1888 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



883 



J. p. Israel, North San Diego. S. t30. 



e. Not over 15 or 20 per cent has yet been gathered. The How 

 has not been as good as usual at this time, on account of lack 

 of late rains, f. So far, all black sage. 



R. Wilkin. Los Angeles. S. W. 4-a9. 



e. We .seldiiin gtt rn\K-li surplus honey until after the middle 

 of May. f. Various wild (lowers, but mainly altilarie: purple 

 sage is about eoniinencing to bloom. 



Wm. Muth-Rasmussen. Independence. E. 4-25. 



e. No honey will be harvested here untllJune. Bees breeding 

 rapidly, and swarming. 



G. W. Cova. Downieville, Sierra Co. N. E. U. 4-25. 



d. About 25 per cent. e. Fruit-bloora and apple. 



COLORADO. 



Mark W. Moe, Denver. N. 5-5. 



a. 667^, b. 95. i: A few in eellars.but.mostly on summer stands; 

 also some in bee-houses. 



CONNECTICUT. 



Daniel H. Johnson. Danielsonville. E. 5-2. 



a. 80. b. Perhaps 70. c. Mostly on summer stands, d. Bees 

 in healthy condition, but the severity of the spring weather is 

 not encouraging. 



L. U. Root. Stamford. S. W. 51. 



a. 75. b. About 75. c. On summer stands, d. The crop must 

 be light, as the bies are in poor condition, from the enect of 

 our terrible storm in March. 



R. M. Wilbur, New Milford. W. 4-23. 



a. 9.5. b. Fi'om 90 to 95. c. Summer stands, d. Backward 

 spring, can hardly tell yet. 



DAKOTA. 

 Thos. D. Lewis, Cando. N. 4-26. 

 a. 99. b. No bees kept b.y any one within 20 miles of here. 



FLORIDA. 



John Y. Detwiler, New Smyrna. E. C. 5-1. 



e. On the coast, principal sources of honey not yet in bloom. 

 In the interior of Volusia Co. half a crop; harvested, f. Sourc- 

 es orange, spruce, pine, andromeda, or stool-root, gallberry, 

 and various spring (lowers; grape and cosina now in bloom. 

 South of New Snryrna, bees secure from one to two ))ounds per 

 da.v. Saw-palmetto not yet in bloom. 



W. S. Hart, Hawks Park. E. C. 4-24. 



e. Probably about 80, or a little less than an average, f. 

 Maple, yellow iessamine, willow, oak, and orange. 



J. L. Clark. Apalachicola. W. 4-24. 



e. I think the crops will average double the preceding year. 

 I am satistied that ours will. f. Natural, red maple, willow, 

 black and tupelo gum; the latter our choice flow, wliich is 

 very rich in nectar. 



GEORGIA. 



J. P. H. Brown. Augusta. E. C. 4-26. 



e. The honey-How up to date is fully 20 per cent above an 

 average, and of extra quality, f. Mostly from the poplar, 

 liriodendron tulipilera. 



T. E. Hanbury, Atlanta. N. 4-25. 



No honey yet. Fi-uit-bloom was injured or killed by frost 

 and cold. H:ive no honey source except clover, blackberries, 

 and poplar, which is limited. It doesn't pay to keep bees in 

 Northern Ocurfria. 



R. H. Campbell, Madison. C. 5-4. 



e. Full iivorage crop of honey. 1. Poplar, maple, persimmon, 

 blackberries, hall bushes, willows, and wild clover. These are 

 good honey-plants. 



W.ilterMc Williams, Griffin. W. C. 5-4. 



e. 25. Its average is far superior to the last four years, f. 

 Blackberry, dewberry. 



ILLINOIS. 



Mrs. L. Harrison, Peoria. C. .5-5. 



a. 75. b. 60. c. Cellar, d. Moderate. 



Dadant & Son, Hamilton. W. C. 4-21. 



a. About 92. b. About 60. c. Outdoor wintering, but we suc- 

 ceeded best in the cellar this year. d. Fair. 



