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AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



and basswood. When at the close of 

 the latter the dry, hot weather struck 

 this locality, our honey season was 

 over, altho buckwheat was yet to come, 

 but we were so badly scorcht that when 

 the buckwheat flow was over, all my 

 bees and myself as well, were amazed 

 to find that all we had to depend upon 

 for the next 8 months was nearly 500 

 pounds of white honey, and less than 

 200 pounds of buckwheat ; but, fortu- 

 nately for all concerned.my bees stored 

 the nicest clover and linden honey this 

 year I ever saw, most of which I sold 

 in my home market for 20 cents a 

 pound. D. F. BlighTon. 



Fulton Co., N. Y., Nov. IS. 



Nov. 29, 1900^ 



Preparing the Bees for Winter. 



I started last spring with 8 colonies, 

 have increast to 17, and have sold $15 

 worth of honey, besides having' plenty 

 for home use in a family of four. I 

 just finisht putting them away for the 

 winter yesterday. I winter them out- 

 doors, and this is the way I did : 



I built a shed 8 feet wide and 32 feet 

 long, out of rough lumber, and covered 

 it with grooved roofing. It is 5 feet on 

 the lower side, and 7 on the upper side. 

 I used four 2x8 joists, and nailed 2x4's 

 on the edges so they were the width of 

 the hive, and 20 inches apart. I set 

 the hives on them after filling with 

 straw as tight as I could pack it, then I 

 packt straw between the hives and 

 over back of them, also put on a " Hill's 

 device," made out of barrel staves, 

 then put a piece of muslin over the de- 

 vice, and a super on, and then filled it 

 with clover chaff. When the weather 

 gets colder I will put on more straw, 

 but I will keep the fronts of the hives 

 exposed to the weather so the bees can 

 fly out whenever the weather is warm 

 enough to fly. What do you think of 

 that way ? Will they get too warm ? 

 Fred Tyler. 



Mason Co., 111., Nov. 17. 



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 Minnesota Kee Keepers' Association will be 

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 Nicollet Ave., Minneapolis, Minn., Wednesday, 

 Thursday and Friday, Deep. 6, and 7, I'^OO. An 

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Ontario. Canada.— The annual meeting of the 

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New York.— The Ontario County Bee-Keepers' 

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