1886 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTUEE. 



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3100 POUNDS OF CHOICE HONEY. 



T HAD 100 colonies in the spring; but befci-e 

 jM? swarming time I sold so that I had 70 left, most 

 'll of them in good condition. I have now 117 col- 

 ■^ onles, all in good condition to winter, most of 

 them very heavy. I have taken up to date, 900 

 pounds of as fine white-clover comb honey as you 

 ever saw, and 1300 pounds of choice white-clover 

 extracted. It was not extracted until sealed over, 

 which makes a much better article than if it had 

 been extracted as the bees gather it. New honey is 

 coming into the city quite freely, and, as usual, no 

 price is set to govern the commission men. They 

 are selling fine white honey, put up in fine cases, at 

 16 to 18 cents. It might, or ought to bring 30, and 

 would if the parties sending would give the com- 

 mission men instructions not to sell it for less. 

 Quite a good deal is brought into Minneapolis by 

 the farmers, or those who have a few colonies, and 

 they usually take what the grocer wants to give 

 them, which is usually 14 cents. Wm. Urie. 



Minneapolis, Minn., Aug. 34, 1888. 



We are having a honey-flow here now— the usual 

 September crop. B. F. A. 



Middleton. Mass., Aug. 35, 1888. 



We have a glorious and grand flow of honey now; 

 and if frost doesn't strike ns before the 35th, we 

 shall have an immense crop of honey here. 



Pana, 111., Sept. 6, 1888. A. L. Ki.ar. 



3000 LBS. OF HONEY, AND BEES DOING WELL. 



We have taken in all this year 3000 ll>s. of honey, 

 and bees are doing well on buckwheat. 



Mrs. Bell L. Duncan. 

 Black Lick, Pa., Aug. 33, 1888. 



1000 LBS. FROM POPLAR. 



I have taken 1000 pounds of comb honey from 40 

 colonies, principally poplar honey. White clover 

 andbasswood gave almost nothing in this locality; 

 good prospect for fall honey. John M.\jor. 



Cokeville, Pa., July 33, 1888. 



My bees have done better this season than for 

 several years. They have about stopped swarm- 

 ing. The last one came off Aug. 34th. There seems 

 to be but little honey coming in now; none yet 

 from buckwheat. E. G. Hedding. 



Paw Paw, W. Va., Aug. 38, 1888. 



A GOOD AVERAGE YEAR IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. 



New comb honey is selling at from 35 to 30 cents 

 per pound; extracted, 35. 1 have secured about an 

 average crop, but for our surplus we depend on the 

 fall flow. I have taken KX) pounds of honey, and 

 have trebled in colonies, having 34 stocks now. I 

 consider it a good average year with me. 



Rumney, N. H., July 34, 1888. G. J. Hall. 



BEES BRINGING IN HONEY. 



All hives, except a late swarm that came out 

 Aug. 35, are in good condition. Hives are full of 

 bees, and will average from Ave to eight frames of 

 solid honey to the hive. Two-thirds of them are 

 still rearing brood largely. Bees are busy from 

 about 9 A. M. till dark, bringing in honey. I have 

 taken from 15 to 38 pounds of comb honey from 

 each original hive that I started the season with. 



Pittsburg, Mich., Sept. 4, 1888. F. B. Day. 



MEDIUM CROP. 



The honey yield in this section was about a medi- 

 um crop. From 40 colonies, spring count, I got 

 1100 lbs. of comb honey in sections, and 400 lbs. of 

 extracted, about half being quite dark. 



Hannibal, O., Aug. 37, 1888. M. Ludtman. 



SEASON FAIR. - 



The season for us here has been only fair— too 

 much rain, we think. But as others write, we 

 ought not to complain. In some locations here, 

 first swarms have made 50 pounds of nice white 

 comb honey. H. W. Bass. 



Front Royal, Va., Aug. 27, 1888. 



HONEY BY THE GALLON ; THE SEASON THE BEST 

 FOR YEARS. 



So far as I have read in the bee-journals, the sea- 

 son has been very discouraging; but I am happy to 

 say, that, with me, it has never been better. Hon- 

 ey has been coming in by the gallon, from clover. 

 We have increased from 13 colonies, spring count, 

 to 55 good strong colonies. The season has been 

 the best for years. White clover is coming out on 

 all spots. Fred Lininget*. 



Douglas, O., Aug. 39, 1888. 



HOW MUCH HONEY DID DOOLITTLE GET ? 



I see by the Sept. 1st No.'of Gleanings that friend 

 Root is anxious to know if I have any honey this 

 year. Yes, about half a crop, which is somewhere 

 from 50 to 75 lbs. per colony, spring count, all comb 

 honey. I have not extracted a drop this year. The 

 queen business has so rushed me that I have had 

 time only to estimate the honey crop, but will give a 

 full report so all can know exactly what I have 

 done, probably in Oct. 15th, or Nov. 1st Glean- 

 ings. G. M. DOOLITTLE. 



Borodino, N. Y. 



NINETY-THREE DOLLARS FROM 14 COLONIES. 



I herewith submit my first report from this part 

 of the State which you hear so little about; for 

 really it seems that I have this county almost to 

 myself in the way of keeping bees by the improved 

 method. Indeed, when I take my honey to market 

 I am put to some pretty close questioning, whether 

 I hadn't a machine to make it artificially, as they 

 couldn't believe bees could be made to put up 

 genuine honey so nice. So much for the reports 

 the grocer gets in papers about manufactured hon- 

 ey. Well, here is a true statement for the consid- 

 eration of all parties concerned, as taken from an 

 account book : 



1 wintered 18 colonies la all, mostly in good con- 

 dition; doubled down to 16. Two have made noth- 

 ing yet. From 14 I have sold $93.00 worth, besides 

 what we have used and given away. I have on hand 

 116 lbs., besides what may come ott' in the way of 

 partly filled sections. Bees are flying, and working 

 apparently as sti-ong and vigorously as in June or 

 July. There have been no swarms this summer to 

 bother. T cut the drones out early, ami kept down 

 the fever. 



There is beginning now to be considerable in- 

 quiry by the old bucket and crock bee-men as to 

 how 1 get my honey. It makes me tired to still 

 hear them talk about the king-bee. 



I am still faithful to my tobacco pledge, even if I 

 did let Gleanings stop for awhile, and hear noth- 

 ing of you for a year or two. S. Daniels. 



Pine Grove, O., Aug. 1, 1888. 



