1894 



(JLEANIN(;S IN BEE Cl'LTUKE. 



603 



HONEY STATISTICS. 



ONE OF THE POOREST CROPS ON KECOHD. 



Three weeks ago we sent out about two hun- 

 dred return postal cards on which were printed 

 these questions: 1. What has been the honey 

 Reason in your vicinity, so far as you know? 

 ~. V\ hat was your average yield per colony 

 in hj.iiey, both comb and extracted'.' Space 

 was lett for a brief answer under each, and for 

 name and address of reporter. The replies and 

 reports received from others are compiled by 

 States. •' 



Briefly stated, the honey crop seems to have 

 been most abundant in central and lowei' Flor- 

 ida; good in Texas: fairly good in spots, in 

 Kern and Inyo Counties, Cal.: in Oregon. Utah, 

 Loloriulo, Mi)inesota, Wisconsin. Ohio, Michi- 

 gan, Is e\v ^ cirk. and New England; very poor 

 in other portions of most of these States and 

 others, and a total failure in the most of Cali- 

 fornia, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois. Missouri, Ken- 

 tucky. Tennessee, Mississippi, North Carolina, 

 South Carolina, and Georgia. The general im- 

 pression given by the reports for the whole 

 country is not flattering. 



One peculiar thing we have noted from re- 

 ports is the uneven distribution. Of two bee- 

 keepers but a few miles apart, one would get a 

 fairly good crop, while the other's bees would 

 be starving. On this account these reports 

 may not fairly represent many localities, as the 

 reports received will not average more than Ave 

 or six to each State. If your locality is not fair- 

 ly reported in this summary, let us hear from 

 you briefly on a postal, by earliest mail. Don't 

 put It off, but sit right down and write as soon 

 as you read this report, if it does not do justice 

 to your sec1;ion and place. Do not write about 

 any thing else on the same card. 



Reports so far received and condensed for 

 each State are as follows: 



Alabama.— Poor; no comb; 30 lbs. ex'd 

 Arkansas. -Poor; 30 lbs. extracted, 15 comb. 

 Ciibfornia.-iive report very poor; feeding; fair 

 in Kern CO.; failure as a whole. «.i'>.i' 



:omb!?u0°el^d'^° '"''*'"''* ^''''■' ^"^^ average; 75 lbs. 

 Cqnnecticut.-Six report as follows: Medium. 10 



^n \^r}^^?± ^^"■' ^? ^'^^- '-■°°''^: '■"^'"^f al^o^'e average, 

 .0 to ^o lbs.; early How good, 35 lbs.; comb above 

 iverage, 40lbs. coml); good, -'o lbs 



Florida.— Six report like this: "Best ever known ;- 



extra good," etc. W S. Harfs neighborhood will 

 have about 300 tons. His own average is 344^ lbs.; 

 h^\^Z '•^P^^t^ 5^*^ l'^«- from one colony, but not 

 v^J. V. i*^- ^- Case averages 36u lbs. extra'd, 9 tons 

 rom ;jO colonies. Florida is " in it," this ye:ir 



&iurgia.-8ix report: Total failure, poorest sea- 

 son t«r years, no honey, etc. Nothing encouraging 



1 hnuis.-'len report. Dr. C. C. Milljr says " Bad 

 )ad.very bad Yield, average, 16 oz.- l^hat fells 

 be story tor llliutMS. tliougl. Mis. Axtell reports 9% 

 bs per colony Dadant gets " notbing," and wiU 

 lext folum "" ^"^"''' '^^'"^ ^'""^ illi"Ois, see 



ludiaua.-Five report })oor; one, better than for 

 ^ears; two, trom 30 to 40 per cent of average crop; 

 )ne, -ir, lbs. comb lioi.ey. ^ 



Iowa. -Nine report. "Absolute failure;" " worst 

 \;er known," etc.. is the tenor of all 



ann'.'I'i'n^.T.:;^',^'"' '■'"P"'^' ^^howing a complete 

 ailuie in mat btaie; noi an encouraging word 

 U)ui.^iana.-One report-medium sea.son; 30' lbs 



Mlssouri.-Two report poor; one, 50 lbs. per hive- 

 another 10 to 40 ex'd-comb, '« less; S, E. Miller 

 reports basswood as doing well. 



Mississippi. -Dr. Ulanton gays; "The worst sea- 

 son known in twenty years." ^"^ 



Nehraska.-Five report "very poor"- no surplus 



Nevada -E. A Moore reports. "The woi-st in 12 

 ye:u-s. 1 general y get 100 lbs. to the hive; this ve-ir- 

 not 3i). J ■"''■• 



New Hampshire.— One reports, a little below aver- 

 chfvergood^'"'^' ^*'"''' °"*'' ^^'"^ '^''"^ °"®' '"^'^'' 



New Jersey.— One reports "about 40 lbs comb- 

 one, poor. i,uiuu. 



