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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



April 6, 



Bees Wintered Well.— Bees on the 



summer stands without protection have 

 wintered poorly in this vicinity. I have 

 fifty colonies in Quinby hives, packed 

 in oat chaff and cut straw, that have 

 all wintered well so far. Most of the 

 bees in this vicinity are in box hives, 

 and nearly }i of them are dead as far as 

 heard from. " E. Deuel. 



Portlandville, N. Y., March 24, 1881. 



Bees In fair Condition.— My bees are 

 in a fair condition, on the summer 

 stands. I put into winter quarters 66 

 colonies; lost 3 and bought 14, making 

 75 in fair condition. Owing to old age 

 and poor health I intend to sell my 

 bees, although I regret it very much. 

 Last year was a very poor one for honey. 

 I obtained about 600 lbs. of comb honey, 

 which I sold for 15 cts. a lb., and I had 

 one swarm. I like the Weekly Bee 

 Journal very much. I had one colony 

 of bees swarm out on the 15th of this 

 month ; they flew around about half an 

 hour and then went back into the hive 

 again. I examined them on the 17th 

 and found the colony strong, with 

 combs all dry and nice, and about 25 

 lbs. of honey, some pollen, with eggs 

 and brood in all stages. They are now 

 satisfied. J. J.Quinn. 



Corydon, Ky., March 25, 1881. 



The Survival of the Fittest.— Another 

 blizzard struck us yesterday ; the wea- 

 ther is not so cold, but the high winds 

 and heavy fall of snow make it more 

 disagreeable than any day of the cold 

 zero weather. Bees will get another 

 set-back by their brood chilling. Those 

 that come out in good condition this 

 spring can be considered tough citizens, 

 and no mistake. Jos. M. Brooks. 



Columbus, Ind., March 30, 1881. 



Half of the Bees Dead.— There is a loss 

 of more than one-half of the bees in this 

 county. I am well pleased with the 

 Weekly Bee Journal. 



W. A. Herron. 



Indianola, Iowa, March 28, 1881. 



Wintered Without Loss.— I believe I 

 am the only one in this county that has 

 not lost more or less bees this winter. 

 My bees were all transferred from box 

 hives last fall, their stores taken away, 

 and they were fed on syrup. They have 

 wintered without any loss of bees. I 

 have bought of Mr. "Muth, of Cincin- 

 nati, some extracted basswood honey, 

 and shall dilute it with sugar syrup Etna 

 feed this spring. My bees all have more 

 or less brood now. W. T. Clary. 



Clarysville, Ky., March 29, 1881. 



Wintered Safely.— Bees are dying very 

 rapidly in this section of country. I 

 have 18 colonies: 2 are weak, but I have 

 lost none so far. I bought a Cyprian 

 queen from a firm in the East. She 

 wintered all right, but her workers are 

 hybrid Italians. I lost one last fall by 

 foul brood. I am much pleased with 

 the Weekly Bee Journal. 



War. II. Garihan. 



Northumberland, Pa., March 28, 1881. 



Chaff Did Not Save the Bees.— The 



bees in this vicinity are mostly dead. 

 Chaff did not save them from the effects 

 of the past severe winter. 



L. Hubbard. 

 Waldron, Mich., March 25, 1881. 



Wintered in Chaff.— Three-fourths of 

 •the bees in this neighborhood are dead. 

 I packed mine with chaff on the summer 

 stands, and they came out nice and 

 strong. I am a beginner, and derive 

 much benefit from the Bee Journal, 

 which is a welcome visitor. 



Evan B. Hadley. 



Deming, Ind., March 29, 1881. 



Eleven Swarms from One Colony. — I 



commenced the last spring witti 13 

 Italian and 4 black colonies, and in the 

 fall I had 70; lost 6 in wintering by be- 

 ing queenless. I have sold 4. and now 

 have 60 doing well. I had 11 swarms 

 from one colony and its increase, be- 

 sides 50 lbs. of honey. The Bek Jour- 

 nal is the bee paper, and I wish it suc- 

 cess. E. Carr. 

 Leesville, Texas, March 14, 1881. 



A Visit Every Week, Very Pleasant.— 



My bees have been at work on the soft 

 maple for the past week. I commenced 

 the winter with 31 colonies ; I now have 

 21 ; many of them are very strong ; some 

 died with plenty of honey in their 

 hives. Last season was a poor one, giv- 

 ing no surplus. I think there will be a 

 heavy loss of bees here. I thought I 

 would not like the Weekly Bee Jour- 

 nal as well as the monthly, but I would 

 not exchange it now for any monthly, 

 because I can hear from my bee-keep- 

 ing friends every week. I wish it great 

 success. N. Davis. 



Emporia, Kan., March 28, 1881. 



