igo: 



THE A ME in CAN BEE-KEEPER 



risky to winter bees in such hives in 

 this locality, unless there were two 

 tiers of frames in a hive. 



Trulv yours. 



J. H. Andre. 



NOT DISCOURAGED. 



Cincinnati, Ohio, Jan. 7. 1902. 

 Editor American Bee-Keeper: 



Dear Sir: — Your Journal has arrived 

 at our home in a red coat which means 

 to pay. You will find your request com- 

 plied with in the shape of twenty-five 

 two-cent stamps, enclosed herein. 



I have been keeping bees since last 

 spring, but must say I have had no suc- 

 cess as far as honey is concerned, the 

 bees being barely able to supply them- 

 selves with winter food on account of 

 the long drought in this section. Our 

 fall flow came just in time to save them 

 from starving, and they left nothing un- 

 done to fill up their empty combs. 1 

 started with two colonies. They both 

 swarmed giving me an increase of two. 

 I'll not let them swarm this year, I have 

 three new hives built on the double 

 brood chamber plan, with case of 24 

 sections on top. The four hives now in 

 use will also be converted into this 

 style giving them plenty of room to 

 work in. • 



I live in a perfect paradise of flowers, 

 but as I said before the drought ruined 

 all, last year. I remember it's but a few 

 years ago, I lived in the city proper. 

 Every Sunday my steps led to the hills 

 splendidly clad with woods of all kinds, 

 especially honey locust. Sweet clover 

 grows in abundance, also mustard plant, 

 yellow clover, some basswood, also 

 maple. Aster is what saved the bees last 

 year, it being in splendid bloom and the 

 weather favorable. After sweet clover 

 the aster literally covers the hillsides 

 with its beautiful blue and white flow- 

 ers. The bees had but one and one-half 

 daj^s to work on hone}' locust; it rain- 

 ing continually after that until the flow- 

 ers grew black and limp, but that hon- 

 e}'! It's honey for the gods, clear as 

 crystal and a fine flavor. Fruit bloom 

 promised a good yield, but it did not 

 last long. It began to snow while 

 peach trees were in full bloom, but ap- 

 ples and pears assisted some to fill their 

 empty "granaries'" — made partly so by 

 brood rearing. If the weather prophet 

 had permitted, all bee-keepers in this 



section would have received more than 

 plenty of honey, but we must be pa- 

 tient and hope for a better yield this 

 year. There isn't anything more enjoy- 

 able than to roam our grand old hills 

 in July and August, when sweet clover 

 followed by goldenrod and other fall 

 flowers, are in bloom. Verily in this re- 

 spect Cincinnati is one of the most beau- 

 tiful cities of the United States. Yes, 

 of the world. As a traveler once assur- 

 ed me, he having seen the great cities 

 of Europe and the United States, "Cin- 

 cinnati is built like Constantinople, on 

 hills and in the valley. Every time I go 

 out in the morning I wonder and mar- 

 vel at your beautiful city." 



Very respectfully, 



Henry Reddert, 



Apiculture is made up of little de- 

 tails, and there is no other business 

 known to the w-riter that will suft'er as 

 much from the neglect of little matters. 

 J. M. Young, in Am. Bee Journal. 



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In Colorado and many other parts of 

 the arid west a light honey flow- induces 

 swarming, while a heavy flow stops it. 

 The philosophy of this is not readily ap- 

 parent. — Rocky Mountain Bee Journal. 



American Bee-Keeper to hand on ex- 

 change list. It is a well edited journal 

 and of a different turn to Gleanings. 

 One needs both to keep his eye well on 

 the field. — Austral Culturist, Mel- 

 bourne, Australia. 



Why not keep the best races of bees? 

 The Italians are the most beautiful, 

 profitable and gentle race in existence. 

 Besides, it takes as much time, if not 

 more, to work among inferior bees than 

 it does among good ones. — Australian 

 Bee-Keepers' Review. 



