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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



L. E. Gaylord, a mail-carrier beekeeper of St. Paul- Minn. 



a 10 or 12 lb. trout on tlie end of a 175-foot 

 line the world is just about all dead to him 

 except that fish until he gets it pulled in 

 and landed in the boat. The first one I 



pulled in Iavo weeks ago happened to be a 

 large one, and my heart was running like a 

 .steam-engine when I landed it. 

 Innerkip, Ontario. 



A 



BY L. E. GAYLORD 



I am a letter-carrier at St. Paul, Minn., 

 and spend my extra time with my bees in- 

 stead of in saloons. My best year for honey 

 was in 1912, when, from siaring count of 18 

 colonies (increased to 45), I took off 1800 

 sections of No. 1 honev, and extracted 160 



gallons, all of which I sold for .|445, which 

 is a tnfle over $24 per colony, spring count, 

 or nearly $10 a colony at the end of the 

 season. 



I took first prize on wliite extracted at 

 Minnesota State Fair. 



St. Paul, Minn. 



A MYSTERIOUS TROUBLE 



CAUSING THE 

 BEM OF BEES 



DEATH OF A LARGE NUM= 



BY P. S. REAVES 



There is something wrong with my bees 

 which seems likely to depopulate every 

 colony unless checked very soon. The bees 

 are dwindling rapidly, even though every 

 hive is provided with plenty of stores at 

 the present. Some contain from 50 to 75 

 pounds. 



A little over a montli ago I noticed dead 

 bees scattered in front of every hive in the 

 apiary, but I paid no attention to the mat- 

 ter at the time. Yesterdaj' when making 

 preparations for winter I discovered that 



nearly every hive had dwindled, aud there 

 were only four or five that liad any young 

 bees at all. All the colonies had queens. 



The past season there was a good honey- 

 flow of every kind except white clover, 

 which was a failure with us as in so many 

 other parts of the country. All colonies, 

 with a very few exceptions, are well sup- 

 plied for winter. 



Later, Nov. 2. — The condition of the bees 

 is steadily gTowing worse; and unless some- 

 thing can be done I am afraid I shall not 