Bnds are Swelling ; Spring is Coining. 



—By the Journal I notice that the 

 winter has been a disastrous one to bees. 

 It must be hard to report a loss of J.< or 

 % ; and some of the reports even say — 

 "all dead." I am afraid that some of 

 the bee-keepers in this section can say 

 ditto to these reports. The loss around 

 here is greater than there is any need 

 of, on account of the carelessness of 

 farmers in preparing their bees for win- 

 ter ; some of them leave them out on 

 the summer stands without any pro- 

 tection whatever, and of course the re- 

 sult is plain. I have wintered mine in 

 the cellar for the past 2 seasons without 

 any loss, except one that starved this 

 winter ; and I am to blame for that in 

 not knowing their condition when I 

 put them in the cellar. I think that 

 now all fear of loss is past, for my bees 

 are doing as well as could be desired. 

 They are breeding considerably, and 

 are all bright and healthy. The snow 

 is going off slowly, at last, and we may 

 look for spring soon. The maple trees 

 are full of swelling buds — it is too early 

 to say anything about fruit bloom ; I 

 don't know whether it is killed or not. 

 White clover looks well where the snow 

 is off, and it promises well for the com- 

 ing season. Harry G. Burnet. 

 Blairstown, Iowa, March 26, 1881. 



Bees About All Dead.— I put my bees 

 into winter quarters in the Mitchell 

 hive, packed with clover chaff at each 

 end of the hive about 6 inches thick, 

 and over the top with cushions with 

 the same, about 4 inches thick, all on 

 the summer stands. My loss is now 

 about 2 per cent. The snow is now 

 from 12 to 15 inches deep ; this does not 

 look very encouraging ; the bees in this 

 part of the country are about all dead. 

 I like the Journal much better as a 

 Weekly than pefore ; it gives us fresh 

 news. S. M. Oldham. 



Reynoldsburg, O., March 30, 1881. 



Double- Walled Hives. — A large pro- 

 portion of bees have died in this vicin- 

 ity this winter. I have lost 6 colonies 

 out of 16. I am using Hill's double- 

 walled winter bee hive. I lost none 

 wintered in these hives, but every one 

 in Langstroth hives died. I wintered 

 on summer stands and one hive had as 

 much protection as another. I feel sure 

 I should have saved all if I had used 

 the double-walled hive ; those that 

 died had honey enough in the hive to 

 have wintered them through, if they 

 could have got at it. My bees are car- 

 rying pollen every day they can be out. 

 J. R. Wilcox. 



Utica, Ind., March 29, 1881. 



Losses in Wintering. — Having seen 

 no report from this vicinity, I have 

 taken some pains to ascertain the ex- 

 tent of the losses of the bee-men of 

 this part of Wayne county, Ind. I have 

 reports (some of them indirectly) from 

 34. Ten report a total loss ; 8," 90 per 

 cent.; 6, 80 per cent.; the others from 

 33 to 25 per cent. The average loss of 

 colonies will probably be 80 per cent., 

 and those colonies which survive are 

 very much reduced in numbers. Most 

 of them were left unprotected on the 

 summer stands. I find that those that 

 were taken into the cellar before the 

 severe cold of November, came through 

 with small loss, while those taken in 

 after ice had accumulated in the hive, 

 tared the worst of all. I am an advo- 

 cate of cellar wintering, having never 

 lost a colony until the present winter, 

 and that is through neglect in not tak- 

 ing them in early ; I lost 3 this time. I 

 am convinced that dysentery (the one 



great cause of our loss) could have been 

 much mitigated by keeping an even 

 temperature, which' cannot be done out- 

 of-doors, and had we removed their un- 

 sealed, poor food and fed them candy 

 instead, our reports would have been 

 different. Two colonies thus treated 

 by me came through in good condition. 

 My bees gathered pollen and honey 

 yesterday from the willow. Maple will 

 be in bloom in a few days. 



M. H. Wolfer. 

 Richmond, Ind., March 28, 1881. 



Local Convention Directory. 



1881. Time and Place oj Meeting. 



April 2— S. W. Iowa, at Corning, Iowa. 



5— Central Kentucky, at YVincnester, Ky. 



Wm. Williamson, See.. Lexington. Ky. 

 T— Union Association, at Eminence, Ky, 



E. Drane, Sec. pro teni., Eminence, Ky. 

 7-N. W. Ohio, at Delta. Ohio. 

 13-N. W. Missouri, at St. Joseph, Mo. 



D. G. Parker, Pres., St. Joseph, Mo. 

 May 4— Tuscarawas and Muskingum Valley, at Cam 

 bridge, Guernsey Co., O. 



J. A. Bucklew, Sec. Clarks, O. 

 5— Central Michigan, at Lansing, Mich. 

