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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL 



July 27 1905 



as best I could tell they seemed to become 

 welcomed at their next-door neighbor's, 

 which was a strong colony. 



Now, No. 7 staid on No. 6 about 10 days, 

 by which time it had drawn up a strong force 

 of young bees and developed a fine lot of 

 brood, and by this time No. S had developed 

 laying workers. I then placed No. 7 on top 

 of No. 8, the field-bees returning to No. 6. In 

 a few days the laying-worker nuisance was 

 done with, and the queen, brood and bees of 

 all ages were all together in the upper story, 

 and most of the honey. I then removed the 

 empty combs from the lower (Jumbo) hive, 

 spread those which had a little honey, and a^ 

 soon as they carried up the balance of the 

 honey I removed the Jumbo hive and had a 

 fine force ready for business. 



I could not see that No. 6 was hurt a parti- 

 cle. The queen was there all right and lay- 

 ing profusely, and bees in great enough 

 abundance. I had calculated that it would 

 dampen the swarming propensity in No. 6, 

 but afterward concluded to break up that col- 

 ony into nuclei, and did not wait to see re- 

 sults on swarming. W. T. Cabt. 



Carroll Co., Mo. 



Bees Doing Well Now 



Bees are doing well now. I have had only 

 one swarm so far, and it was a fine one. I had 

 only 2 colonies to begin with in the spring, 

 but I found a big one in a hollow log, which 

 with the new one makes 4 colonies. 



David Hatnbs. 



Dallas Co., Tex., June 26. 



Bees Doing Well 



I have DOW a..uut tj uuiuuios. i began with 

 25, and they seem to be doing quite well con- 

 sidering the weaiher, for it rains a great deal 

 this season. There is plenty of forage for 

 honey. Basswood is just beginning to flow. 

 The weather is clear this morning, so look for 

 a lot of honey now. Some of my colonies 

 have stored nearly .50 pounds of surplus 

 honey. We have plenty of alsike clover, also 

 white and red. N. H. Keizeb. 



La Crosse Co., Wis., July 5. 



we noted that some one in Ohio, who seems 

 grievously alHicted with afterthoughts, criti- 

 cised the aforementioned shotgun method 

 caustically. 



Now we 'fess up. A swarm clustered on a 

 high limb shortly after we read of this unique 

 method. My brother said he would try it. 

 The shotgun was brought out and two shells 

 slipped in. He aimed at the limb, about 6 

 inches from the clustered bees, on the tree 

 side, and let go both barrels. It worked 

 beautifully. The shock knocked the bees 

 down, and they fell in a cluster at his feet. 

 (He had taken the precaution to don a bee- 

 veil.) The jolting made them pretty mad at 

 first, but they took the matter philosophi- 

 cally, and after circling a few moments, clus- 

 tered on a low cherry-tree, and we had no 

 more trouble with them. That's all. 



If any one can beat the record of 33 swarms' 

 from 5 in less than two months, we would 

 like to hear of it. Some of these hilarious 

 swarms have begun work in the supers, so we 

 have a faint hope that they may reform in 

 time. Frank E. Kellogg. 



McHenry Co., 111., July 14. 



CONVENTION NOTICES. 



Good Promise from Basswood 



We have had a very good honey crop so 

 far, with a good prospect for basswood and 

 willow-herb. Basswood is 10 to 15 days later 

 than it has been in years; it will not be in for 

 nearly a week yet. But I never saw a better 

 promise for a bloom. Elias E. Covetou. 



Emmet Co., Mich., July 17. 



A Swarming Time 



We are completely outdone, out-gen eraled, 

 and non-plussed. Adjectives and swear words 

 are useless. Our woe is caused by the busy 

 bee that is supposed to gather honey all day 

 long, and later be robbed of its stores by wan- 

 ton man. If any veteran bee-man has any 

 bee-lore that fits a tenderfoot, let him exhale 

 it, or forever after hold his peace. 

 Hear our troubles and weep. 

 As the Editor of the American Bee Journal 

 knows, my brother and myself have been dal- 

 lying with the supposedly useful bee for lo. 

 these 3 summers. Last fall we put into win- 

 ter quarters 9 colonies. Five survived the 

 rigors of our Harveyized-steel winter, and 

 this spring we doped them liberally with 

 granulated sugar at ^6.'2:t per barrel. 



May 20 the first swarm came out. This was 

 very kind of them, and we hived the indus- 

 trious insects promptly. But listen: Those 

 bees haven't done a thing since that date but 

 swarm and — sting. Twenty-three swarms 

 have emanated from those 5 since May 20. 

