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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTUEE. 



May 



E. M. Hayhurst, Kansas Uity. W. C. 4-28. 



e. The honey-flow is better than usnal at this date. The bees 

 are gatherinjr a little more than they consume, in spite of un- 

 favorable weather, f. .\pple-blossoni. 



Chas. L. Gough, Rock Spring. E. U. 4-23. 



a. 20. b.lO. c. Cellar, or some place to protect them from 

 the sudden changes and cold winds, d. Unfavorable. 



James Parshall, Skidmore. N. W. 4-21. 



a. Aboutl.i. b. Ahout25. Some have lost all. c. On summer 

 stands d. Good, if we have any rain. 



M.\INK. 



.John Re.>-nolds, Clinton. S. E. 5-9. 



a. In i apiaries, 88. b. Outside, we estimate 50. c. In the cel- 

 lar, d. As good as usual we think. 



NEBRASKA. 



Jerome Wiltse, Falls City. S. E. 5-2. 



a. 80. b. 80 c. Cellar, d. Unfavorable. 



FKingsley, Hebron. S. C. 5-4. 



a. 75. b. 75 c. Cellar wintering by those who undferstand 

 it, although 90 per cent are left on summer stands, d. Good. 



J. W Porter. Ponca. N. E. 4-20 



a UK) ijcr cent in cellar; 8 per cent on summer stands, b. 65, 

 c. Cellar No method of packing on summer stands has been 

 successful in this locality. 



J. M. Young. Rock Bluffs. E. 4-30. 



a. 7.'>. In chart' hives; all dead in single-walled hives, b. 50. 



c. Cellar wintering, with experienced apiarjsts; Inexperienced, 

 summer stands, d. Very favorable for the linn bloom, but 

 white clover nearly all killed. 



NEVADA. 



E. A. Moore, Reno. W. C. 4-30. 



c. We winter on summer stands, in this section. d. Pros- 

 pects for a good crop are very flattering, e . It has averaged 

 better than usual, f. It was gathered from fruit-blossoms. 



NEW HAMPSHIRE. 



J. A. Bachelder. Keene. S. 5-3. 



a. 70. b. 60, and all very weak. e. Summer stands. 



S. F. Reed, No. Dorchester. C. 4-24 



a. 66X. b. About 75. c. Most peot)le prefer summer stands. 



d. I should say, good. 



C. E. Waltz, Rumney. C. 5-2 



a. 56. b About 40. c. Cellar wintering; those left out, dead. 



d. Prospects fair. 



NEW JERSEY. 



Watson Allen, Bernardsville. N, C. 5-5. 



a. 80. b. 80. e. On summer stands, in chaff hives, d. Good. 



J. H. Stidworthy, Ogdensburg N. 4-3. 



a. 89. b. 25. c. summer stands, d. Good. 



J. D. Coles, Woodstown. S.W. 5-5. 



e. 90. Not all secured; season two weeks late. f. Fruit- 

 bloom and dandelion. 



NEW YORK. 

 P. H. Elwood. Starkville. C. 5-1. 



a. About 95. b About 92. c. Cellar wintering, d. Prospects 

 good. 



F. Boomhower, Gallupville. E, C. 5-3. 



a. 99. I have traveled over a portion of two counties, 

 Schoharie and Albany; h.ave seen hundreds of empty hives; 

 bees are over half dead. c. Cellar, d. poor. 



G. M. Doolittle, Borodino. C. 4-23. 



a. 90. b. 90. c. About half and half. No bees set from cel- 

 laryet. Think those wintered on summer stands will be the 

 best on May 15 this ye.ir. d. Good, except that it is the off year 

 for basswood 



Geo. H. Knickerbocker, Pine Plains. S. E. .'J-3. 



a 85. b. 75 c. A cellar is preferred by those who h.ave one 

 suitable for wintering. 



H. P. Langdon, East Constable. N. E. 4-25. 



a 90 b. 75 c. In the cellar, d. Cold backward spring. Oth- 

 er prospects good. Put bees out to-day — 64 swarms. 



