THE AMERICAN APIGULTURIST. 



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HONEY PROSPECTS FOR 1886. 



KEPOUTS FROM VARIOUS SECTIONS. 



Henderson, Ky., July 12, 1886. 

 Editor Am. Apicui/rumsT. 



In answer to your postal, will say 

 that tlie yield of honey in this imme- 

 diate section has been poor. The 

 white clover— our chief reliance — has 

 not been plentiful, and what we had 

 did not secrete well. Added to this, 

 there was a majority of colonies which 

 did not breed up well in the early sea- 

 son. 



I have been so closely engaged with 

 other matters that I had not the time 

 to give the trouble my attention. 



Our honey season is now about 

 over, but we usually have another in 

 the autumn from golden rod and other 

 tlura. 



G. M. Ai.VES. 



DeKalh Junction, N. Y.,July 12, 1886. 

 Editor American Apiculturist. 



The honey season in northern New 

 York up to date is a failure. Therehas 

 been quite a fair amount of clover, but 

 the nights have been too cool for honey. 

 Basswood is in full bloom at this date, 

 but up to date there is no more honey 

 in it then there would be in so much 

 wheat chaft'. There will be little or 

 no honey for the city markets from 

 this section this year. Swarming has 

 been the lightest that I ever knew. In 

 my yard of 140 colonies, only eight 

 have cast swarms, and yet a large part 

 of them have been strong enough to 

 send out swarms ever since the first of 

 May. 



Ira Barber. 



Hartford, N. Y., July 8, 1886. 



The ontlook is not flattering for a 

 large yield. It has been especially un- 

 fav(n-a))le for comb honey; cool nights 

 have had a tendency to keep bees in the 

 brood-chamber. The clover yield has 

 been moderate, basswood is just in 

 blossom, ))ut not one tree in ten is full 

 of blossoms. This means a short yield. 

 JouN H. Martin. 



Rising 



Maryland, July 8, 1886. 



The prospect for a good honey crop 

 in this section of the country is fair. 

 The white clover is very plentiful and 

 the weather is fine. If a long drought 



does not overtake us, there will be a 

 good white clover crop, but not an im- 

 mense one. 



E. E. EwiNG. 



Hamilton, III., July 9, 1886. 

 Clover crop, 15,000 \hs. Very little 

 hope of a fall crop owing to drought. 

 Lucky if we don't have to feed back in 

 October. 



Chas. Dadant & Son. 



Bristol, Vt., July 8, 188G. 

 En. Am. Apiculturist: 



Replying to your postal of the Cth, I 

 have to say that the outlook for a crop 

 of honey is very discouraging, as I 

 shall probably not get over one-eighth 

 crop this season. Raspberries, clover 

 and sumach have passed, and basswood 

 is in full bloom but secreting no honey. 

 As this is the last source Irom which 

 we get any surplus, I shall have to be 

 content with but very little honey. I 

 hear, however, that in other parts of 

 the state a fair crop is being secured. 

 Yours, 



A. E. Maxum. 



Forest City, loica. 

 Honey crop good so far. July and 

 August are usually good honey months 

 here. I look for the largest yield I 

 ever had. Eugene Skcor. 



lyons Station, Ind. 

 Editor American Apiculturist : 

 I will give you a few facts in regard 

 to the results of this season's operations 

 with the bees, which have again disap- 

 pointed our beekeeping friends in this 

 part of Indiana— the eastern central. 

 Our season for surplus lasts about six 

 weeks, usually fromMay 20 to July 1. 

 EuU two weeks of that'time was rainy 

 or cool — unfavorable for the secretion 

 of honey. Consequently the sections 

 on the hives are mostly unfinished. 

 Our own crop is most all extracted and 

 will not exceed 4,000 pounds from 70 

 colonies, or an average of 60 pounds. 

 This is less than ^ crop compared with 

 1883— our last good honey season — 

 when the average was 203 pounds. The 

 honey this season is of extra good 

 quality. Our principal sources are 

 white and red clover. 



To those who doubt in regard to Ital- 

 ians getting honey from tTrst crop of 

 red clover, I will say that from close 



