Carson City, March 10, 1878. 

 " The season is 6 weeks earlier than any 

 has been for 7 years. Bees are in good con- 

 dition. They carried in pollen on the 7th 

 inst. I use a frame 10x10 inches, and think 

 it the best for this climate." 



Hiram Roop. 



Crystal Springs, Miss., March 9, 1878. 

 "I had in winter quarters 35 colonies. I 

 have only lost 1; my bees are now raising 

 brood rapidly, and gathering some honey. — 

 I commenced with 13 colonies last year, 

 reached 41, sold 6, and secured about 600 Bbs. 

 of lioney. Bingham's smoker is a success." 

 J. W. McNeil. 



Lynnville, Iowa, March 18, 1878. 

 " Our 164 colonies, put up the last of Nov., 

 came out the first of March with a loss of 2 

 per cent. 151 are in fine condition; as 

 strong, if not stronger, than they were last 

 June. With our bees in this condition, we 

 feel confident that we shall reap a good 

 harvest." C. F. Dilley. 



St. Mary's, Ind., March 6, 1878. 

 " The Amekican Bee Journal conies 

 loaded with good things. Can't see how it 

 is possible to make it so much better every 

 month. It is always a welcome visitor. — 

 My 10 colonies have wintered splendidly on 

 their summer stands. Our winter has been 

 the warmest ever known here." 



Thos. J. Ward. 



Platteville, Wis., March 11, 1878, 

 "My bees brought in pollen on the 7th 

 inst., a month earlier than last year. My 68 

 colonies in the house apiary are in good 

 condition. I have 32 more, 5 miles from the 

 house apiary. My bees are all black. I 

 have tried Italians 3 times and my faith in 

 them is weak. In 1871, 58 colonies of Ital- 

 ians and blacks dwindled to 14 blacks; from 

 these I have raised my present 100 colonies." 

 E. France. 



Murfreesboro, Tenn. 

 Larva Eating:— "In the March number, 

 page 87 of the American Bee Journal, 

 A. E. Manum, of Bristol, Vt., states that 

 bees use their larva in making royal jelly- 

 food for queen larva. Will Mr. Manum 

 please inform your readers how he ascer- 

 tained this fact ? Did he make repeated 

 experiments, so as to leave no doubt, or 

 •does he suppose, reckon, or guess they do?" 

 W. P. Henderson, 



Columbia, Tenn., March 15, 1878. 

 "We are now having beautiful weather. 

 The peach trees are in broom. The grass, 

 the buds and the blossoms are coming rap- 

 idly, and the bees are having a good time; 

 they are much excited and very busy. Out 

 of 22 colonies I have lost 3— starved to death 

 —through culpable neglect; and, if I were 

 speaking of somebody else, I might say 

 criminal neglect. The survivors are doing 

 finely— raising young bees— some already 

 hatched. The winter has been remarkably 

 mild here, and the present indications are 

 flattering for a good honey crop." 



W. S, Rainey, 



Des Moines, Iowa, March 6, 1878, 

 "The double-walled hive with me, tlms 

 far, is a success. My bees came through 

 the winter with nice, dry combs, free from 

 mould, and are now increasing fast with 

 brood." Wm. Clement. 



Dakota Co, Minn., March 11, 1878. 

 "From 10 colonies, last spring I got 600 

 Bbs. of extracted, 600 lbs. of comb honey in 

 section boxes, and increased to 18. I put 

 them into the cellar Dec. 1, and they are all 

 strong now." E, W. Felton. 



Birmingham, O., March, 7, 1878. 

 " Bees are doing well, bringing in pollen 

 from the elm. On Feb. 22, I found all but 1 

 colony in good condition, and in chaff hives 

 found 3 frames with about 10 square inches 

 of brood each," C, A. Graves. 



Fairfield, Wis,, March 16, 1878, 

 " We took out our bees about the 1st of 

 March, On the 6th and 7th they brought in 

 pollen; almost a month earlier than usual. 

 Bees have wintered well here." 



Wallace Porter. 



Nevada City, Cal., March 11, 1878. 

 "I saw a question in the Journal en- 

 quiring whether bees would gnaw linen or 

 cotton when placed over the frames. I have 

 been feeding with sugar syrup, poured 

 upon linen and placed over the frames, with 

 the cover over that. The bees did not gnaw 

 it at all." R. E. Bush. 



Jones Co., Iowa, March 6, 1878. 

 " This has been a warm winter. I put 68 

 colonies in the cellar, Nov. 24. As it was 

 so warm, I took them out several times, and 

 lost none. All are on their summer stands 

 now in good condition. I consider the 

 Journal the best bee publication— having 

 read them all." J. E. Hunter. 



Keokuk Co., Iowa, March 8, 1878. 

 "Took 109 colonies out ot the cellar to- 

 day in good condition. Have kept bees 7 

 years and never had them winter so well 

 before. I winter in a well-ventilated cellar, 

 and never lost but 3 swarms. One queen- 

 less, and 2 late swarms starved. Your 

 ' typo ' made our report nearly 2000 lbs. of 

 honey, instead of 4000 lbs." 



S. L. & M. Vail. 



Cedar Rapids, Iowa, March 11, 1878, 

 " I have 33 colonies of bees; lost none in 

 wintering; they are in splendid condition; 

 all have brood and bees hatching. Bees 

 have been gathering polen quite rapidly the 

 last few days. I wintered in the cellar. I 

 have a foot-power saw for making hives and 

 fixtures, and would say to any person keep- 

 ing bees that they cannot afford to do with- 

 out one. I agree with Mr. Palmer on the 

 raspberry question, and think that bee- 

 keeping and small fruit business should go 

 together. I have 23^ acres of raspberries; 

 they are always alive with bees, while in 

 blossom. My honey took the two first pre- 

 miums at the State fair last fall. Success to 

 the American Bee Journal." 



Thos, B. Quinlan. 



