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the wire with pieces of wood. 

 Just before they are delivered to ex- 

 press, dash a pint of cold water m 

 among the bees and combs, and if 

 the tees will reach destination in 

 three days, they will be in fine con- 

 dition even though the temperature 

 is 90° in the shade. 



The whole secret in shipping full 

 colonies of bees is in giving plenty 

 of room above and below the frames. 

 When the weather is hot all the bees 

 will be found above the combs, if 

 there is room for them to cluster 

 there. 



How to winter bees. — The Oc- 

 tober number of the "Api " has been 

 in great demand ; in fact, the call for 

 it has been such that we were obliged 

 to print a second edition as early as 

 Oct. 15 in order to meet the de- 

 mand. This number of the Api- 

 culturist was stereotyped and we are 

 prepared to print as many editions 

 as will be called for. 



The Apiculturist for July and 

 August were nearly all sent out, and 

 we are short of those particular num- 

 bers. Will those who do not care to 

 preserve them mail them to this 

 oftice ? Please write your address on 

 wrapper and all who return them will 

 be compensated for their trouble. 



The x^merican Bee Journal is the 

 best weekly bee paper published in 

 the English language. Price $1.00 

 per year. 



If any new subscriber to the " Api- 

 culturist," or those who renew, desire 

 to take a weekly Bee Journal we will 

 send both papers for $1.70. 



SELECTIONS FROM COR- 

 RESPONDENCE. 



A HINT FOR MR. HEDDON. 



Wonetuoc, Wis. 

 I hope Mr. Heddon will put his 

 bees into winter quarters with noth- 



ing but granulated sugar syrup to 

 winter on. I believe it will go far 

 towards solving the pollen theory. 



I look for a large mortality the 

 coming winter, caused by what is 

 called honey-dew, there is such an 

 abundance in a large majority of the 

 states. In my opinion many will 

 drop the bee business in the near 

 future. 



L. N. T. 



Longley Station, Wood Co., O., 

 Oct. 5, 1886. 

 Friend Alley : 



With the queens I bought of you 

 I have greatly improved my bees. I 

 have bought queens of various men, 

 but they fail to compete with yours. 



The I3 queen I bought of you in 

 Aug., 1886, is a prize. I would not 

 take $25 for her if I could not buy 

 any more of you. Every one who 

 sees them says they are the finest 

 bees they ever saw. She is perfect 

 in all points. 



Ira Witmore. 



Downs' Chapel, Del. 

 Scarcely any surplus honey in this 

 vicinity, except from Italians. I have 

 Italians, that have not cast more than 

 one swarm, will yield one hundred 

 pounds surplus comb honey. 



E. B. Slaughter. 



Bradford, loiva. 

 Mr. xAlley, 



Please accept thanks for two fine 

 queens. They came to hand as 

 bright and lively as though they had 

 not been out of the hive a minute, 

 not a dead bee in the cage. One 

 of them is the largest queen of any I 

 ever took from the mail. 



The time for the fall crop in this 

 section is past. I think the amount 

 of honey in the hives has decreased 

 daily since July 15. Those who took 

 the early honey and sold it will stand 

 a chance to jDrofit by experience. 

 C. W. Dayton. 



