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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



July 



We wintered 3t colonies in the cellar, without los- 

 ing any. DeWitt Brayton. 

 Sandy Hill, N. Y., April 11, 1881. 



I had a swarm of bees yesterday; that is 20 days 

 earlier than usual for this section. 

 Centreville, la., June 3, 1881. G. B. Replogle. 



My best colony has stored over 40 lbs. of surplus in 

 about 4 days. L. W. Vankirk. 



Washington, Pa., May 30, 1881. 



A hot wind blowing from the desert now makes it 

 quite probable that we will get no surplus honey this 

 season. R. Wilkin. 



Ventura, Cal., May 18, 1881. 



HONEY-DEW. 



Honey-dew has commenced falling, and bees are 

 busy. I find it only on white oak. Why is this? 

 Poteau, Ark., May 17, 1881. H. C. Betiiei-. 



I have wintered 125 hives of boos this past winter 

 without losing one. Can you beat that in Ohio? 



Dr. F. Leashiek. 

 Hooper, Broome Co., N. Y., April 26, 1881. 



Bees in our countj', 80 per cent dead. Our own, 

 50 per cent. Cause, dysentery, with a few starved. 

 Those alive are doing finely. Have 18 colonies liv- 

 ing. H. H. Laurence. 



Columbia City, Ind., June 9, 1881. 



BLACKS FOR WINTERING. 



Black bees seem to have wintered here better than 

 Italians. The latter dwindled down so much in the 

 spring that they are very weak. J. H. Martin. 



Hartford, N. Y., May 19, 1881. 



I see in Gleanings you oflPer free advertisement 



for those who have bees to sell by the pound. 



Please give this room: Italian bees, 75c per lb. 



Bright Bros. 

 Mazeppa, Minn., June 14, 1881. 



POLLEN AS ONE CAUSE OF THE MORTALITY. 



I have been handling bees for forty years. I think 



the pollen did more damage than the cold. The few 



colonies that I saved had the least amount of pollen. 



W. G. Wright. 

 Delphos, Ohio, June 9, 1881. 



I will furnish bees at $1.00 per lb. after the 15th of 

 July, in lots of not less than 5 lbs., put up in good 

 shape to ship, and delivered at the express olHce. I 

 think now I could fui-nish one hundred 'bu»hels. 



H. R. BO.\RDMAN. 



East Townsend, Huron Co., O., June 16, 1881. 



CHEERFUL STILL. 



I have fared no worse than the majority, having 

 76 in winter quarters, and came out with 10 stocks; 

 but they are doing famously. Being a young man, 

 and just starting in life, its pretty severe on me; 

 but this world is full of disappointments, and we 

 must bear them cheerfully. En. F. Christie. 



Maple Landing, la., May 18, 188L 



HOPES NOT BLASTED, AFTER ALL. 



I lost all of mine this winter— 104 skeps. I have to 

 start off anew. I have bought 86 to start. 



jAMts Mahkle. 



New Salem, N. Y., May 16, 1S8I. 



[I should call that philosophically cool, friend M.; 

 but I presume it is the best way to take it.] 



pretty well FOR RAPID INCREASE. 



I commenced in 1880 with 10 stands, and increased 

 them to 37, and came through the winter with 31 by 

 giving them very close attention. I do not claim to 

 be a beginner. I wintered on summer stands. 



Pomeroy, O., May 29, 1881. S. E. Bailey. 



We are having a very wet spring, and the white 

 clover is very promising; but "the laborers are 

 few." Bees are weak. I have 90 out of 120 last fall ; 

 have drones flying. Some hives have 8 to 9 frames 

 of brood. I think the prospect is good for a crop of 

 honey. J. B. Rapp. 



Owensville, O., May 9, 188L 



Since the advent of June, the weather has been 

 cool and wet; white clover very abundant, but very 

 little honey in it yet. We've been making "bees by 

 the pound" by feeding, night and day, all the dilut- 

 ed honey that the bees can be induced to take. 



Mrs. L. Harrison. 

 Peoria, 111., June 6, 1881. 



COLORADO. 



Bees are booming here; some hives have sent out 

 their second swarm. But few died last winter. I 

 am afraid the grasshoppers will play havoc with our 

 surplus pastures; i, e., cleoma. 



Chas. E. McRay. 



Canon City, Col., May 16, 1881. 



SECTIONS ON ALL WINTER, ETC. 



Our bees have wintered very well; did not lose 

 any from the cold; lost one that was disturbed by a 

 mouse. Kept section boxes on all winter; wintered 

 on summer stands. My friend Bacon lost 120 out of 

 140, part in bee-house. Charles Tobin. 



New Washington, O., May 10, 188L • 



A L.\RGE hive. 



I have a box hive which is entirely full of combs, 

 and strong in bees, which I expect to transfer in a 

 few days. It is a curiosity in size, being 2 ft. 6 in. 

 high, 18x19 in., made of inch boards. Contents in 

 the clear, 7688 cubic in. Frank J. Bell. 



Moosehead, Luzerne Co., Pa., Juno 3, 1881. 



CHAFF. 



I wintered 21 hives in a chatf bin 40 feet long by 4 

 feet wide; they came through all right, less one or 

 two. Bees wintered verj- well in this, considering 

 the care they got. They are making honey fa&t 

 here now for this time of the year. 



W. G. RUSSELL. 



Millbrook, Ont., Can., May 6, 1881. 



My wife is the bee-keeper. lam a cripple from 

 rheumatism. I have not stood on my feet for nearly 

 four years. She wintered all our bees successfully. 



C. W. Miller. 



Grattan Center, Kent Co., Mich , May 19, 1881. 



[May God bless the wives, friend M., and may he 

 help you to bear your affliction until it is his will you 

 should be on your feet again!] 



CANDY FOR BEES. 



I commenced feeding your 10c bee candy oarly in 

 the spring, and fed as long as the bees would take 

 it; in fact, left it on until June 1st. Result: 1. It 

 stopped dyseatery immediately; 2. The colonies 

 were stronger than I ever had Ihem for the white 

 clover. I lost about 5u per cent of my bees last win- 

 ter; had 30 colonies last fall, and 19 in the spring. 



Jno. W. Bailey. 



Bridgeport, Harrison Co., West Va., June 16, 1881, 



