April 26, 1900. 



AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL 



267 



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still. The pastures are lined with white 

 clover, and the meadows around here 

 are thick witli alsike— that good old 

 standby. It is the clover for wet land, 

 and I think will f^'^row on high land just 

 as well as red clover, and will stand 

 more cold weather and just as much 

 drouth. We have grown both, side by 

 side, on high clav loam, and find that 

 the alsike holds its own with the red 

 varieties. 



I have a neighbor who came to me a 

 few days ago. wanting me to take care 

 of his bees. He bought 5 colonies at a 

 sale, but has never seen the inside of a 

 hive, tho he seemed to know that bees 

 would be a benefit to his orchard. He 

 thought that by liaving a few colonies 

 he would not only have more fruit but 

 better fruit. I tlien explained to him 

 what honey was for, and that it was 

 the best thing for hischildren, his wife 

 and himself. 



I think that many more farmers 

 could keep a few bees and have their 

 own honey, and the bees would not 

 hurt their crops but would be an ad- 

 vantage to them. I do not know of 

 anything that is healthier than honey 

 and fruit, and why not have sonie of 

 both, if we can ? ' J.\coB WirTH. 



Henry Co., 111.. April 14. 



Colonies Strong in Bees. 



My bees are flying nicely to-day. 

 They are carrying in pollen. I feed ar- 

 tificial pollen to build them up for the 

 honey-flow. They seem to be strong 

 in bees this spring. 



Theadore Simpson. 



Greene Co., Pa., April 16. 



Dividing Colonies— Decoy Hives. 



I commenced keeping bees last year. 

 There were 20 colonies left in my 

 father's apiary when the yard was 

 cleared up, and I had three of my own 

 at home. I increast his to 46 colonies 

 and mine to 6, making 52 in all. My 

 work was done mostly bj- dividing, 

 and I think it the best way to handle 

 bees. The honey-flow was light owing 

 to the season. 



I find that it is a good thing to have 

 hives put up in trees close by the apiary, 

 as in this way I catch swarms that 

 come off when I am away. I had one 

 colony at home from which I extracted 

 72 pounds of honey, which I consider 

 pretty good for a dry year. I hope 1900 

 will be a better honey-year. 



I have read the American Bee Jour- 

 nal for some time and like it very 

 much. John C. Silver. 



Seward Co., Nebr., April 13. 



Bees Wintered Well. 



I put 90 colonies in a shed Dec. 5, 

 1899, and on April 4 I took 86 out, all 

 in good condition. I also put 90 colo- 

 nies into the cellar in the fall, and on 

 April 7 I took out 89, all strong and full 

 of bees. All that I did with the bees 

 when putting them into winter quart- 

 ers was to take the tops off the hives 

 and leave the honey-boards sealed on 

 just as the bees had them, and pile 

 the hives one on top of the other three 

 high. I did not loolc at them once dur- 

 ing the winter. My hives are 14x12 

 inches, and 14 inches deep. The en- 

 trance is 6 inches by '< inch, with a 

 one-inch hole in the middle of the front 

 that gives them two entrances. The 



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