May 17, 1900. 



AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL 



315 



Root's Column 



SHALL WE ADOPT 



PLAIN 



SECTIONS AND 



FENCES ? 



Perhaps you are debating this ques- 

 tion now. It is not too late yet to make 

 a trial of these goods this season, and 

 no doubt you would like to know what 

 has been the experience of other bee- 

 keepers who have tried them. We have 

 on hand some 



EVIDENCE. 



If you wish we will gladly send you 

 a copy. You will find much interest- 

 ing reading, and it maybe worth many 

 dollars to you. See what bee-keepers 

 all over the United States and Canada 

 have to say. Ask for Bulletin A. Do 

 not delay, but send your request at 

 once. 



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MEDINA, OHIO. 



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that honey-dew can cover trees without 

 any insects, altho they perhaps do at 

 least 90 percent of the work. A hot 

 day with a dry spell will, under certain 

 circumstances, crack the leaves, when 

 the juice will issue and the hot sun will 

 boil it down to a .sweet taste. I have 

 seen oak-trees drip from this cause, 

 when later in the day it is boiled thick 

 by the sun. Honey-dew is better than 

 saw-palmetto honey. 



I believe toads are worse enemies 

 than moths, birds, or roaches. The 

 toads here, if left so that they can get 

 to the entrance, will "pop" more bees 

 than would die in the same length of 

 time. The pop noise they make draws 

 the bees out, and Mr. Toad takes them 

 one after the other. Where a hive is 

 not over 4 inches from the ground, if a 

 '4 -inch-mesh wire 4 inches high, with 

 ends bent so they clamp on the sides 

 of the hive is used, he can see but can 

 not get the bees, as this wire is from 

 2 to 2'2 inches out. If the alighting- 

 board is 4 inches, place the protector 

 half way and they can be left on all 

 of the time. If tha> board is only 2 

 inches it is better to remove the wire 

 during the day. Jay S. Brown. 



Bradford Co., Fla. 



Fine Spring for Bees. 



We have had a fine spring for bees. 

 Some of my colonies increast in weight 

 over IS pounds in 3 days, from white 

 willow— April 29, 30 and May 1— but a 

 frost on the night of May 1 stopt it. 

 W. H. Reed. 



Fillmore Co., Minn., May 3. 



Bees Wintered Better Than White 



Clover. 

 I find the bees all over Wisconsin 

 have wintered well — better than the 

 white clover in the lower tier of coun- 

 ties. N. E. France. 

 Grant Co.. Wis., May 4. 



Experience with Bees in California. 



My first experience as a bee-keeper 

 dates back to the fall of 1895 when I 

 began by taking bees out of trees and 

 rocks. In the spring of 1896 I bought 

 16 colonies for $40 on 60 daj's' time, at 

 one percent per month. They were in 

 old hives of the J. S. Harbison pattern, 

 and badly split at that. I lost 2 colo- 

 nies in moving them, and did not get 

 a single pound of honey or a swarm 

 that season. 



The spring of 1897 was more favora- 

 ble, and I left my bees for my father 

 and brother to take care of while I went 

 to work for a neighbor who had 3 

 apiaries. I workt for $20 per month 

 and board, lodging, and experience, 

 the latter being of more value than all 

 the rest. Any man who has not had 

 experience with bees will do well to 

 work with an experienced bee-keeper 

 one season before going into the busi- 

 ness. 



The season of 1897 we secured 11,040 

 pounds of extracted honey from 86 col- 

 onies, spring count; 1898 was a dry 

 season and we had to move the bees to 

 save them. I moved about 300 colonies 

 nearl}' 75 miles on a wagon and lost 

 only 3 colonies in so doing. We se- 

 cured about 1,000 pounds of honey that 

 season from 115 colonies. 1899 was 

 also a dry season. From 116 colonies 



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EGGS 



From Harred PLYMOUTH 

 RQCKS Thorobred, I'ine 

 PUimaged Fowls. Farm 

 Raised— 7Sc per dozen. 



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