NORTH CAROLINA. 



H. M. Isaac, Catfish. W, 5-2, 



e. Honey is coming in freely at this date. f. From tulip, 

 called poplar with us. 



Abbott L. Swinson, Gold.sboro. E. 4-28. 



e. Very little; flow just began yesterday. The earliest sea- 

 son since 1884. f . From poplar, or tulip, and black gum. 



OHIO. 



Chas. F. Muth, Cincinnati. 4-14. 



a. 100. b. 75. c. Wintering on summer stands, d. Thepros- 



gects of a honey crop will be below the average yield, to the 

 es-t of my .iudgment. 



A. B. Mason, Auburndale. N. W. 4-30. 



a. 97. b. 85. c. Cellar., d. (Jood. 



S. A. Dyke. Pomeroy. 5-5. 



a. 100. b. 95. c. Summer stands, in chaff, d. Good. Honey 

 has been coming in quite lively from fruit-bloom the last few 

 days. 



Dr. G. L. Tinker, New Philadelphia. N. E. 5-7. 



a. 98. b. 90. c. Summer stands d Never better. 



Dr. H. Besse, Delaware. C. 4-28. 



a. 11 My loss is 100 colonies out of 112 put into winter quar- 

 ters—the greatest I ever had. b. 20 per cent as far as I have 

 heard to date. c. Cellar, d Seem good. 



OREGON. 



J. D. Rusk, Milwaukee. N. W. 4-26. 



a. 66^. b. .'JO. c. Summer stands, altogether, d. The pros- 

 pects are good . 



PENNSYLVANIA. 

 Watts Bros., Murray. C. 5-2. 



Vatts Bros., Murray 

 .■No f Softlmapk 



S. W. Morrison, Oxford. S. E. 5-3. 



a 75. b.40. c. Summer stands (it is generally successful I. 

 d Excellent, if we had the bci^s e. Some honey, f. Cherry- 

 blossoms. 



(Jeo. A. Wright, Olenwood. N. E. 4-28. 

 a. 80. b. 60. c. Summer stands, d. Good. 

 C. W. King, Enilenton. N. W. 5-1. 

 a. 80. b. 80. d. Good. 



RHODE ISLAND. 



A. C. Miller, Providence. E. 4-20. 



a. 60. b. 95. c. Summer stands, chart-packed. <1. Fair; sea- 

 son 2 weeks late. 



Samuel Cushman, Pawtucket. 5-1. 



a. 85. b. 75. c. Wintering on summer stands, d. New honey is 

 coming in from mai)le 



SOUTH CAROLINA, 



W.J. Ellison, Stateburg. C. 5-2. 



e About .50 per cent already taken from the bees. Crop far 

 above the average, f. Some from clover, blackberries, and 

 locust, but our most abundant crop is from holly. I am about 

 the oidy one who has taken any honey as yet. Most of our bee- 

 men use box hives, and don't rob until corn tassels. 



Harvey T. Cook, Greenville. N. W. 4-29. 



e. Not quite an average crop up to this time. f. Apple, eheri'y, 

 raspberry, and from various sources in swamp or foiest. 



J. D. Fooshe, Coronaco. 4-27. 



e The honey-flow is better up to date than for two or three 

 years, and the prospect at this date is for a good yield. No 

 surplus has yet been taken, f . The first honey of an.y conse- 

 quence was gathered from the willow; next, poplar and black- 

 berry, which are now in bloom. 



TEXAS. 



B. F. Carroll, Dresden. E. C. 4-27. 



e. Some apiarists extracted 12 lbs. of judas-tree honey per 

 colony, and now the hives are being rapidly filled with honey 

 from rattan Vint?. Plenty of rain up to date, and the mint is 

 fine. 



L. Stachelhausen. Selma. S. C. 4-25. 



e. AboutSO lbs. surplus per colony as yet Usually we get no 

 surplus honey at this time. f. From mesquite, persimmons, 

 cat-claw, and many different prairie flowers. 



