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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



Apr. 22. 



Qcrjeral Iten;)s> 



White Clover Thick. 



White clover is thick in this section, and 

 I am hopeful. W. Spencer. 



Macoupin Co., 111., April 7. 



Small Loss in Wintering. 



I put part of my bees out the past three 

 days, but it was hardly warm enough (53 

 degrees), and many scattered around and 

 died. 1 have always found it risky to put 

 them out it under UO degrees above zero. 

 Three colonies are dead (queenless) out of 

 130, but many will be short of stores and 

 have to be fed. C. Theilmanx. 



Wabasha Co., Minn., April 9. 



Plaster Casts for Foundation. 



Bees in south Florida are doing well this 

 season. There have been several swarms 

 near me. I do not let mine swarm — 

 '• watch 'em too close.'' 



Can any of the readers of the '• Old Re- 

 liable " tell me how to make plaster casts 

 for molding foundation ? and how to oper- 

 ate tbem ? Are they patented ? If so, by 

 whom ? Don't all speak at once. 



I have to come to the front to thank our 

 Editor for the good work he is doing the 

 bee-keepers in our land, by fighting frauds. 

 May he ever live to continue in the good 

 work. He is ever ready to do his share. 

 J. M. Lassiter. 



Hillsboro Co., Pla., April 7. 



Good Honey Season Expected. 



My bees are doing well, and I think we 

 will have a good season for honey. I am a 

 beginner with bees, this being my third 

 season with bees. I live on the peninsula 

 just below San Francisco. I do not ask 

 any questions because I do not think it 

 necessary as long as I take the Bee Journal; 

 I also have the "A B C of Bee-Culture," 

 Benton's and Newman's books. I think 

 that any person with common intelligence 

 these days can get along very well with the 

 above. I get a good market for my honey 

 and wax. because I have it in a neat, clean 

 shape. As I attribute the most of my suc- 

 cess to the Bee Journal I sincerely wish it 

 and its editor success. M. P. S.mith. 



San Mateo Co., Cal., April 7. 



The Mississippi River Overflow. 



When a boy living in Canada I often read 

 of the great Mississippi river, of the over- 

 flows in the Mississipjji bottoms, and longed 

 to live on the banks of that great river. So 

 about eight years ago I went to Louisiana, 

 near New Orleans, to live, but over 3i) miles 

 from the river; but not being satisfied 

 there, I came to this (Bolivar) county and 

 located my apiary near the levee, in a low 

 spot. For the first two years we had no 

 high water, but this spring it came. We 

 have a levee over Vi feet high, and it looks 

 strong enough to hold any pressure. About 

 11 weeks ago the health bureau predicted 

 an overtiow. and we watcht the water as it 

 crept from (i to 12 inches per day up the 

 levee, until it began to slosh over. Men 

 went to work to raise it— over HI, 000 men, 

 they say, were at work between Memphis 

 and Vicksburg, trying to save it. It was a 

 novel sight to me, to see that great water, 

 as long as it staid on the opposite side. 



About a week ago a man came riding 

 into our place saying the levee had broken 

 about G miles above. We all knew that 

 meant to get ready. This break was about 

 3 o'clock in the afternoon. Some said the 

 water would not reach us for '24 hours, but 

 I went to work putting my bees up and get- 

 ting ready. I workt until about '2 o'clock 

 in the morning, wlien the mighty water 

 began to roll in my apiary. I had my bees 

 up 4 feet high— all said they were safe. I 



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This littlo picture -will come \ 



S^g home -with tolling force to many ifli 

 ^»k a tired and overworked farmer's 4St 



^.Su disease. Poor ■womanl _ . _, 



J(* not know tliat there is ■within ^^Jl 

 «^ your easy reach a remedy that i>^ 

 Q4.J will quickly restore you to JS 

 Ij^ health and happiness? Aremedy^J 

 (i5^ that will positively cure Jt.. 



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 Perforated Drone and 

 Queen Excluder Zinc. 

 Our Sections are i he finest, and nur Perforated 

 Zinc is the only perfect and fully relhible now 

 made. It costs more, but is worth more, and 

 does not obstruct the passage or worker-bees. 

 The Nonpareil Hee-Hlve and all dther 

 Api»'iaii ^ll|^|>'i«'N. Adrit-M-s for Catalog 

 and prices, ARNOLD, JABEBG & CO , 



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 14A4t Nkw Philadelphia. Onio. 



