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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



June 



I^EPei^wp Mmmwiw. 



SWARMING COMMENCED, BUT NO HONEY. 



fEE:7. in this section have wintered very nicely, 

 and are in fine condition, if tlie weather 

 would get Avarm enough for tliem to work. 

 We have abundance of white-clover bloom 

 and raspberry, but they do not work any on 

 the clover, yet swarming' commenced very early. 

 Some began as early as the 9th of May. I have a 

 case near hero where four swarms have been cast 

 from one hive. The prospects are very fair, if 

 nothing' prevents, that we shall have a fine season. 

 We are ready, and will try to do our share, and 

 know our little friends will do their part. 

 Coloma, Mich., May 28, 1886. S. Shoup. 



SUGAR VERSUS NATURAT^ STORES. 



1 see by reports from different parts of the coun- 

 try, and also from your own apiary, that bees have 

 wintered well, mostly on natural stores. Owing to 

 an almost entire failure of the white-clover last 

 season, probably one-third of all the bees in this 

 section have died where artificial stores have not 

 been supplied. One bee keeper of the " know-it-all " 

 kind, who generally kept from 13 to 35 colonics in 

 nice hives (but not movable frames), has lost every 

 one. E. E. Cross. 



Racine, Ohio, May 31, 1886. 



500 GALLONS OF HONEY ALREADY FROM WAH- 

 HIAH, AND MOKE TO Ct)JIE. 



The prospect for a large crop of honey is good at 

 pi'csent. I have taken over 500 gallons from wah- 

 hiah, from 108 colonics, spring count, and inci-eased 

 to 145. The cat-claw has just commenced, and 

 ought to give me 1300 gallons more. It is all nearly 

 as white as water, and very fine and thick, and 

 weighs 13 lbs. to the gallon. I had no loss in winter- 

 ing; in fact, I have lost only one colony in three 

 years. D. M. Edwards. 



Uvalde, Texas, May 17, 1886. 



HONEY FOR SUPPER-TABLE BY M.A.Y 35TH. 



I took off enough nicely capped section honey of 

 this season's gathering yesterday to supply my 

 family for supper. The entire crate (Mooi-e's) from 

 which it was taken will be readyto come off by the 

 1st of June, if the weather keeps favorable. Who 

 can beat it? , ■' 3— F. J. Bostick, 9—13. 



Greenville, S. C.Vftay 26, 1886. * 



BEES NEVER IN BETTER CONDITION. 



I never had bees in better condition than at pres- 

 ent. First swarm of the season was May 20th, and 

 two more since. This is pretty good for Northern 

 Iowa. I attribute it not only to the favorable sea- 

 son, but to the feeding of a barrel of sugar this 

 spring. C. A. Sayre. 



Sargent, Floyd Co., Iowa, May 24, 1888. 



WAS IT LARGE OR S.MALL BUCKETS OF WATEIt 

 THAT THE BEES DRANK"/ 



The locusts are in full bloom at present, and bees 

 are doing finely. It has been raining here for the 

 past week, and we are having our share of the cy- 

 clone. I think the bees of Broers, spoken of on 

 page 336, must be a "new" kind, to drink a bucket 

 of water daily. May be it was a "wee" bucket, or 

 perhaps they had tiny buckets hid away somewhere 

 under their wings. I never saw bees work more on 



the dandelion than they have done this year. It 

 came in bloom with us just alter fruit-bloom. 

 Oakland, O., May 15, 1886. S. S. Craig. 



T COMMENCED chewing about two years ago. 

 IJp A few days ago 1 thought I would would quit 

 ^l using tobacco. I hoard that if any one would 

 "*■ (juit the use of it you would send a smoker as 

 a jjresent. If I ever commence using it again 

 I will pay you full price for it. J. C. Stepheson. 

 Burlington, Burlington Co., N. J., Mar. 8, 188t). 



How many smokers did you give away the last 

 j^ear, to those who quit the use of tobacco ? It is 

 surely pretty heavy on your pocket book yearly. I 

 don't use it and never did. C. F. Uhl. 



Millcrsburg, Ohio. 



All the smokers we give away to tobacco- 

 users are noticed in CIleanings, for we al- 

 ways require a printed promise before send- 

 ing the smoker. 



I noticed in Gleanings (which is a verj' valuable 

 journal, and a nnc work all through), that you offer 

 free to any one, who will give up the use of tobac- 

 co, one of your smokers. I have used tobacco for 

 ten years, but I have given it up, and if you feel 

 inclined to send me a smoker I shall feel grateful. 

 I agree to pay you for the smoker if I ever use any 

 tobacco again. J. Sciiautschik. 



Sorbin, Lee Co., Te.xas, April 26, 1886. 



I used tobacco for 35 years. My wife often 

 talked to me of its filth, and injury to my system. 

 I thought several times I would quit the use of it; 

 but not being able, in my own strength, to do so, 1 

 kept chewing until December. I can't remember 

 what day, but shortly before Christmas, I quit 

 chewing; and to-day, April 16, I am in perfect 

 liealth. One of my neighbors told me you would 

 send a smoker to any man who would abandon the 

 use of tobacco. Here I am, trying to live a Chris- 

 tian life. I have given up all for Jesus, and a home 

 in heaven. By God's assisting grace I mean to live 

 right, so I shall be able to die right. 



Paul Kudelbaugh. 



Severance, Doniphan Co., Kan., Apr. 16, 18f6. 



A GOOD substitute FOR A CHEW OF TOBACCO; A 



TALK AFTER UNCOVERING A COLONY OF 



HYBRIDS. 



Mr. Lewifi.—" Mr. Barnhard, how do you manage 

 to do any thing with such bees as those are ? " 



"I quiet them down with smoke." 



" Where can any one get a smoker ? " 



"Of A. I. Root, Medina, Ohio. Do you use tobac- 

 co ? " At this remark he put his hand in his pocket 

 to let me have a chew, thinking that was what 

 I wanted, but I replied, " I never use tobacco. 

 A. I. Root will give a smoker to any one who will 

 quit the use of tobacco." 



He said, " I will quit the use of tobacco. I believe 

 that tobacco is injurious to me; if 1 ever use to- 

 bacco again, I will hand you the money to pay Mr. 

 Root for the smoker." 



Brother Root, please send Mr. Lewis a smoker. I 

 will guarantee the pay for the smoker if he ever 

 uses tobacco again. Jacob Barnhard. 



Denver, Newaygo Co., Mich., April 34, 1886. 



