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We have had a nice fall yield of 

 Ijpney, and it is still coming in. I have 

 • extracted 3,000 lbs., and have obtained 

 1,000 sections from 75 colonies, since 

 Aug. 5. I put a swarm on wired frames 

 on Sept. 3, and now it is as good a colony 

 for winter as I have. D. S. Given. 



Hoopeston, 111., Sept. 20, 1880. 



[We are glad to notice the improve- 

 ment in the reports during the past 3 or 

 4 weeks. The rains have much im- 

 proved the fall yield of honey in many 

 parts, and made many a bee-keeper's 

 face brighen.— Ed.] 



I wintered 20 colonies of bees, which 

 came out healthy, but have no surplus 

 honey ; there being no white clover in 

 this locality. Some bees are in poor 

 condition here; no swarming any where; 

 where there is buckwheat there is no 

 surplus honey. S. H. Bueiilen. 



Full honey report for the year: 1 

 have 43 colonies of bees ; extracted from 

 30 colonies 1,467 lbs.; no comb honey. 

 This shows my report of 285 lbs. Aug. 14 

 was premature. J. Chapman. 



Home, Mich., Sept. 18, 1880. 



[To have 1,200 lbs. more than you ex- 

 pected is a good disappointment, is it 

 not? Many others are in the same 

 condition, we are glad to say.— Ed.] 



Bees have only about one-half enough 

 to winter on. They may get more vet, 

 but it is somewhat doubtful. We had 

 ■our first frost last night. I have 700 

 colonies of bees, and have many of them 

 to feed almost all they require for win- 

 ter, and it is not a very profitable part 

 of bee-keeping. I. S. Crowfoot. 



Hartford, Wis., Sept. 9, 1880. 



Bingham's honey report for 1880 is as 

 follows : The clover season opened 

 with 85 colonies of bees in fair condi- 

 tion. In June and July clover and bass- 

 wood honey was stored to a limited ex- 

 tent, but as the prospect seemed poor 

 and honey thin it was allowed to remain 

 in the hives (an extra set on top) until 

 enough had been stored in the two bot- 

 tom hives to winter and spring the bees 

 without spring care. September 17 and 

 18 we extracted from 46 colonies about 

 1,500 lbs. of very thick, nice clover 

 and linden honey ; as the entire sur- 

 plus of the season, and the smallest 

 honey crop we ever had. Our present 

 stock consists of 116 strong colonies of 

 bees in two-story hives, well supplied 

 with honey for winter. Shall pack 100 

 colonies as usual— each one having two 



sets of frames and 50 lbs. of bees, 

 honey, pollen and combs for winter and 

 spring use. T. F. Bingham. 



Otsego, Mich., Sept. 20. 1880. 



I commenced last spring with 7 colo- 

 nies in box hives ; 5 weak and 2 strong 

 ones. I transferred into the Doolittle 

 hive, have increased to 17, and have ob- 

 tained 300 lbs. of section honey ; my 

 bees will have enough to winter on. 1 

 like the Journal very much, and do 

 not see how I can do without it. 



Charlie W. Bradish. 



Glendale, N. Y., Sept. 5, 1880. 



Bees are doing well on goldenrod and 

 buckwheat. I commenced with 6 colo- 

 nies, increased to 13 by dividing, and ob- 

 tained 75 lbs. comb honey. J.H.Eby. 



North Robinson, O., Sept. 7, 1880. 



I have taken about 800 lbs. of comb 

 honey, mostly basswood, a little buck- 

 wheat, and perhaps some white clover, 

 though they seemed to get but little 

 honey from that ; but as there was white 

 honey after the basswood was gone, I 

 do not know what else it came from. 

 The above from 9 colonies, with about 

 50 lbs. of extracted. S. E. Tubbs. 



Auburn, N. Y., Sept. 7, 1880. 



From 39 colonies 1 have of white comb 

 honey 400 lbs., extracted do. 100 lbs.; 

 and I expect 800 lbs. of dark comb 

 honey and 200 lbs. of extracted. 



George W. Long. 



Dearborn, Mich., Aug. 25, 1880. 



The honey season has closed with 

 about y 2 a crop of honey. From my 14 

 colonies in the spring I have obtained 

 900 lbs of extracted and 200 lbs. of box 

 honey. A. A. E. Wilber. 



Kelloggsville, N. Y., Aug. 20, 1880. 



I have 700 lbs. of extracted honey 

 from 43 strong colonies in the spring. I 

 now have 56, mostly Italians; some 

 blacks and hybrids. All are well sup- 

 plied for winter; they are and have been 

 strong all summer. It has been my 

 poorest year. B. F. Pratt. 



Dixon, 111., Sept. 12, 1880. 



I commenced last spring with 16 colo- 

 nies ; wintered on summer stands in 

 large Quinby hive ; no spring feeding ; 

 bought one nucleus colony and $7.00 

 worth of foundation : Extracted 1,734 

 lbs.; box honey, 130 lbs.; total 1,864 lbs. 

 Increased to 34 colonies, besides losing 

 several that took " French leave " when 

 I was not around. Bees are busy on 

 golden rod now, with good prospect of 

 getting all they need for winter stores. 



Communitv,N.Y. S. Ft. Leonard. 