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iKfUUi'-i, tiie-fmnviican lice Jour't.'^,- 



WANTED— ATTENTION ! 



fcJEE liKKE, Fiiend Bee-Keepcr. the best 

 O jroods are none loo good, and the lowest 

 prices ate none too io^v lorthe present, times, 

 so down po the prices for 1 897 on Full ifliiu 

 of Uec-Kei'perN' Mipplli s, 



1 defy conipctliioTi in (lualliy and workman- 

 ship. \Vf»rlitii££ Wax Into Kouudatlon when 

 sent to me. a specialty. Write, without fall, 

 forCatilog. My prices are worth looking at. 

 Wax wanted at *.2fic cusb. or ~Uc in trmlc. de- 

 livered. August 'Weiss, Hortonville, 'Wis. 



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then put my bed up in the loft, and went 

 up as the water bad cut me off from the 

 railroad or levee. In the morning I knockt 

 a board off and lookt out to see how the 

 bees were doing, only to see part of the 

 hives floating around. I went down in the 

 water up to my waist (4 feet deep) and 

 gathered them up the best I could, and tried 

 to save them. How they are doing I cannot 

 tell, but I think I shall lose heavily. 



I then started to the apiary about 4 miles 

 down the river, to see if the water had 

 reacht them, but the water had beat me 

 there — not a hive of bees or a stand was 

 left— all gone. I did not go to my upper 

 apiary, about 4 miles up near the break, 

 but learned they had all floated away. But 

 I am in hopes to save enough to start again. 



While sitting here and looking over the 

 water, it looks like a mighty ocean. Thou- 

 sands of cattle have drowned, hundreds of 

 mules and hogs are gone, and many lives 

 are lost — so it is reported. 



All had it reported that I was drowned, 

 as I did not get up town the next morning. 

 When a party came down to my apiary to 

 see where I was, and call me, I tell you I 

 answered soon, and crawled out of the 

 gable-end of my wigwam, and got in that 

 dugout. 



Now I tell all bee-men that I have enough 

 of the great Mississippi river. Railroad 

 tr.acks are washt away on both sides of us; 

 no mail for a week, and God only knows 

 when we will get any. I send this letter 

 out with some men that are going out to 

 meet a passing steamer. J. H. Siple. 



Bolivar Co., Miss., April 1. 



Bees 'Wintered in Clamps. 



I winter bees outside. packt in clamps with 

 forest leaves, with a chaff cushion on top. 

 I have from one to four colonies in each 

 case. Out of the 40 colonies put up last 

 fall, one is lost, and 1 consider that not bad 

 for this latitude, and variable weather. 



I like the Bee Journal so well that I 

 would not like to lose even one number. 

 Wm. Miller. 



Ontario, Canada, April 10. 



Working on Sapolel. 



My bees are now working on sapolel — a 

 bulb that sends up a small plant that is in 

 bloom as soon as the snow is off. The bloom 

 is very fragrant, and bees fairly cover it. 

 It furnishes both pollen and honey, and is 

 in bloom before the willows are. It is a 

 bulb the Indians dig to make bread of. I 

 do not know its scientific name, but the In- 

 dians call it " sapolel." It grows in rocky 

 bars, and on thin, gravelly land, and is a 

 splendid early bee-plant. 



It is needless for me to say the American 

 Bee Journal is a welcome visitor; it is 

 always received ^vith great interest, so 

 much so that I often read it until it is too 

 late to go to church, thus failing to hear 

 some good sermons. S. W. Maxet. 



Kittitas Co., Wash., April 5. 



[Mr. Maxey, you should not let the Bee 

 Journal interfere with j'our church duties. 

 Remember the contents of this paper are 

 not " too good to keep." They won't spoil 

 if not devoured until several days after 

 being received. — Editor.] 



Bee-Keeping in 'Virginia. 



The winter, in this locality, has been 

 favorable to the safe wintering of bees, 

 scarcely a week having past btit what they 

 were niile to fly out, and all colonies that 

 have sulHcient stores pass the winters here 

 without loss, on the summer stands, with- 

 out any trouble as to packing, ventilation, 

 etc. They commenced to gather pollen late 

 in the month of February, and now, with 

 cherries, peaches, pears, and plum trees in 

 full bloom, and apple blossoms bursting 

 forth, they are well bred up and strong in 

 numbers. Last fall 1 took off some very 

 line honey, to my taste fully equal to any 