J. P. Caldwell, San Marcos. S. W. 4-22. 



e. Have secured a full aveiage crop. We never have surplus 

 honey before May 15 f . From Spanish persimmon. 



J. E. Lay, Hallettsville. S. E. .5-1. 



e Honey crop just beginning; perhaps 10 per cent, f . From 

 spring fiowers and prickly ash. 



W.A.J Beauchamp, Orange. S. E. 4-24. 



e. Crop to date, above average. Swanning fevei' amounts to 

 a craze, f . From all sources— wild flowers and hawthorn lead- 

 ing, to be followed by locust, fruit-blossoms, etc. 



TENNESSEE. 



W. H. Greer. Paris. N. W. .5-3. 



a. 80 b. 90 c. Summer stands, d Very good. e. None 

 harvested yet, but quantity gathered seems equal to an aver- 

 age, f. From soft maple, fruit-bloom, black gum, black lo- 

 cust, blackberry, and white clover. 



G. B. Cartmell, Jackson. N. C. 6-1. 



c. The aveiage is rather better than for the last 3 years— 

 about 40 per cent of an average crop. f. From poplar and 

 other growths in the woods; also from white clover. 



J. J. Lawson, Lookout Mt. C. 5-7. 



e 314 lbs. per day. Better than for 7 years. First swarm 

 April 3. f. Fruit-bloom, now poplar; soon will follow raspberry 

 and oxydendron. 



C. C. Vaughn. Columbia. C. 5-3. 



e. Average crop. f. Poplar, white clover, black gum, locust, 



fruit-trees. 



VERMONT. 



Howard J. Smith, Richford. N. C. 4^24. 



a. About 40 per cent. b. Not over 25 i)er cent. c. Cellar win- 

 tering is the most practical, d. Good 



L. A. Freeman, Guildhall. N. E. 5-7. 



a. 50. b. 50. c. Cellar wintering, d. Poor. 



A. E. Manum, Bristol. W. 4-23. 



a. 94. b 90. c Wintering on summer stands is preferred 

 here. d. Favorable, though we expect only a medium crop; 

 off yeai' for basswood. 



J. E. Crane. Middlelmrv. W.C. 4-20. 



a 95. b. 911. Out of aliout 440 out-door hives, I have lost 

 only 18, and broken u)> tive more. Of 130 in cellar, I have lost 

 seven, certain, c. Outdoor, d. Good. 



VIRSINIA. 



James E. Duvalls, Bellefair Mills. E. 5-1. 



e. Owing to very cool weather, no surplus secured so far. f . 

 Principally from fruit-bloom, what there is. 



J. W. Porter. Charlottesville. C. 5-4. 



e. Orchard bloom, just past; average yield; season back- 

 ward and dry. f. Yield from orchards mainly . Condition of 

 bees fine. 



H. W. Bass, Front Royal. N. 5-2. 



e. Bees working well oncherr.y and fruit bloom. No surplus 

 until about May 12 to 15, from locust and clover. 



WASHINGTON TERRITORY. 



W. J. Frazier, Olympia. N. W. 4-24. 



a. 100. b. At least 90. c. On summer stands— when set 

 under a long open shed. d. The prospects at present are good. 



W. W. Maltbv, Port Angeles. N.W. 4-27. 



a. 100. b. 90. c. On summer stands, as our winters are very 

 mild. d. The prospect for a crop is good. 



John H. Goe. Mossy Rock. S. W. 4-29. 



a. 90. b. 66^;$. c. Summer stands. 



WEST VIROINIA. 



J A. Buchanan, Holllday's Cove. N. .5-4. 



a 90 b. 90 c. Summer stands, d First-class in all things, 

 save a light clover honey crop. Bees are now hauling honey 

 from sugai-tree bloom. 



M. A. Kellev, Milton. S. W. 4-22. 



a 9<l b 90. c. All on summer stands, d Very good. 



