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seeing that all had good queens, and plenty 

 of bees; and where they did not, they were 

 either broken up or united with others. 

 Where deficient in stores, or faulty combs, 

 these were taken away, and good combs 

 of sealed stores given them until we were 

 sure that all had enough. I observed that 

 the bees had no pollen. The long, severe 

 drouth had not been favorable for pollen 

 production, and they had used up appai'- 

 ently about all they had on hand, in rear- 

 ing what young bees they had reared, and 

 that was not many. So I predicted then 

 that the bees would winter well, as they 

 had nothing but white clover honey in the 

 hives. So far they seem to be wintering 

 the best we ever had them. I looked at 

 them this afternoon, and there was not a 

 spot on one of the hives, and I have not 

 swept up four quarts of bees, all told. 



What will the harvest be? There is a fine 

 showing for all the fruit-blooms, hundreds 

 and hundreds of acres of apple, peach, 

 plum, pears, cherries, and other fruits, 

 with probably 50 acres of raspberries, in 

 reach of the bees. This is also the basswood 

 year, and there will be some buckwheat, 

 as there was none last year, as Nature 

 rarely ever does the same thing twice. The 

 clover was profuse, but, alas, the protracted 

 drouth, I am afraid, knocked it all out, but 

 there was an enormous crop of seed ; that 

 may come on if the weather is favorable; 

 if not, our hope will have to stretch over 

 into another year for it. J. A. Pearce. 



Grand Rapids, Mich., Jan. 8. 



Nice Winter So Far, Etc. 



We have had a nice winter so far. The 

 mercury was 75 degrees to-day at noon. 

 The bees are all right as far as I can see. A 

 good many are playing out-doors in the 

 sunshine. I winter them on the summer 

 stands, 4 hives in a bunch — 2 faced east and 

 two west. I have a box about four inches 

 wider around it, and this space packed with 

 fine straw. In the top, across the frames, I 

 lay about four corncobs, and then put on 

 chaff cushions. On the east side of the 

 house I placed 7 hives with straw packing 

 around them. Last year I wintered my 

 bees all right in that way, and I hope to do 

 so this winter, too. d. Rademacher. 



Bennett, Nebr., Jan. 31. 



Fine Winter for the Bees. 



We have had a fine winter so far. My 

 bees seem to be enjoying themselves first- 

 rate. I put 58 colonies into the cellar after 

 a very poor year, only having taken 300 

 pounds of honey from 53 colonies, spring 

 count, and the honey was badly contami- 

 nated with honey-dew, which spoiled it 

 very much, but I shall try again. I do not 

 believe in giving in for one or two poor 

 years. I look for a good honey-flow next 

 summer, and if it does not come, I will be 

 disappointed, although I am not a prophet. 



The Bee Journal is always a welcome 

 visitor, and I would not like to be without 

 it. O. P. Miller. 



Glendon, Iowa, Jan. 15. 



Scarcely Any Increase — No Surplus. 



Bees did very poorly the last two seasons 

 in our locality. I lost lots of bees last 

 spring, had scarcely any increase, and no 

 surplus honey. They had a small quantity 

 and poor quality for winter unless fed. 

 Later I will give my mode of transferring 

 for beginners. 



I am well pleased with the Bee Journal, 

 and think that any one keeping bees, if not 

 more than one colony, should take and 

 read it. M. W. Laikd. 



Milford, 111., Jan. 13. 



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