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THE AMERICAN APTCULTURIST. 



cut out the rest, and on the next 

 morning they were at work as though 

 that hive had always been their home. 

 I removed a number of pounds of 

 honey the other day ; it was very fine 

 linden honey. There were a large 

 number of sections not yet com- 

 pleted. 



I like my hives better than any 

 others that I have ever seen, even 

 though they cost a trifle more than 

 cheap ones. They are, however, 

 substantially constructed and will 

 last a lifetime, are easy to manipulate 

 and to pack for winter. 



The linden bloom is now over for 

 this season. Clover is blooming, 

 and I hope to get a fine crop of 

 honey from it, and the golden rod 

 looks well. 



We have had plenty of rain, and 

 all nature has been benefited by it ; 

 the fields and pastures look green, 

 and the honey-producing flora seems 

 abundant. 



There are no lazy bees in ra\ 

 apiary. The (lueen received from 

 you has grown to be very large and 

 has filled her hive with young bees. 

 I looked her up the other day, and 

 was surprised, as it was quite a task 

 to find her because the bees were so 

 numerous (she is a "big" one), 

 her progeny are well marked, or- 

 ange-colored and of good size. I 

 think of rearing some queens from 

 her to put in some of my other hives, 

 as her bees work so well. 



Well, now, Mr. Locke, if I were as 

 young as you are, I should start a 

 bee farm, as I believe that it would 

 prove a success. You have every- 

 thing in your favor : good health, and 

 a great love for the business, which 

 at "the start would insure success. I 

 trust that you will always prosper in 

 your undertaking. I should^ be 

 pleased to have you come to Taun- 

 ton and return my visit, when I will 

 introduce you to a number of my 

 beekeeping friends, who will take an 

 interest in the work that you are 

 doing when they see that you are 



working for their good and in their 

 interests. 



Alley's "drone traps," received 

 from you are a success, let others 

 say what they may. I have nothing 

 at stake, hence can afford to tell the 

 truth. I have no drones in my api- 

 ary but Italians, thanks to the drone 

 trap. 



I want to make a good exhibition 

 at our county fair this season, and 

 trust that you will aid me all that 

 you can in so doing. I ha\'e had the 

 premium on honey raised from 

 $10.00 to |!25.oo, so as to have a 

 good show. We must all work hard 

 to do our part in introducing our 

 honey, and working up a demand 

 for the same. 



James H. Bosworth. 



Taunton, Aug. j, 188 j. 



NOTES FROM "DUN GLEN APIARY." 



My dear " Api : " 



Last night closed our (Ross) Co. 

 fair. We had a remarkably good at- 

 tendance considering the hard times, 

 and the failure of our wheat crop 

 this year. It is the first year in 

 which any display of bees and api- 

 cultural fixtures has taken place. I 

 had on exhibit an observatory hive 

 with bees, brood, etc. ; the hive and 

 fixtures I use in my apiary ; a queen 

 nursery on Alley's plan which I have 

 used very successfully this year (and 

 I do heartily recommend his "Handy 

 Book") ; a fertilizing hive, some 

 queen cages, etc. C. M. Roberts 

 exhibited Root's foundation ma- 

 chine ; some foundation worked out 

 by the bees with his name in large 

 letters plainly visible at the fish 

 bone ! some extracted, and some 

 comb honey. E. Magenhoffen had 

 an extractor (Muth's), and David 

 Brown, of our county, had an observ- 

 atory hive with a frame of Holylands 

 and some queens in cages. A good 

 deal of interest was manifested by 

 visitors in our display. We ho])e to 

 be able to improve very much on it 



