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THE AMERICAN A PIC UL T URIS T. 



observation this year I often saw as 

 •many bees at work on the red as on the 

 wliite clover. Of bassvvood we liave 

 but little, and that yielded no honey 

 this season althouiih full of Isloom. 



I would be pleased to see more of Ihs 

 Eastern beekeepers attend the Conven- 

 tion of the North A. Society, to mejt 

 at Indianapolis in October next. Suc- 

 cess to the Apiculturist. 



Kespectfully yours, 



JOXAS SCHOI.L. 



Christiansburg, Ktj. 

 Editor Apicui.tuhist : 



The surplus honey crop in Kentucky, 

 and doubtless in most of the middle 

 states will be light this season. In 

 this state the season opened with fav- 

 orable prospects, though our bees were 

 weak in the spring. Favorable vveatiier 

 brought them rapidiy forward, and 

 swarming commenced as early as 

 usual. Cloudy, cool weather with pre- 

 vailing east winds cut off the white 

 clover yield when at its best stage. 

 G. AV. Demarek. 



Pine Plains, N. Y., July 13, 1886. 

 Ed. Am. Apicultuuist : 



I think I am safe in saying that 

 Dutchess Co. will produce twice the 

 amount of honey this year that it has 

 ever before produced in a single year. 

 There are but few bassvvood blossoms, 

 yet at this date bees are storing honey 

 very fast, chiefly from white and al- 

 syke clover. There has been a contin- 

 ual flow of honey since June 2d, und 

 it has been almost impossible to con- 

 trol swarming. 



Yours in haste, 

 G. H. Knickerbockek. 



of honey of any of the wild or fall 

 flowers. This hone}', when the 

 weatlier is dry, is of • a very- 

 fair quality, but during wet 

 weather, it is thin and watery, and 

 when gathered late in the fall is 

 usually left uncapped in the combs, 

 for the reason that the water could 

 not be properly C'-aporated before 

 cool weatlier sets in. Result : it 

 sours before spring, runs out the 

 conibs and is pretty sure to destroy 

 the colony. 



The onl}' remedy is to extract 

 it, but it is hardly advisable so late 

 in the season to disturb the bees. 



August is a good month to 

 watch the colonies, when they are 

 at work, and if any have failing 

 queens the fact may be easily de- 

 tected, and the remedy applied at 

 once. 



This is a good time to prepare 

 for winter. Colonies that need much 

 feeding should now be supplied 

 witli a limited quantity of syrup. 

 This will encourage breeding, so 

 that when the fall flowers begin to 

 yield nectar the bees will be ready 

 to gather it. 



Give plenty of ventilation and 

 shade the hive when so situated 

 that the hot sun strikes them all 

 day long. 



'HAT OUIi PATRONS SAY. 



CA RE OF BEES IN A UG US T. 



The apiary needs but little at- 

 tention tiiis month. In most lo- 

 calities little or no honey is 

 gathered until towards the last of 

 the month, and unless the flow is 

 larger than usual, no section-honey 

 will be stored. Golden-rod will 

 probably yield the largest amount 



Perry Centre, N. Y. 

 I am a beginner in Apiculture. I 

 bouglit twenty colonies of bees in box- 

 hives and have transferred them, and I 

 found your book ahead of others; 

 cleaier. and more plain than anything 

 I ever read. 



J. W. Sage. 



San Antonio, Texas. 

 The traps arc doing wonders, and I 

 am pleased with them ; will soon require 

 more. 



ElCHARD GeBLART. 



