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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



June 11, 



Qei;)eral Itenps^ 



Clover Seems to Have No Nectar. 



So far my bees have not commenced 

 to store any honey. There is but little 

 clover, and what there is seems to have 

 no nectar in it, owing, I think, to the 

 wet weather. Mathilda. Candler. 



Cassville, Wis., May 25. 



Wintered All Right. 



Bees wintered all right in the cellar, 

 and were in good condition this spring. 

 The flowers have been badly whipped to 

 pieces by rain and wind. No swarms 

 yet, but they will all swarm as soon as 

 we have settled weather. 



J. V. B. Herkick. 



Champlin, Minn., May 25. 



Severe Spring for Bees. 



We are having a late spring, and it 

 has been rather severe on bees. Tbere 

 seems to have been some loss in the 

 spring through not being a sufficient 

 ainount of August and September bees 

 to live through. It would have been all 

 right if the spring had been a nice one. 

 Geo. E. Dudley. 



Provo, Utah, May 24. 



A HopefiU California Bee-Keeper. 



The prospect for a large crop of honey 

 is not good, as I am feeding my bees at 

 this time. The weather has been cold 

 and windy, and bees have stored very 

 little honey this month — not half as 

 much as they have consumed ; but we 

 are yet hopeful that the weather will 

 change soon, and bees will go to work 

 again. John Yeargin. 



Fresno, Calif., May 21. 



Have Not Swarmed in 8 Years. 



My bees are doing first-rate. They 

 came through the winter all right, but 

 there is one thing that I cannot account 

 for, and that is, my bees have not 

 swarmed in eight years, neither have I 

 divided any. I have two places where I 

 keep bees, about 5 miles apart. I use 

 the extractor, and increase my bees by 

 buying them, or getting them out of the 

 woods. C. A. Finger. 



Marissa, 111., May 2.5. 



Basswood the Only Prospect. 



Bees wintered well, and the weather 

 is favorable for them. They are strong, 

 with plenty of bees, but they have noth- 

 ing to do, as there is no white or red 

 clover here this spring — it all dried up 

 last summer. The only prospect for 

 honey is the basswood, which will bloom 

 well, if it does not rain too much. When 

 that comes, we may get a little, if the 

 bees don't swarm too much. I have had 

 no swarms yet, and do not want any, 

 for I have enough bees now, and to 

 spare. M. J. Kistler. 



Collingwood, Ind., May 26. 



The Gila Farm Apiaries. 



The first swarm issued April 28, and 

 a number since. Bees are gathering 

 honey principally from the wild poppy. 

 Windy days have been a great drawback 



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