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AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



For want of store room we "saved" 

 about 100 combs out in the weather, 

 but when we gave them to the bees the 

 cocoons were so decomposed in the cells 

 that the bees tore the combs down. All 

 that we put over colonies and nuclei 

 were O. K. Combs exposed to the sun 

 will be worthless (except for wax) in a 

 few hours of summer weather. 



S. F. & I. Trego. 

 Swedona, Ills., Aug. 24, 1892. 



A Short Honey Crop. 



The honey crop in this part of the 

 State will be short, owing to dry 

 weather. I increased my bees from 5 

 colonies to 22, and if they get enough 

 to winter on I will be satisfied. Our 

 honey is principally from heart's-ease. 

 A. W. Smith. 



Shelton, Nebr., Aug. 25, 1892. 



Good Prospects for a Fall Flow. 



This has been a very poor season for 

 bees ; some colonies have stored no sur- 

 plus at all, while others have done bet- 

 ter. We had such a cold, backward 

 spring that bees could not fly much, and 

 it has been raining so much that they 

 could gather but little honey since it 

 has been warm enough for them to 

 work. Some honey is coming in now 

 from cotton bloom, which is the nicest 

 honey we have. The prospects are good 

 in this county for a honey-flow this fall, 

 there being an abundance of fall flowers. 

 From 6 colonies I increased to 15. 



I use a hive taking 8 thick-top Lang- 

 stroth frames, and do not want anything 

 better, unless it is the Hoffman frame. 

 I think I will get that kind for next 

 year, as they seem to be liked so well by 

 those who use them. Cotton is almost a 

 failure here. Corn and oats are good. 

 W. R. Tate. 



Bowling Green, Miss., Aug. 25, 1892. 



Bee Journal Posters, printed 

 in two colors, will be mailed free upon 

 application. They may be used to ad- 

 vantage at Fairs over Bee and Honey 

 Exhibits. We will send sample copies 

 of the Bee Journal to be used in con- 

 nection with the Posters in securing 

 subscribers. Write a week before the 

 Fair, telling us where to send them. We 

 would like to have a good agent at every 

 Fair to be held this year. Here is a 

 chance for a live man — or woman. 



Some Old-Fashioned Flowers. 



ETHEL LYNN BEERS. 



Where are tbe sweet, old-fashioned posies. 

 Quaint in form and bright in hue, 



Such as grandma gave her lovers 

 When she walked the garden through 'i 



Lavender with spikes of azure 



Pointing to the dome on high, 

 Telling thus whence came its color, 



Thanking with its breath the sky. 



Four o'clock, with heart uplifting. 

 When the loving sun had gone. 



Streak and stain of cunning crimson. 

 Like the light of early dawn. 



Regal lilies, many-petaled, 

 Like the curling drifts of snow, 



Wii h their crown of golden anthers 

 Poised on malachite below. 



Morning-glories, tents of purple 

 Stretched on bars of creamy white, 



Foldiug up their satin curtains. 

 Inward through the dewy night. 



Marigold, with coat of velvet 

 Streaked with gold and yellow lace. 



With its love for summer sunlight 

 Written on its honest face. 



Dainty pink, with feathered petals 

 Tinted, curled and deeply frayed, 



With its calyx heart half broken, 

 On its leaves uplifted laid. 



Can't you see them in the garden, 

 Where dear grandma takes her nap ? 



See cherry blooms shake softly o'er 

 Silver hair and snowy cap ? 



Will the modern florists' triumph 

 Look so fair, or smell so sweet, 



As the dear, old-fashioned posies 

 Blooming round on grandma's feet ? 



—Exchange. 



House Apiary Like a Passenger-Car. 



James Harker, who has successfully 

 used house apiaries for 25 years, de- 

 scribes the one he is now using in these 

 terms : 



The house is 40 feet long, and re- 

 sembles a passenger-car. The hives 

 along each side might be compared to 

 the seats in the car ; that is, the hives 

 represent the seats, and there is an 

 alley way down the center. I use two 

 rows on each side. The bottom rows of 

 hives are on the floor; then half way up 

 is a shelf on which the others rest. The 

 house is used only in summer, it being 

 only one thickness of stock lumber 



