I have increased from 24 to 3S colo- 

 nies and obtained 600 lbs. of honey 

 1 ron i white clover. I expect no surplus 

 fall honey. J. F. Kropp. 



Varysburg, X. Y., Aug. 11, 1880. 



From 48 colonies in the spring I have 

 increased to 55, and obtained only 10 

 lbs. of honey. It has been too dry. 

 The bees are working nicely now on 

 buckwheat and fall flowers. The bees 

 have nearly starved all summer and I 

 do not expect much surplus this fall. 



W. T. HOHENSHELL. 



Munster, 111., Aug. 12, 1880. 



Last fall I had 43 colonies ; I wintered 

 all but 4, and 14 swarmed out in the 

 spring, leaving eggs and brood in the 

 hives. I had to feed till basswood 

 came and then I had increased the 25 

 colonies to 41, in fair condition. I ex- 

 tracted 3,200 lbs. of basswood honey ; I 

 got 400 or 500 lbs. in comb; I do not expect 

 to get any more surplus honey this fall. 

 I now have 51 colonies. J. E. Cady. 



Medford, Minn., Aug. 17, 1880. 



The honey harvest was almost a 

 failure here. From 50 colonies I ex- 

 tracted about 1,100 lbs. and obtained 30 

 partly filled sections. Our honey har- 

 vest was over by the middle of July. 

 Wm. Bitzer. 



Wheeling, W. Va., Aug. 11, 1880. 



I have no surplus honey yet ; the bees 

 barely get enough to live on. The 



Erospect is good for fall flowers and I 

 ope to get a few pounds to eat. It is 

 very dry and buckwheat is in bloom. I 

 have 5 colonies. C. Hollowell. 

 Dunreith, Ind., Aug. 10, 1880. 



White clover was almost a failure 

 here, but basswood never yielded better; 

 but the bees were weak in numbers and 

 did not get much honey. The yield 

 from 49 colonies was about 500 lbs. from 

 clover and 2,650 lbs. from basswood. 

 Wm. H. S. Grout. 



Poland Centre, N. Y., Aug. 16, 1880. 



I have taken 3,300 lbs. of extracted 

 and 800 lbs. of comb honey ; there is 

 about 1,000 lbs. of comb honey on the 

 hives yet. The fall harvest will be late 

 and may be from nothing to 3,000 lbs. , 

 according to the weather. 



Geo. W. Horner. 



Dubuque, Iowa, Aug. 18, 1880. 



My 225 colonies produced 3,500 lbs. of 

 white comb honey. I may get 1,000 lbs. 

 more of dark honey. 



C. Alexander. 



South Onondaga, N. Y., Aug. 16, 1880. 



I have 38 colonies, and 8 half-barrels 

 of extracted linden honey. 



John Scheerer. 

 Ridgeley, Mo., Aug. 11, 1880. 



From about 150 colonies last spring, 

 owned by several parties, I can report 

 an increase to 325. The yield of white 

 honey is not more than 1-5 of a crop. 

 Dark honey will give us probably % of 

 a crop. Thomas T. Delzell. 



Hershey, Mich., Aug. 20, 1880. 



In Vermont the honey crop is not 

 over }£ of an average. From 31 colo- 

 nies I have obtained 250 lbs. of light 

 honey and expect about 300 lbs. of dark. 

 Had the crop been an average one I 

 should have had 2,000 lbs. 



R. G. Whally. 



Charlotte, Vt., Aug. 23, 1880. 



I have 30 colonies, but have only had 

 2 swarms. Several strong colonies pro- 

 duced 50 lbs. each. But many were 

 weak and I have only 400 lbs. of comb 

 honey. I am the only one that has had 

 any honey to speak of, in this locality. 

 Col. R. Walton. 



Industry, Pa., Aug. 24, 1880. 



I began the season with 7 colonies ; 

 have increased to 19, by natural swarm- 

 ing; have taken 40 lbs., and may get 

 enough to make 100 lbs. The crop is a 

 failure here, this year, on account of 

 dry weather. The ground lias not been 

 wet down 2 inches for 4 months. 



James II. Holt. 



Fairfield Centre, Maine, Aug. 16, 1880. 



Last year I commenced the season 

 with 12 colonies, increased to 33 and ob- 

 tained 400 lbs. of surplus. I lost 2 in 

 winter and 4 dwindled away in the 

 spring. From the remaining 27 I have 

 had 200 lbs. of comb honey and 125 lbs. 

 of extracted. It has been a very poor 

 season. C. A. Stone. 



Southbury, Conn., Aug. 20, 1880. 



White clover was plenty for 7 weeks 

 but yielded no honey. The weather has 

 been so dry that we shall have but little 

 surplus. My bees have not worked on 

 melilot clover this summer. Basswood 

 was also a failure. J. P. Spaulding. 



West Creek, Ind., Aug. 17, 1880. 



From 7 colonies I extracted 568 lbs.; 

 from 7 others I obtained 250 lbs. of 

 comb honey in 1 lb. sections ; I have in- 

 creased the 14 colonies to 29; they are 

 hybrids; I have introduced 1 Italian 

 queen and have another to introduce 

 to-day. O. J. Terrell. 



North Ridgeville, O., Aug. 14, 1880. 