C. C. Miller, Marengo. N. 5-5. 



a. Too early to tell. Perhaps 45. b. 45. c. Cellar, d. Very 

 cold and backward. 



Frank H. Howard. Fairfield. S. 5-4. 



e. .Average better than usual, f. Fruit-bloom. 



F. W. Goodrich, Bloomington. C. 4-24. 



a. 25. b. 25. c. Most practical bee-keepers prefer cellar win- 

 tering, d. Very poor. 



Wm. Hutchinson. Benton. S. E. 4-27. 



b. 33>^. d. Very poor. Clover nearly all killed, f. A ' mall 

 quantity from fruit-bloom. 



INDIANA. 



T H. Kloer.Ter re Haute. W.C .5-1. 



a. 90. b. 60 to 70 c. Outdoors mostly, d. Not promising. 



J. A. Burton, Mitchell. S. C. 5-4. 



a. 89. b. 90. c. Summer stands, d. Good ^ield from fruit- 

 blossoms, so far. Poplar promises good; white clover bad. 



I. R. Good. Nappanee. N. 5-4. 



a. 74. b. .W. o. On summer stands, d. Not Hattering. 



Mar.v E. Harding. Indianapolis. C. 4-23. 



a. 94. b. 75. c. Wintering on summer stands 



Mrs. A. F. Proper, Portland. E. C. 5-7. 



a. 85. b. Can't estimate. 3. Winter on summer stands, d. 

 Very good. 



IOWA. 



J. M. Shuck, Des Moines. C. 4-30. 



a. About 95. b. About 25. c. On summer stands, d. Not good. 

 White clover seems to have been killed. 



Z. T. Hawk, Audubon. W. 5-4. 



a. 96. b. 60 or 65. Losses from spring dwindling liave been 

 very heavy, c. Probably two thirds winter in the cellar, d. 

 Copious rains in last 24 hours materially brighten the pros- 

 pect. 



Oliver Foster, Mt. Vernon. E. 5^3. 



a. 80 per cent. b. Just 72 per cent, of about 500 heard from. 



c. Cellar, d. Good. 



Eugene Secor. Forest City. N. 5-1. 



a. 85. b. 80. c. Cellar exclusively, d. Good, except spring is 

 backward. 



J. W. Bittenl)ender, Knoxville. S. E. 4-30. 



a. 92. b. 35. c. Cellar and cave. d. Good. 

 KANSAS. 



J.B. Kline, Topeka. E. C. 5-4. 



a. 100. b. About 98. c. Cellar preferred, though either does 

 well. d. Very fair. 



B. F. Uhl, Boling. E. 5-3. 



a. 80. b. 80. c. Summer stands, d. Good. 



J. E. Stanley, Wichita. S. C. 5-1. 



e. 30. Better than usual. 1;. Elm, soft maple, and fruit bloom. 

 KENTUCKY. 



J. p. Moore, Morgan. N. 4-24. 



a. 97. b. 95. c. Wintering ou summer stands, d. Only tolerably 

 good. White clover is not very thick in this locality. 



Johns. Reese, Winchester. G. 5-1. 



e. Fruit, full bloom, and yielding well as usual, f. No surplus 

 yet. 



D. F. Savage, Hopkinsville. S. W. 5 1. 



a. 100. b. Black bees, in " niims," 60. Of bees in L. or Simp, 

 hives, 95. c. Winter on siuiiiiier stands, d. Red clover much 

 injured by last year's drought. White clover promises well, 

 e. Fine yield from fruit and forest bloom, above the average. 

 No surplus yet. f. White clover just ojiening. Upper stories 

 now go on. 



LOUISIANA. 



J. W. K. Shaw. Loreauville. S. C. 4-25. 



a. 100. b. Blacks, and in boxes, have died out badly, e. Se- 

 cured a fair average from china-tree. f. The crop from white 

 clover is now being gathered. 



MARYLAND. 



