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killed by a late frost in March. Peen-to 

 and honey peaches were entirely de- 

 stroyed in many instances, but later 

 peach-trees are full of fruit. Fruit-trees 

 bloom much longer here than at the 

 North, and black and dew berries con- 

 tinue in bloom, I am told, for nearly 

 two months, and the fruit is ripening for 

 that length of time. I watched the bees 

 to-day working upon the orange bloom, 

 also upon dewberry and blackberry 

 bloom. There is wild-sage growing in 

 every nook and corner, and residents say 

 that it is the same as that of California ; 

 bees have been working upon it for 

 weeks, also upon ti-ti and spider-wort, 

 which is abundant in what Southern 

 people call " savannas," and Northern 

 people call " meadows." Bee-culture is 

 much neglected here, and it is a pity, 

 for it would be a great help to home- 

 steaders, who are trying to gain a foot- 

 hold among the pine woods. It is a 

 great country for trees and bushes, and 

 and most of them have bloom, which the 

 bees would utilize. I have not seen an 

 Italian bee in this locality. 



Mrs. L. Harrison. 

 St. Andrews'. Bay, Fla., April 2,1892. 



Wintered Better than Expected. 



On March 25 I took my bees from the 

 cellar for the third time the past few 

 months. I am very glad to say they 

 have come out better than I expected. I 

 lost 3 colonies out of 30. Last Fall I 

 doubled up several of my colonies, hav- 

 ing more than I wished to keep ; these 

 double colonies have wintered the best, 

 having their hives clean and dry, and 

 now I have plenty of brood-frames full 

 of honey to feed to those not having 

 enough. W. P. Odendahl. 



Moline, Ills., April 2, 1892. 



Successful Wintering of Bees. 



I find a great many important things 

 In the bee-papers for one who keeps 

 bees. I have had very good results so 

 far in wintering bees. Last December I 

 had 41 colonies, and lost only two. I 

 think that was not bad. I winter my 

 bees on the summer stands, in single- 

 walled hives. I put chaflf on both sides, 

 and a cushion on top. My bees are 

 looking well. Last season was a poor 

 one here. We did not get much honey ; 

 but I am ready for another Summer, 

 and hope to get more honey. There are 

 a few bee-keepers within about five 

 miles of me, and they are quite success- 

 ful. I think that all of us have Italian 



bees. I introduced about 20 queens 

 last season, some as late as the middle 

 of November, and had good luck with 

 them all. I notice that some are in 

 favor of black bees, but I am through 

 with them. No more blacks for me. 

 Cicero H. Higgins. 

 Ringoes, N. J., April 4, 1892. 



No More Wintering- on Honey-Dew. 



Bees are having a Spring carnival. I 

 had no loss from their wintering on 

 honey-dew, but will never try it again, 

 for those fed on good honey and sugar 

 syrup are more than twice as active as 

 those fed on honey-dew. It has been 

 said, that a hard Winter with heavy 

 snows precedes a good honey crop, but I 

 think that seasonable rains during the 

 Spring and Summer tend more toward 

 bringing a good honey crop, than any 

 kind of Winter weather can possibly do. 



I wonder what is the matter with 

 some of those young bee-papers. Are 

 they subject to "Spring dwindling," or 

 are the publishers having La Ortppe ? 

 E. E. Smith. 



Carpenter, Ills., April 2, 1892. 



[We do not know the reason for the 

 irregularity of the new papers referred 

 to. We have as yet (April 4) received 

 no March numbers of the Progressive 

 Bee-Keeper, White Mountain Apiarist, 

 and Bee-Keepers' Magazine. If they 

 were mailed, they must have miscarried 

 somehow. Perhaps the April issues will 

 appear in a few days. — Ed.] 



Plenty of Honey Expected this Year. 



The Spring condition of my bees I am 

 satisfied is very diflScult to excel. I have 

 260 colonies, and lost ony two. All are 

 doing well, and the prospects are good 

 for plenty of honey the coming season. 

 George Hone. 



Benjamin, Utah, April 2, 1892. 



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