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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL 



[Sept., 



and 14th of this month, in the city of Kiel, situated 

 in Holstein, on a bay of the Baltic. The programme, 

 ■which we have just received, proposes fifteen general 

 topics for discussion. A meeting was to have been 

 held at Kiel last year, but was postponed on account 

 of the war. 



\XF" The honey plant, of which a specimen was 

 sent to us by Mr. McLay, of Madison (Wis.), is the 

 Monarda 2nmctata, or Horsemint, growing, according 

 to Graj', in sandy fields and dry banks, from New 

 York to Virginia, both inclusive. Bees gather honey 

 from it, but what its quality is, or whether the yield 

 is abundant or long continued, we are unable to say, 

 as it has not come under our observation. 



11^ Honey gathered by the bees from the blossoms 

 of the Cephalanthus, or Buttonbush, (which grows 

 in moist places, marshy fields, or swamps) is apt to 

 ccmdy in the cells a few days after being stored ; and 

 probably imparts that bad quality to honey gathered 

 from other sources, if mixed therewith in large pro- 

 portion. 



D:F" Bee Books. — Those desiring to procure some 

 scarce works on bee-culture, may have an opportunity 

 (seldom occurring) to do so, by turning to the adver- 

 tisement of Eev. Mr. Millett, in this number of the 



Jourual. 



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COESESPONDElfCE OP THE BEE! JOUENAL. 



Canajoiarie, N. T., July 17, 1871.— I have a 

 little leisure and must tell you what my bees are 

 doing. They wintered finely ; every stock was in a 

 strong, healthy condition, when I took them from the 

 celliir. The first natural swarm came out on the 20th 

 of May ; but I was after honey more than bees. I 

 put them back and gave them plenty of room in sur- 

 l^lus boxes. The result is that I have taken from this 

 stock up to July 12th, aboitt one hundred and ten 

 (110) pounds of box honey, with a good prospect of 

 as much more. Other stocks have done nearly as 

 well ; but, as is the way of the world, I am apt to put 

 the best side out. The hum of the bees calls me to 

 action, and I must close. — J. H. Nellis. 



South Framijjgham, Mass., July 18. — This has 

 been a poor season for bees here. I have not taken 

 any honey from them. — £. Eames. 



Bkeesport, N. Y., July 19. — The season has been 

 unfavorable for bees in these parts. There has been 

 fiost each month, and we have had cold drying winds, 

 which kept the bees in their hives. 



The night of June 2Gth, the dew was mingled with 

 honey, but my bees seemed to have little or no regard 

 for it. Tlie night of the 2',)th brought frost, as usual, 

 and on the 0th of July it was nearly cold enough for 

 auotlier. On the 9th the weather v.as very hot. Bees 

 are not done swarming yet. The cold in June was 

 detrimental to swarming. Clover is in full bloom, but 

 seems lo accumulate small quantities of honey. — J. H. 

 Hadseix. 



YouNGSViLLE, Pa., Julv IS. — Bccs are doing venj 

 poorly here this season. — W. J. "Davis. 



Lexington, Iix., July 17. — Season remarkably irood 

 here so far. Will probably send report for Journal 

 at the close, with diagram of bee-house built three 

 years ago. Have waited for time to investigate, both 

 summer and winter -and now am forced to conclude 

 that a bee-house is necessary to judicious and proper 

 management, under any and all circumstances.-^ W. 

 Reynolds. 



Tyrone, Canada, July 19. — Bee-keeping in this 

 section of country is doing very well this year. 1 

 have got fifty pounds of honey from one of my hives, 

 and a swarm. I do not allow them to swarm more 

 than once. — J. McLaughlin. 



Polo, III., July 19. — I began with five swarms of 

 Italian bees this season, and now have nineteen. Have 

 had " bee on the brain" for several years, and do not 

 expect to get over it. Your Journal is just the thing 

 for such patients. — M. J. Hazeltine. 



Cedar Creek Falls, Iowa, July 19. — Bees here 

 are in good condition. The season is good, and the 

 honey also. Plenty of bees. Late swarming on ac- 

 count of superabundance of forage. Bees carried in 

 pollen in March, and reared brood in abundance. 

 Stocks strong too early for swarms, as the brood combs 

 were filled with honey, and when the swarming sea- 

 son approached, there was no room for brood and 

 swarms were delayed. Those who put on the honey 

 chambers and set the bees to work in boxes, got early 

 swarms and box honey. As I have an axe to grind, 

 I shall say nothing of my hive, or of ray success with 

 my own bees at present ; but intend to report for 

 Cedar Falls, as to bees and hives, and will give the 

 names of bee-keepers, the amount of honey obtained, 

 and the number of stocks kept. — T. S. Engledow. 



Willow Branch, Ind., July 20. — My bees have 

 done pretty well this season, until within two or three 

 weeks past. The weather got so dry that there was 

 not much to work on. We have plenty of rain now, 

 and I think they will start up again. — J. Smith. 



Middlebukg, Vt., July 33. — There are two things 

 I desire very much to see in the Journal, 1st a simple 

 and effectual method of obtaining all perfectly straight 

 worker combs ; and 3d, the best way of obtaining 

 honey in small frames, so that when removed from 

 the hive the two sides may be covered with glass, 

 making a small honey box with a single comb, nearly 

 or quite as perfect as if it had been filled by thy bees 

 with glass on the two sides. I could send you de- 

 scription of our honey emptying machine, if you wish. 

 It is a perfect success in every respect. — A. C. 

 Hooker. [Send us the description. Ed.] 



Broad Run, Fauquier Co., Va., July 23.— My 

 bees have done remarkably well this spring ; but the 

 honey season is now over. They may get some little 

 honey this fall, but not to store in boxes. My hives 

 are crowded with bees, and if I were in the West, 

 where their main dependence is on the fall flowers, I 

 might double my yield of honey.— H. W. White. 



Le Claire, Iowa, July 33.— Since the 5th of July 

 to the present time, bees here have not made a living. 

 I use the Gallup hive. They say my bees take all the 

 honey. I say to them to read tlie Journal, and they 

 would get their share. — T. J. Dodds. 



Lewisburg, West Va., July 34.— There will be no 

 honey taken in this section, this season ; and very few 

 swarms issued — nut more than one in fifty from the 

 black bees. I had from twelve to fifteen, from thirty- 

 five thirty-four Italians and grades. I send you a 



