THE AMERICAN APICULTURIST. 



should not accept the views of 

 any man but judge for ourselves 

 if there is reason in his statements. 



— Reports from leading beekeep- 

 ers state that bees are wintering 

 well. One having over 200 colo- 

 nies, and a very old beekeeper, in 

 calling upon ns, stated he believed 

 the indications had not been more 

 favorable for many years. Another, 

 a possessor of 12 colonies in Lang- 

 stroth hive, reported upon looking 

 at them Jan. 2, that ten were 

 starved and the remaining two were 

 without stores ; it was 6° below zero. 

 He transferred them to full combs 

 and so far they are doing well. This 

 represents well the two sides of 

 the picture : the former managed 

 properly last fall ; the latter had 

 given little care. Many of the 

 latter will lose heavily. 



— Oi-ders are coming in fast to 

 supply dealers. Inquiries for foun- 

 dation have been made for some 

 time and indicate that orders will 

 be given early to secure a supply, 

 as last season's experience has 

 taught them that it is far better to 

 order early. 



NOTES AND QUERIES. 



— Prof. Cook kindly sends us the 

 following note of congratulation. 



"I wish to add my congratulation 

 on your invention of questions 

 and answers from various apiarists. 

 It is one of the best devices ever 

 conceived and executed by an 

 editor. One of our ablest bee- 

 keepers, who is about to start a 

 bee paper, wrote me not long since 

 for suggestions. I replied that the 

 question scheme devised by S. M. 

 Locke, and liberal contributions 

 from the ablest beekeepers, would be 

 the vehicle to success." A.J. Cook. 



— The first thing bees get honey 

 from in the spring is skunk cab- 

 bage, followed by yellow willow. 

 Then come the blossoms of fruit, 

 hard maple, white clover, small 

 fruits, basswood, sumach, winding 

 up with golden-rod, aster, Spanish 

 needle and smartweed. 



— There are so many beekeepers 

 who would like to read "Huber's 

 work, that we have decided to re- 

 produce an English edition of it 

 in the "Apiculturist," giving one 

 page each month. Mr. Arthur 

 Todd, of Philadelphia, Pa., who 

 had in his possession an English 

 edition, has kindly agreed to fur- 

 nish the manuscript. 



— A short time since we pub- 

 lished the first edition of our "Bee 

 Keepers' Companion," a little 

 pamphlet, filled with valuable hints 

 and information, and now those to 

 whom they have been sent are 

 calling for packages of them, for 

 distribution among their beekeep- 

 ing neighbors. Now, if any of 

 our readers wish to assist us, and 

 also become our agents, and ob- 

 tain either cash or other premiums, 

 we will send free of charge, a pack- 

 age of the " Companions." Just 

 send your address, and try a few. 

 You can obtain a valuable pre- 

 mium, just as well as not. We 

 are working for you, and you 

 should assist us. 



— The glutted honey market 

 and depreciated panics in honey 

 come not from an over-production, 

 but because the beekeepers have 

 left to the coniuiissiou men in our 

 large cities too much of the work 

 of creating a demand for honey. 

 United and cooperative association 

 work will build up a demand that 

 will many times exceed the present 

 supply, but it depends on the bee- 

 keepers ; if their own individual 

 duties. in this matter are neglected, 