 That is the truth, the whole truth, and noth- 

 ing but the truth, so help us John Rogers, 

 and we refer you to Stoughton Cooley, of 

 Cook County, as to our veracity and other 

 desirable qualities. He was out here and saw 

 the bees. We changed hives and tried other 

 anti-swarming devices, but the misguided in- 

 sects went on doing business at the old stand. 

 It is a fact that one colony sent out a swarm, 

 and three days later sent out another swarm. 

 How is that for industry? 



A short time ago we noted a wail from 

 somebody that his bees didn't swarm. Shades 

 of the gentle Huber! If he lived near us we 

 could strike up a bee-trade in short order. 

 However, we must hear our burden of bees 

 alone. They haven't swarmed now for two 

 days, and we are resting easier. 



By the way, we noted in the Bee Journal 

 that some gentleman tried shooting swarms 

 from high limbs successfully. A little later 



Rain Spoiled the Basswood 



Bees are doing fairly well, though it rained 

 every day for two weeks. Basswood slipped 

 by without the bees getting much more than 

 a smell. White clover and catnip are now in 

 bloom, and these rains will give us a good 

 stand of red clover and fall flowers though it 

 did spoil our basswood. H. G. QniBiN. 



Huron Co., Ohio, July 14. 



Not a Large Honey Crop 



The honey crop is of extra-good quality and 

 lots of it. But nights are cold, and there 

 have been many foggy days, and the bees 

 failed to reach home, so many have perished 

 with their loads. Many colonies failed to 

 store last year, and those not fed starved, 

 consequently the California honey crop will 

 not be overly large this year. 



Delos Wood. 



Santa Barbara Co., Calif., July 4. 



National.— The International Fair is to be 

 held in San Antonio, Tex., Oct. 21 to Nov. 

 1. When this Fair is in progress there are 

 very low rates in force on the railroads out 

 for 600 or 700 miles. Then there are harvest 

 excursions from the North on the 2d and 4th 

 Tuesdays of the month. The 4th Tuesday in 

 October comes on the 24th. Considering these 

 facte, it has been decided to select Saturday, 

 Oct. 28, as bee-keepers' day at the Fair. This 

 will give ample time for members from the 

 North to reach the city by starting the 24th. 

 The regular sessions of the convention will 

 begin Monday, Oct. 30, and continue three 

 days. 



The headquarters of the National Associa- 

 tion will be a* the Bexar Hotel (pronounced 

 Baer, long sound of a), corner of Houston 

 and Jefferson Sts., and rates are only $1.00 a 

 day, and up. The convention will beheld at 

 Elks' Hall, 125 W. Commerce St., only two 

 blocks from the Bexar Hotel. 



Flint, Mich. W. Z. Hutchinson, Sec. 



May Be a Sliort Crop 



The bees are hardly holding their own. If 

 they don't get some honey before long I am 

 afraid our honey crop will be short for 1905. 

 R. R. Pattison. 



Otero Co., Colo., July 6. 



Getting a Fair Honey Crop 



I think we are getting a fair honey crop in 

 this State. The weather is spotted, the flow 

 is not continuous, and there is too much 

 swarming; things seem abnormal, but the 

 clover is still fresh, and with good weather it 

 should secrete nectar. The basswood is full 

 of buds and will open very soon. 



Geo. E. Hilton. 



Newaygo Co., Mich,, July 6. 



Missouri.— The Missonri State Bee Keepers 

 Association will meet in Sedalla, Auii. 22 and 

 23, opening session to be at 2:30 p.tn , Aug. 22. 

 The room to meet in will be named later on. 

 The State Fair meeting there at the same time 

 will obtain low railroad rates from all parts ot 

 the State. The Livestock Association a' so meet- 

 ing there on the 24th will give us some inspira- 

 tion. Hon. Geo. B. Ellis, Secretary of the Agn- 

 cultnral department, will be there and give a 

 talk and lend a helping hand. Louis A. Osborn, 

 of that place, has kindly offered to act as host, 

 and will direct to the place of meeting and to 

 accommodaiion. Hotel accommodations can be 

 had at $1 to $2 a day. Private boarding cheaper. 

 Let us turn out en masse and have a glurious 

 time as well as to effect some extraordinary 

 progress. W. T. Cary. Sec. 



Honey Season in tlie East 



Honey has been coming in quite freely in 

 some parts of the eastern States, some bee- 

 keepers having taken off some extracted and 

 in sections. What the season will be as a 

 whole I am unable lo say. Bees have been 

 building up quite well, though in some locali- 

 ties there was quite a winter loss. 



H. S. Ferbt. 



Westchester Co., N. Y., July 5. 



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