S. Valentine. Hagerstown. N. W. 4-27. 



e. Very backward spring. Bees have carried very little pol- 

 len, and no honey, f. Good, if weather will permit bees to rty. 



S. P. Roddy, Mechanicstown. N. C 4-30. 



Not more than 5 per cent. It has averaged just as well as it 

 usuall.v does, so far. It was secured from maple and fiuit- 

 blossoins. 



MASSACHUSETTS. 



J. E. Pond, No. Attleboro. S. E. 4-21. 



a. 100. b. Fully 75. c. On summer stands, although that of 

 special depositories is to some extent in use. d. Very good 

 indeed. 



E. W. Lund. Baldwinsvllle. N. C. 5-2. 



a. 75. b. As far as heard from, not 50. c. About eqnall,y di- 

 vided, d Prospects are good, but bees are backward for the 

 season. No blossoms yet. 



Wm . W . Gary, Colerain N . W . 4-21 . 



a. 95. b. 50. I estimate from my locality c Cellar wiiiler- 

 ing safest and cheapest d. Rather discouraging. 

 MICHIGAN. 



George E. Hilton, Fremont. W. 5-3. 



a. Spring cold and backward; have allowed two to starve; 

 95. b. 90 c. Summer stands in chaff hives, d. If wc can get 

 our bees strong in time for clover, good. 



James Heddon, Dowagiae. S. W. 4-20. 



a. 667^. b. Between 50 and 66 7!i. c. About equal, of each. d. 

 Poor, so far as can now be guessed at . 



R. L. Taylor, Lapeer. E. 6-3. 



a. 86. b. 50. Many have lost all. c. Cellar wintering d. 

 Very poor. White clover is greatly injured by drought. 



H. D. Cutting, Clinton. S. W. 5-4. 



a. 100. b. From 75 to 80. c. About equally divided. d.Fair. 



T. F. Bingham, Abronia. S. W. 4-24. 



a. 9%14. 0. Loss is light, c Both cellar, and chaff-packfd. 



d. Clover is injured by frost; and unless the se^tson retards the 

 clover-bloom as it does breeding, the crop will be injured. 



MINNESOTA. 



Bright Bros., Mazeppa. E. 4-26. 



a. 94}^. b. 75. c. Cellar wintering, d. Good. 



W. Urie, Minneapolis. E.G. 5-4. 



a. 90, and veiy strong, b. I am safe in saying that only 75 jier 

 cent in Northern Minnesota are alive, d. Good. 



J. H. Johnson, East Chain Lakes. S. C. 4-28. 



a. 100. b. No complaints, c. Cellar, d. I should say good. 



D. P. Lister, Lac qui Parle. W. C. 4-23. 



a. 92. b. 50. c. Cellar, d. Could not say. 



W. W. Hamilton, Jackson. S. W. 4-23. 



a. 100. b. 95. c Cellar wintering; wintering on summer 

 stands is not often tried on the Northwestern prairies. 



MISSISSIPPI. 



Oscar F. Bledsoe, Grenada. N. 4-24. 



e. Have taken 40 or 50 lbs. each from some hives. I can get 

 2 or 3 times that much more. 



W. A. & E. E. Montgomery, Pickens. C. 4-26. 



e. We have an averatre honey-yield up to date. f. A little 

 from willow, but the greater part of it from poplar. 



O. M. Blanton, Greenville. W. C. 4 30. 



a. 90. e. No honey. Cool backward spring. Bees are gath- 

 ering from a dozen varieties of Howers. Will handle my 

 apiary myself this year. 



MIS.SOURI. 



Jno. Nebel & Son, High Hill. E. C. 5-1. 



a. 96. b. 25 per cent in the hands of careless farmers; 50 per 

 cent in the hands of those more careful, c. We prefer to win- 

 ter in cellar. Most bees in our locality wintered on summer 

 stands, d. Piospects good. 



S. E. Miller, Bluffton. E. C. 5-1. 



a. 96. b. 20 to 66,^. c Mostly on summer stands il. Strong 

 colonies are whitening their combs. 



