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THK THAI' A GOOD THING. 



Gorham, N. Y. 

 Mr. Ai.m:v: 



1 like your journal very much and have got 

 a good deal of information out of it. I 

 liave used your droae-aud-queen traps and 

 think thcni a good thing. 



CHARLIE A. UKEKN. 



Leafield, 1ml. 

 I havo sixty-three colonies of bees in win- 

 ter quarter.-;; mo!:^t all of them are |)acUed in 

 oats, straw and chafl" on the summer stands 

 and seem to be very quiet so far, with a few 

 e.xceptidiis. Twenty-two colonies are buried 

 in a clamit packed in chaff. The temperature 

 inside has ranged from 32° to 42° most of the 

 time. I have the largest apiary in tliis 

 county. 



A. WORTMAX. 



BKES ALL KIGHT. 



York, Pa. 

 Mr. Allet: The bees seem to be all right 

 so far. Have mine in cellar. I did not re- 

 ceive any surplus honey last season, but all 

 my colonies went into winter quarters with 

 from twenty to forty pounds of honey and iu 

 bees. 



I received three queens from you last sum- 

 mer whose workers are equal if not superior to 

 any in my yard, and I bought queens from the 

 most prominent apiarists in the U. S. 



M. W. Strickler. 



A BOOMING SEASON. 



Angelica, N. Y. 



Bees appear to be coming through well. 



Out of eleven colonies which I cautiously 

 examined the other day, there was only one 

 colony which I thought "doubtful," the trou- 

 ble there being starvation ; but I think I can 

 "fetch" them through. Tlie rest appeared to 

 be wintering perfectly. All my bees are on 

 their summer stands. 



I anticipate a booming season, in bees, 

 queens and honey-product. 



I am much pleased with the March number, 

 just received : it is indeed a valuable number 

 both to the old beekeeper as well as totlie "be- 

 ginner." Willis M. Barnum. 



CONVENTION' NOTICE. 



The Keystone Beekeepers' Association will 



hold its sixth annual meeting in the Court 



House in Scranton. Ta., on Tuesday, May 8, 



1S.S8, at 10 o'clock A. M. All beekeepers are 



invited. 



Arthur A. Davi.«, Sec'y. 



Clark's Green, Lackawtma Co., Pa. 



THE 0RONE-AND-QCKEN TRAP A SUCCKSS. 

 ChampaiffU, 111. 

 Mr. Alley: The sixty drone-and-queen 

 traps I purchased of you are a success in 

 every sense of the word at swarming time. 

 Jj. Dawson. 



HOW TO SELL HOXEY. 



TO LOVERS OF HONEY. 



I am a producer of the celebrated Ver- 

 mont honey, the llnest honey in the world. 



I prefer to sell my whole yield directly to 

 the retailer or consumer, as thereby 1 cau 

 better establish a favorable reputation. 



My honey is all made in one-pound combs 

 and white poplar sections. These are packed 

 in crates holding a dozen combs in each, 

 with gl; ss in the ends, and will ship, handle, 

 and sell with no leakage or breakage. 



My honey is all made from Clover and Lin- 

 den, is pure white, combs are well filled and 

 bear my stamp. I also have a fine grade of 

 honey separated from the comb. This is in 

 Mason fruit jars and tin cans holding from 



li to 13 lbs. 



John H. Larrabee. 



Larrabee's Point, Vt. 



AGENTS FOR THE DRONE-TRAP. 



Our queen-and-droue traps can 

 be purchased of the following par- 

 ties : 



Thomas G. Newman &Son, 925 

 West Madison St., Chicago, 111. 



W. T. Falconer, Jamestown, N. 



y. 



James Reynolds, 391 Main St., 

 Poughkeepsie, N. Y. 



E. R. Newcomb, Pleasant Valley, 

 Dutchess Co., N. Y. 



A. I. Root, Medina, Ohio. 



J. D. Goodrich, East Hardwick, 

 Vt. 



C. W. Costellow, Waterboro, 

 Maine. 



G. M. Hambaugh, Spring, 

 Brown Co., 111. 



Win. II. Norton, Skowhegan, 

 Maine. 



Eemittances.— Make money orders 

 payable at the Salem, Mass. P. O. Cash- 

 iers' checks and American Express Mon- 

 ey orders are safe ways to remit. Cur- 

 rency may be sent in Registered Letters. 

 Odd change in small amounts may be 

 sent in one and two-cent stamps. 



