THE AMERICAN BEE-KEEPER. 



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Please let me know if my time has 

 expired for the Bee-Keeper. If it 

 has I will send the money,' because I 

 do not wish you to send it without the 

 pay. Yours truly, 



Mrs. A. A. Simpson. 



Sivarts, Pa. 



Editor American Bee-Keeper, 

 Dear Sir : Would you advise the use 

 of honey dew for spring feeding ? 

 There are a number of bee-keepers in 

 this locality who would like to know. 

 Yours, etc., Frank Cruikshank. 



Randolph, III, March 4, 1892. 



[We would not advise use of honey 

 dew for spring feeding, although there 

 is some of the stuff that is much better 

 quality than that which is usually 

 found, and which we do not think 

 would be detrimental to the bees fed 

 on it. Honey dew is supposed to 

 come from two sources : the sap or 

 vapor exuded from certain trees and 

 plants and also a substance ex- 

 uded from the bodies of Aphides, 

 or plant lice. It is of dark 

 color and utterly unfit for food. — 

 Ed.] 



The W. T. Falconer Man'fg Co., 

 Gentlemen: I have dealt with you 

 since 1884, and I am sorry to state 

 now that failing health, combined 

 with my hip disease, has compelled 

 me to give up my bees. I use your 

 Simplicity hive, many of which I in- 

 troduced in this locality. Outside of 

 that there are bee-keepers who use all 

 sorts of home-made hiyes. These are 

 generally the old fogy bee-men. I 

 think if I had bees again, I would 

 much prefer the new Dovetailed hive- 

 I am in receipt of your new catalogue 

 and copies of the American Bee- 

 Keepkr, and take great pleasure in 

 showing or giving them to persons 

 interested in bees. It gives me great 

 pleasure to acknowledge in all my 



years of dealing with you to have 

 always found your goods of superior 

 workmanship and in all ways satis- 

 factory to me. I send you herewith 

 names of a few parties to whom you 

 can send catalogues. Wishing you 

 the well-merited success which is your 

 due, I remain 



Yours respectfully, 



Gustavus Weiderhold. 

 Yonkers, N. ¥., Feb. 22, 1892. 



The W. T. Falconer Man'fg. Co., 

 Gentlemen: The goods were received 

 and give the greatest satisfaction. 

 The careful way in which they were 

 packed reflects much credit on your 

 factory and your staff of workers. 

 I also received the January number 

 of the American Bee-Keeper. It 

 is the best journal I have ever seen, 

 and for such a small cost. I intend 

 to send for a large amount of goods 

 sometime soon. I remain 

 Yours truly, 



Jos. S. Morales. 



Jamaica, B. West India, Feb. 23. 



Ed. American Bee-Keeper, Dear 

 Sir: Please find inclosed money order 

 for 50 cents to renew my subscription. 

 Please answer through the Bee- 

 Keeper the following questions: 



Does Alsike clover yield a crop of 

 hay and one of seed the same year? 



Does it do equally well on upland 

 or low-land? 



How does it rank with our common 

 red clover in yield of hay and seed? 



With wishes for the success of the 

 Bee-Keeper, I remain 



Yours truly, Wm, Partridge. 



Tiosa, hid., March 17, 1892. 



[Alsike clover yields a crop of hay 

 and one of seed the same year; and 

 while we do not state from experience, 

 we believe it will grow well wherever 

 common red clover will, but it does 

 not yield as much in quantity of hay 

 or seed as the red clover. The hay, 

 however, is regarded as more nutri- 

 tious. — Ed] 