 10 -€ortland Union, at Cortland. N. Y. 



C. M. Bean, Sec., McGrawville, N. Y. 

 11— S. W. Wisconsin, at Darlington, Wis. 



N. E. France, Sec., Platteville. Wis. 

 15. 13— Texas Bee-Keepers' Association, at Mc- 

 Kinnev, Collin Co.. Texas. 

 W. R. Howard, Sec. Kingston, HuntCo.,Tex. 



Sept. National, at Lexington, Ky. 



•-Kentucky State, at Louisville. Ky. 

 Oct. 18--Ky. State, in Exposition B'd'g, Louisville.Ky. 

 W. Williamson, Sec, Lexington, Ky. 



tST In order to have this Table complete. Secreta- 

 ries are requested to forward full particulars of time 

 and place of future meetings.— ED. 



CLUBBING LIST. 



We supply the Weekly American Bee Journal 



and any of the following periodicals, for 1881, at the 

 prices quoted in the last column of figures. The 

 first column gives the regular price of both : 



Publisliers' Price. 



The Weekly Bee Journal (T. G. Newman) 



and Gleanings in Bee-Culture (A. 1. Root) 3 TO. 



Bee-Keepers' Magazine (A.J. King).. S 00 



Bee-Keepers' Exchange (J. H.Nellis). 2 75. 



The4 above-named papers 4 75. 



Bee-Keepers' Instructor (W.Thomas) 2 so. 



Bee-Keepers' Guide (A.G.Hill) 2 50. 



The above-named papers 5 75. 



Prof. Cook's Manual (bound in cloth) 3 25. 



Bee-Culture (T.G.Newman) 2 40. 



For Semi-monthly Bee Journal, $1.00 less. 

 For Monthly Bee Journal, 41.50 less. 



Club. 

 .(2 (10 

 . 2 75 

 260 

 . 2 50 

 . 3 75 

 . 235 

 . 2 35 

 . 5 00 

 . 300 

 , 2 25 



Honey and Beeswax Market. 



BUYERS' QUOTATIONS. 



CHICAGO. 



HONEY— The market is plentifully supplied with 

 honey, and sales are slow at weak, easy prices. Quo- 

 table at 18@20c. for strictly choice white comb in 1 

 and 2 lb. boxes ; at 14@16c. for fair to good in large 

 packages, and at KM<til2c. for common dark-colored 

 and broken lots. Extracted, k«v kic 



BEESWAX.-Choice yellow, 20@23c; dark, 15@17. 



NEW YORK. 

 HONEY.— Best white comb honey, small neat 

 packages, 14(5 16c. ; fair do.. 14316c; dark do., 11@12 ; 

 large boxes sell for about 2c under above. White 

 extracted, 9&10C. ; dark, 7(§,8c. ; southern strained. 

 80iaa5c. 



BEESWAX.-Prime quality, 20@23c. 



CINCINNATI. 



HONEY.— The market for extracted clover honey 

 Is good, atxtyiloc Comb honey is of slow sale at 16c 

 for the best. 



BEESWAX-18022C C. F. Muth. 



SAN FRANCISCO. 



HONE V.— The "Vigilant" takes 600 cases to Liver- 

 pool. There is a slightly improved feeling conse- 

 quent upon a little more inquiry, but prices show no 

 material appreciation. Discouraging reports are re- 

 ceived from the southern part of the State, as to the 

 prospects of the coming crop, but other sections give 

 promise of an abundant yield. With a good supply 

 yet on the market, prices are not apt to be buoyant 

 until the anticipated failure is more fully settled. 

 We quote white comb, 12(5,13c: dark to good,9<g;llc 

 Extracted, choice to extra white, 5}£@6)£c.; dark and 

 candied, 5@5i^c. 



BEESWAX-22ffi22Vic, as to color. 



8TEARNB & Smith. 423 Front Street. 



San Francisco, Oal., March 11, 1881. 



A Smooth Complexion can be had by 



every lady who will use Parker's Ginger 

 Tonic. For promptly regulating the 

 liver and kidneys and purifying the 

 blood there is nothing like it, and this 

 is the reason why it so quickly removes 

 pimples and gives a rosy bloom to the 

 cheek. See notice. 



(gg° We have prepared Ribbon Badges 

 for bee-keepers, on which are printed a 

 large bee in gold. Price 10 cents each, 

 or $8.00 per hundred. 



(ST Notices and advertisements in- 

 tended for the Weekly Bee Journal 

 must reach this office by Friday of the 

 week previous. 



igrinstead of sending silver money in 

 letters, procure 1, 2 or 3 cent stamps. 

 We can use them, and it is safer to send 

 such than silver. 



