Aug. 30, 1900. 



AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



557 



to lie right down and pass. The way 

 those bees boiled out of that 8-frame 

 hive was great ! 



Well, thinks I to my lonely, there 

 isn't room enough in that hive for so 

 many, so I divided it in two. Got a 

 queen for No. 2, and awaited results. 

 Why, it did'nt seem but a short time 

 when both the colonies manifested 

 strong predilections to swarming. So I 

 divided them some more, then I had 3 

 colonies. Well, along in July, colony 

 No. 1 got on the rampage, and I took 

 out four full frames and made colony 

 No. 4. 



And what do you think ? Along the 

 forepart of August I got honey-hungry, 

 and lookt into the only super I had on, 

 but not a section filled 1 Then I con- 

 cluded I would see what was the mat- 

 ter. I found out at once— about a mil- 

 lion bees, or less, found a rent in my 

 armor — the netting had failed to con- 

 nect at the back of my head. It was 

 their picnic, not mine. 



After awhile I mustered up courage 

 and a big smoke, and I showed the 

 pesky things my feelings had been 

 trifled with. I just put half of that 

 family into an empty hive — and now 

 have 5 good colonies, but not over 20 

 pounds of honey. 



I don't feel real certain that I like 

 honey, anyway !'" Emm Dkk. 



Cook Co., 111. 



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Severe Dr.uth. 



The drouth has burned us here for 

 this year. I have not taken over 200 

 pounds of honey to date, and have 80 

 colonies. John Dotv. 



Livingston Co., Mo., Aug. 13. 



Getting Some Honey. 



I am getting some honey. So far as 

 I have heard I am the only bee-keeper 

 in this locality who will get any. 



E. W. Haag. 



Stark Co., Ohio, Aug. 16. 



Poof Season for Queen-Rearing. 



This season (up to the present time) 

 has been very disagreeable for queen- 

 rearing ; however, in consequence 

 thereof, I have learnt some very valu- 

 able lessons. I have come to the con- 

 clusion that it is as necessary to feed 

 nuclei during a drouth as it is the cell- 

 liuilding colonies, for without feeding 

 nuclei poor queens will be the result, 

 the same as if poor cells were used. 

 All my nuclei now have permanent 

 feeders attacht, so that in the future I 

 shall be prepared. H. G. Ouirin. 



Erie Co., Ohio, Aug. 17. 



Somewhat Remarltable Season. 



The season here thus far has been 

 somewhat remarkable. It opened very 

 flatteringly for a good crop of honey. 

 White clover began to bloom the latter 

 part of May, and by June 10 the pas- 

 ture laud and the roadsides were a mat 

 of bloom, but scarcely a bee did I see 

 on the bloom. The weather had 

 changed from being quite warm to 

 quite cool and dry, but shortly a 

 change came. We began to have show- 

 ers and warmer weather, which seemed 

 to cause the white clover to secrete 

 nectar. I ought to have said, the bees 

 did a good business by way of gather- 

 ing honey from the dandelion — the 



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