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^-rHE; SMERIC'MK BE:® JO-^MEfMI^. 



Classilication ot Uoney-Plants. 



I would like to kuow the botanical classi- 

 fication of the following honey-plants: 1. 

 Rocky-Mountain bee plant. 3. Simpson 

 houej'-plant. 3. Chapman honey-plant. I 

 wish to see if they are not natives of this 

 latitude. Dr. Wji. B. Caupesteh. 



Leavenworth, Kans. 



[1. Bocky-Mountain bee-plant {Cleoinc 

 Inttgrifolia) is a near relative of the 

 spider-plant. 2. Simpson honey-plant or 

 flgwort (Scrofularia Nodosa) is variously 

 known assquare-stalk,heal-all, Carpenter's- 

 square, rattle-weed, etc., the name indicat- 

 ing some of its peculiarities, or real or 

 supposed valuable medical properties. 3. 

 Chapman honey-plant (Echinops Sphccro- 

 flcp/iaZu.s) was introduced in 1886 by the 

 late Mr. H. Chapman, of Versailles, N. Y.— 

 Ed.1 



iHallierinsT t^ome Honey. 



My bees have done far better than the 

 reports I hear from many other bee-keep- 

 ers. I have 44; colonies, and I did not have 

 to feed them anything during the whole 

 summer, but they seem to have their hives 

 well filled, and have gathered about 700 

 pounds of surplus honey. When the 

 weather permits them to be out, they seem 

 to be very busy gathering honey. 



I. (jr. Olssox. 



St. Paul, Minn., Aug. 23, 1890. 



Results of tlie Season so Par. 



I commenced last spring with 2 strong 

 colonies of bees, and have increased them 

 to 9. They have now about 30 pounds 

 each of good honey to winter on. I got 

 about 25 pounds of surplus honey, mostly 

 extracted, for which I received 10 cents a 

 pound ; for comb honey 15 cents. I clipped 

 the queen's wings, which I think is a good 

 way, as we then will have no runaway 

 swarms. The honey crop is very light here. 

 Basswood did not yield much, and white 

 •clover very little. R. M. Tolebrotex. 



Barber, Wis., Sept. 5, 1890. 



Honey I'roni Fall I'lowers. 



I send you a sample of honey taken on 

 Aug. 11 ; it granulated in one week after 

 extracting. I am at a loss to know just 

 from what source it came, as wild cuc'um- 

 .ber, blue vervaiu, sensitive-plant (called by 

 some '• partridge pea") were in bloom at 

 the time it was gathered. 



W. H. Martin. 



Elkhorn, Nebr., Aug. 26, 1890. 



[The sample of honey was received dur- 

 ing our absence. It is light amber in color, 

 and of decidedly mild and jjleasant flavor. 

 It is doubtless a mixture of various fall 

 flowers, no particular flavor predominat- 

 ing. — Ed.] 



<tnalities ot'tlie 4'^amiolans. 



As many are praising the Carniolan race 

 of bees, I want to give both sides, so that 

 should any one try this race of bees they 

 will know what to expect. 



Good qualities : The pure stock is quite 

 gentle, good comlj builders, non robbers, 

 quiet in winter, hiiild up early, and swarm 

 early ; are good honey-gatherers, enter 

 surplus cases readily, cap their comb 

 white, use little projiolis, stay where you 

 put them well in formiug nuclei ; cling to 



the combs well, but are easily shaken off ; 

 and are the best defenders of their homes I 

 ever saw. The queens are very prolific, 

 and the colonies are always ready for a 

 honey flow. My best colony stored 72 one- 

 pound sections, and built 16 Heddon 

 frames of comb from starters V2'-inch wide. 

 The best Italian colony stored 90 pounds of 

 extracted honej', but built no combs. 



Bad qualities : The queens continue to 

 lay through the dry season, using up sur- 

 plus honey ; young queens will fill all 

 drone-combs with drones, and them not 

 six weeks old ; they rear lots of brood all 

 through the season, and swarm late. A 

 colony will generally swarm six weeks 

 after the first swarm in spring, although 

 I have had Italians do so this year. The 

 mismated stock are worse about swarming 

 than the pure stock. Mismated Caruiolans 

 are easier to handle than hybrid Italiaus, 

 but are not as good workers. All swarms 

 were hived on empty frames with starters 

 };J-inch wide. I think that we will be able 

 to overcome the swarming of the Caruio- 

 lans, and then what bees we will have ! 



Unionville, Mo. E. F. Qciuley. 



<j>ood Honey Cro]>. 



The honey season is about closed here, 

 and a large amount of honey has been 

 gathered. The quality is good. The aver- 

 age has been about 100 pounds per colony, 

 spring count. We have had no foul brood 

 in this section yet, and I hope that we will 

 not have any. The bees will go into winter 

 quarters in good condition. 



H. E. ExiiLisn. 



Greeley, Colo., Sept. 5, 1890. 



Mountain Mint or Basil. 



Please give the botanical name of the 

 enclosed plant. It is one of the best honey- 

 plants to be found in this section of the 

 country. G. B. Rei'IjOgle. 



Centerville, Iowa, Aug. 28, 1890. 



By request, Prof. Clarence M. Weed re- 

 plies to the above as follows : 



The plant is a mountain mint, sometimes 

 oalled "basil" — a species of Pyenan- 

 tlienuim, and, so far as can be judged, 

 without a more perfect specimen, it is P. 

 incanum. — Clarence M. Weed. 



Proa:re.«s in Apiculture. 



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 living in the Nineteenth Centurj', and in 

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 achievements. This life seems short, at 

 best, and it is plain to be seen that our sub- 

 stantial bee-men and women are taking a 

 very practical view of the situation bj^ 

 keeping up with the spirit of progress. 



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