1886 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTUR:^. 



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cause I did not scold yoti I'oi- ;ill ilii.s trouble made 

 by myself and lor myself. Now, in I'uture I will 

 try to lie more careful about what I say. But sup- 

 pose j/oii had made the mistake, as I firmly believed 

 you iiad until you returned my lettt^r, what would 

 have been the result? My opinion is, that you 

 would have made it all rig-ht. I have all the supplies 

 that 1 need for this season; but when I need any 

 thino- in your line 1 will order. J. F. Miciiaei,. 

 German, Darke Co., O., June 21, 1880. 



I am sure. I'liend Michael, we are very 

 luuch obliged indeed for your kind concUui- 

 ing words, and we will tiy hard to deserve 

 them. 



Moral. — Wlien you make an order, always 

 kee]) a copy, so as to be sure you are not 

 mistaken when you feel like complaining 

 that you didn't get what you ordered. 



WHEN TO TAKE OFF HONEY. 



1 have one of yoiu' A II C books, and am pleased 

 with it. Can you inform me where I can find a good 

 market for section honey, and what it is worth per 

 pound? 1 have fifty colonies of Italians, and they 

 jn-odnco a very good yield, but honey is worth only, 

 through this State, 10 cts. per lb. You mention in 

 your book, that you always get 18 cts. for j-ours. Be 

 kind enough to lend me a lielping hand in this di- 

 rection. How late in the season do you take honey? 

 My plan is to remove from upper story, any time 

 from the first of May to the middle of September, 

 but never take anj'from the brood-chamber. Please 

 give me your ideas on the subject. You don't men- 

 tion this in your book. E. H. Campbell. 



Madison, Ga.. June 10, 1880. 



Why. friend C, we continue to take off 

 honey as long as any comes ; that Is, I 

 should take oft' every bit in the sections ; 

 and if tliey then lacked in the brood-cham- 

 ber, when it came time to prepare them for 

 winter I would feed. If you want your hon- 

 ey extra nice, take it off as fast as the sec- 

 tions are capped over. Every day they re- 

 main over the bees after this, spoils their 

 appearance. 



"BEES DOING FIRST HATE." 



f^\ EES are doing first rate here, and white clo- 

 Ijj/ ver is in full liloom. Cultivated raspberries, 

 piJ l)lackbei-ries, and tulip-trees, furnish lots of 

 ■^^ honey also. There is only one large tulip- 

 irce within easy reach, but the bees carry 

 in lioney from that one an liour or two every morn- 

 ing. Allen Latham. 

 Lancaster, Mass., June 10, 1886. 



NEIillASKA. 



Bees are doing finely. We hope to get some sur- 

 plus soon. We are in the midst of strawberry pick- 

 ing. We have theflnest tliat go lo our market. 



Plattsmoulh, Neb., June 9, 1880. W. J. Hessek. 



WILL QUADltUI'LE THE STOCK. 



My wife is excited over her success with bees. 

 Last year she tripled, and this year she will quadru- 

 ple her stock (from a))poarances). They bred all 

 winter; first swarm. May :i3d; second, from same 

 colony, June r)th, and will swarm again all round. 

 Samitet, T. Malehokn. 



Denmark, Oregon, June 10, 1880. 



HONEY NEVEH BEFORE COMING IN SO FAST. 



Bees are doing first rate now, but I am afraid of 

 dry weather setting in that will cut off the clover. 

 Thei-e is an abundance of it. I have taken 40 lbs. of 

 comb honey from some of my hives, and there will 

 be plenty more in a few days. I never sa\v them 

 make honey so fast before in my life. 



Millersburg, O., June 7, 1880. Jacob Etter. 



BEES AT "WORK IN SECTIONS STRONG." 



Bees are doing remarkably well so far this sea- 

 son. We are having an excellent clover - bloom, 

 and bees are at present gathering more honey from 

 it than I remember of ever seeing before. Thej' 

 arc at work in the sections strong, and are just be- 

 ginning to swarm. I had two swarms to-day. 



Williamsvillc, N. Y., June 23. 1880. E. C. Long. 



A GOOD REPORT FROM ONE OP OUR DOLLAR 

 QUEENS, AND ONE, TOO, THAT DOES NOT SWARM. 



I bought a dollar queen of you 4 years ago, and 

 introduced her to a colony of blacks. In a short 

 time 1 had a colony of pure Italians, and they are 

 beauties too. They have given 87, 103, 108, and 97 

 pounds of honey each j-ear respectively. What I 

 want to know is, why they have never swarmed or 

 even built a queen-cell. I know it is the same 

 queen, fori clipped lier wing a few days after in- 

 troducing her, and saw her last on the 11th inst. 

 Is it not strange that they do not swarm? I am 

 very proud of her. C. A. Lewis. 



Peachville, Pa., June 14, 1880. 



100 LBS. OF HONEY IN .5 DAYS FROM ONE SWARM; 

 OWES SUCCESS TO THE ABC BOOK. 



I liave not written anything for Gleanings for 

 three years. Your reply at the end of my article 

 was to let you hear from me again. This fall I will 

 send jou another report. I have made great strides 

 in the art since I commenced, 7 years ago. I have 

 had great success in getting honey, but not in win- 

 tering. Last year, 8 swarms averaged 200 lbs. of 

 extracted honey apiece. One new prime swarm, 

 hived on 2t empty combs, gathered over 100 lbs. in 

 5 days. I owe much of my success to what I learn- 

 ed in the ABC book. C. S. Adams. 



Williamson, N. Y., June 20, 1880. 



CLOVER TWO WEEKS EARLIER ; THE SWARMING 

 MANIA RAGING. 



Bees are doing well. White clover commenced 

 blooming May 10th, two weeks earlier than usual, 

 and has furnished a good supply of nectar. Bass- 

 wood is opening up now. Trees are full of buds; 

 and if the weather is suitable we shall have a good 

 honey-crop, which will be the first within three 

 years. Our woods arc full of runaway swarms. 

 Persons keeping a few bees, and not paying close 

 attention, have lost half of their swarms that have 

 come out this season. We have lost three. Two 

 first swarms came out and went to the woods with- 

 out settling. One was followed three-fourths of a 

 mile. There is something verj- singular about the 

 swarming this year. We have had one swarm to 

 come out live limes. It was hived on brood and 

 foundation. It would stay in the hive two or three 

 days, work out some of the foundation, and then 

 swarm out again. Others will stay in the hive a 

 day, and not do any thing, an<l swarm again. My 

 hives are well shaded, and the best of care given in 

 iiiving. Some swarms destroj- all the larvic giveiv 

 them, if rather young. J. Neuel & Son. 



High Hill, Mo., June lit, 1880. 