(@* The Michigan Bee-Keepers' Asso- 

 ciation will convene in Pioneer Rooms, 

 of the State Capitol at Lansing, May 5. 

 The following is the programme : 



Regular order of business. 



Annual address by Pres. W. J. Ashworth. 



Address by T. G. Newman, editor of American Bee 

 Journal ; subject. Rise, Progress, Present Condition 

 and Future Prospects of American Apiculture. 



Essay— Profitable extentof bee-keeping, by James 

 Heddon, Dowaglac. 



Essay—Requisites of an Apiary, by H. A. Burch, 

 South Haven. 



Essav - Sonic important facts in bee-keeping, by 

 Prof. A. J. Cook, Michigan Agricultural College. 



Discussions and remarks. 



Examination of exhibits. 



All exhibitors of supplies are requested to send 

 samples to the Secretary, with prices and descrip- 

 tions attached, and all transportation charges must 

 be prepaid by the exhibitors. Geo. L. Perry, Sec. 



tgg" Programme of the Northwestern 

 Bee-Keepers' Union, to be held at Has- 

 tings, Minn., May 17, 1881 : 



1.— Address of Welcome, by J. N. Searls. 



2.— Reports of committees. 



3.— Reports from all— number, kind and condition 

 of bees. 



4.— A paper by Pres. A. Tidball, on honey-produc- 

 ing plants and flowers. 



5.— A paper by Dr. P. Barton, of St. Paul, on honey 

 as food and medicine. 



().— Apiary culture and our fairs, by Hon. William 

 Avery, of St. Croix Falls, Wis. 



7.— A paper on sales of honey, by F. B. Dorothy, of 

 Taylor's Falls, Minn. 



8.— A paper on wintering bees, by L. Day, of Farm- 

 ington. 



9.— Progressive bee-culture, by J. G. Teter. 



The above subjects will be open for discussion. In 

 addition to the above, the following subjects are sug- 

 gested : 



1.— Essential properties of a good bee hive. 



2.— How to prevent and cure foul brood. 



3.— How to prevent spring dwindling. 



4.— Comb Foundation, with dividing and natural 

 swarming. 



Appointment of committees. 



Election of officers. Adjournment. 



t&~ All bee-keepers are cordially invited. Enter- 

 tainment free. F. B. Dorothy, Sec. 



<^" The Northern Indiana Bee-keep- 

 ers Association will hold their regular 

 meeting at the Court House, at Valpa- 

 raiso, Ind., April 7th, 1881, at 2 o'clock 

 p. m., for the election of officers, and 

 for the transaction of any other busi- 

 ness that may come before the meeting. 

 J. B. Dec row, Sec. 



l^° The North Western Wisconsin 

 Bee-keepers Association will meet at 

 Germania Hall, LaCrosse, Wis., on 

 Tuesday, May 10, at 10 a. m. All inter- 

 ested in bee-keeping are requested to be 

 present. L. H. Pammel, Jr., Sec. 



l^" The Semi- Annual meeting of the 

 Champlain Valley Bee-Keepers' Asso- 

 ciation will be held at Bristol, Addison 

 Co., Vt., May 19, 1881. 



T. Brookins, Sec. 



i^ 1 The next meeting of the N. W. 

 Illinois and S. W. Wisconsin Bee-Keep- 

 ers' Association, will be held at II. W. 

 Lee's, 2 miles n.w. of Pecatonica, Win- 

 nebago county, Ills., on the 17th of May, 

 1881. J. Stewart, Sec. 



gyOn account of unfavorable weath- 

 er the convention at Monroe Centre, 

 111., met on Feb. 8, and there being but 

 few present, adjourned to the same 

 place on March 29, 1881. 



A. Rice, Pres. 



%g" The Texas Bee-Keepers' Associa- 

 tion will hold their third annual Con- 

 vention at Judge W. H. Andrews' 

 apiary, in McKinney, Collin Co., Texas, 

 on the 12th and 13th days of May, 1881. 

 Wm. R. How r ARD, Sec, 

 Kingston, Hunt Co., Texas. 



Gray Hairs Are Honorable but their 

 premature appearance is annoying. 

 Parker's Hair Balsam is popular for 

 cleanliness and promptly restoring the 

 youthful color. 



<^" Sample copies of the Weekly 

 Bee Journal will be sent free to any 

 names that may be sent in. Any one 

 intending to get up a club can have 

 sample copies sent to the persons they 

 desire to interview, by sending the 

 names to this office. 



(ST It would save us much trouble, if 

 all would be particular to give their P.O. 

 address and name, when writing to 

 this office. We have several letters 

 (some inclosing money) that have no 

 name. Many others having no Post- 

 office, County or State. Also, if you 

 live near one postoffice and get your 

 mail at another, be sure to give the ad- 

 dress we have on our list. 



