. T. Chalmers Potter. 



Doylestown, Pa., E., July 19. 



Honey, half a crop. D. E. Nuckols. 



Chatham, Va., S. C, July 15. 



I have been in the bee business over 60 years, 

 and this is the worst season I have ever seen. My 

 bees have consumed some 55 lbs. of feed since I 

 set them from the cellar. I used up 3000 lbs. of 

 sugar. C. M. Lincoln. 



West Rupert, Vt., S. W., July 16. 



The honey crop will be a complete failure here 

 this year — not a pound in sight. Drouth has ruined 

 the clover. Basswocvd is to come yet, but we don't 

 look for any honey. Worst year in thirty. 



I. N. Howard. 



Fair Haven, Vt., W., July 8. 



Honey flood — increased from 42, spring count, to 

 84, and will receive about 8000 lbs. of extracted 

 honey and 200 lbs. comb. Herm. J. Roebel. 



Menomonee Falls, Wis., S. E., July 24. 



We have a gi'eat growth of white clover for this 

 time of year (July 23). I never saw the like. The 

 bees are working quite freely on clover. T have a 

 good crop of honey, mostly white clover. Basswood 

 did not do much. A. D. Shepard. 



River Falls, Wis., N. W. 



Honey is rolling in at a great rate. The prospects 

 are good. Elias Johnson. 



Lovell, Wyo., N. W., June 25. 