New York.— Seventeen report as follows: Bass- 

 wood medium; =.'crop,40 lbs. comb; poore.st ever 

 known; .30 lbs. comb in St. Lawrence Co.; Doolittle 

 lias half a crop, ,5u lbs. comb, no ex'd; Cayuea Co 

 very good; Coggshall has Js of a basswood crop"; 

 Langdoii. less than half; poor— very poor at Che- 

 nango Bridge; Greiner. 30 lbs. comb. 50 exd- El- 

 wood gets h;ilf a crop of white; good in Seneca Co • 

 of3^lbs"afBeide^'"= fair in Sullivan Co.; average 



N.irth Carolina.— Poorest known. 



Ohio —Poor; very poor; comparative failure etc 

 is tlie verdict of I, in reporters 



Oregon.— fair. 



Pennsylvania.— One reports very good; four very 

 poor; One. half a ci. p; one, 25 lbs. cmb; one wors't 

 seiuson in seven years. 



Rhode Island — Two re port half a crop. 



South Carolina.— Two report "oneof the poorest " 



lennessee-I-onr report a complete failure; one 

 gels ^o lbs. comb, 35 ex'd: one. poor; one. 30 lbs. per 

 hive from 50: one. nnicli hoi e\-dew. 



Texas.— One reports. " Continued flow from May 

 1; IK) telling when it will stop." J. E. Lay reports 



good, 1 wo more, later, " ver.\ good." 



Utah.— G. N. Dow reports "very good," with 60 

 lbs per colony, ex'd. at Salt Lake City. 



\ ermont.— Three rei>ort an average crop. J E 

 Crane gets 37 lbs. per hive; A. E. Manum, 35; three 

 report " poor:" two, "the best in several years " 



V irginia.-Two import poor; one gets 15 lbs. comb. 



West Virginia.-Poor, very good, extra fair, is what 

 three reporters say; average of about 30 lbs. honey 



Wis -onsin -Two report very poor; C. Grimm. 20 

 lbs comb, 50 ex'd, per colony; P. p. Best ,50 lbs 

 ?,^n ■; ^^ ^*^'^- i^'omb; Frank McNay. 50 lbs. ; M.' A. Gill' 

 110 lbs. per colony. Later, two report good 



THE HONEY YIELD IN ILLINOIS. 



The following is the July report of prospects 

 of honey from the members of the Illinois State 

 Bee-keepers' Association. The questions and 

 answers correspond in number. 



1. How many colonies have you? 



3. What are the prospects of a honey crop "^ 



3. How much honey gathered to date'> 



4. Is the honey gathered No. 1 or not '' 



Maine-Four report "fair," "excellent" etc 

 nih a yield ol from 25 to .50 Ujs ^^^>^ni, etc., 



Maryland-Two report " fairly good." 

 Alassachusetts.— Three repori " very poor " 

 Michigan -Seven report as follows: Good from 

 a.sswood; 13.t colonies gave 5 lbs.; very poor- JiC of 

 n average yield; pjor; poor, not to exceed I'j lbs • 

 ery poor is reported by K. L. Taylor. 

 Minnesota.-Four report: Fair to good; two 

 oor; H. G. Acklin gets 27K, lbs. per colony vvTth 

 ood reports from those near basswood ' 



Allen Thos. B., Stirrup Grove. Macoupin Co.-L 

 31: 2. Poorest ever known; 3. Not auy-haveonot 

 even put on sections. 



Anthony. A. B.. Coleta, White-side Co.— 1 27- 2 

 No more for this unusually dry season; 3. 200 lbs. 

 comb lOU ll)s. extracted; 4. Ba.sswood. and No. 1 for 

 the kind. 



Arnold, Frank H.. Deer Plain. Calhoun Co.— 1 9.t- 

 2 Very poor; 3. About 1100 lbs; 4. No. 1 of Its kind 

 (honey-dew). 



Beall. C. M.. Clayton, Adams Co.— 1. 8; 2 Some 

 buckwheat sown from which they will probably aet 

 honey enough to winter on; 3. None. I ptit on 

 no supers, as the white clover was all killed and 

 there is no basswood in this vicinity 



Uevier. M., Bradford. Stark Co.— I. 40; 2 Poor- 3 

 None. ' ■ 



Bla<-k. S. N.. Clayton, Adams Co. — 1.35; 2 No 

 honty; 3. None. 



Blunier, Peter, Koanoke, Woodford Co.— 1 51 in 

 spring; 2. Very poor; 3. About 200 lbs. so far- 4 

 good quality. 



Cadwallader, D. A., Prairie du Kocher. Randolph 

 Co.-l. 27; 2. Medium; ;}. .510 lbs. estimated; 4. Yes 

 clover and basswood. 



Cole. G. \\'., Canton. Fulton Co.— 1. 24- 2 Verv 

 poor: 3. About 60 lbs.; 4. No. 1. I saved one swarm 

 —two went on a strike. 



