1896. 



THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



77 



The Bee-Keepers' Guide: 



Or Manual of the Apiary, 



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The bees are in good condition for winter. 

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 bottom. A. J. BoNHAM. 



Augusta, Ark., Dec. 35, 1895. 



Poorest Season in 10 Years. 



Our bees gave us only about 1,100 pounds 

 of comb honey the past season ; in 1S94 

 about 3,400 pounds of comb honey. The 

 last was the poorest season for honey we 

 have had in 10 years. The hard spring 

 frost spoiled the best prospects we ever had 

 for early honey. We get lots of honey 

 from the black walnut trees here. The 

 asters never yield any honey to speak of. 

 Our bees always get plenty of fall honey to 

 winter on, without being fed. 



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A Report for the Past Season. 



I purchased a dollar queen in August, 

 1894, and kept her a week before introduc- 

 ing her to a swarm made the last week in 

 August. They went into winter quarters 

 with five Langstroth frames covered. Last 

 spring they covered the same. They have 

 filled their hive (a 10-frame Simplicity) and 

 stored 84 pounds of surplus honey. I had 

 13 colonies in all, spring count, which gave 

 me 250 pounds of comb honey and 60 

 pounds of extracted. I got 12 new swarms, 

 and sold one for $1.50, which leaves me 24 

 colonies for winter. M. A. Bradford. 



Latourell Palls, Greg., Dec. 21, 1895. 



Too Dry for Much Honey. 



The year of 1895 was very dry here, and 

 we did not get much honey. I had 8 colo- 

 nies in the spring, increased them to 17, 

 and sold about ■$40 worth of comb honey. 

 I use the Langstroth hive, and like it the 

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We have a nice lot of basswood here, and 

 clover and golden-rod. Damon Cheslet. 



Jackson, N. H., Jan. 1. 



Report for 1895. 



I have ISO colonies of bees, and secured 

 2,000 pounds of comb honey from them the 

 past year, tor which I received 10 cents per 

 pound. S. D. Curtis. 



St. Mary's, Colo., Jan. 2. 



Too Wet and Then Too Dry. 



Bees did no good in this locality this 

 year, on account of heavy rains in the 

 spring, and excessive drouth in the sum- 

 mer. They gathered only about enough 

 honey to carry them through the winter. 

 T. R. Greenkr. 



Grapevine, Tex., Dec. 18, 1895. 



Some "Knows" and "Don't Knows." 



I know that eight frames for a brood- 

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I know that a black hat on one's head in 

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Don't try to pack your bees to keep them 

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