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smallest possible price. I have sold all 

 of my honey in sections for 25 cents per 

 pound, and would not sell for any less, 

 while some others were selling theirs 

 for 20 cents. I told them I would keep 

 mine until theirs was all sold, and then 

 they'd feel like kicking themselves for 

 selling cheap. I always scrape my sec- 

 tions clean, while they do not take the 

 trouble. I also stamp my name on all 

 I send out, so that any one can tell 

 whence it came. If merchants have 

 their price for goods they sell, why can- 

 not we ? Supply and demand govern 

 the prices. 



This part of the State (Whatcom 

 county) is just beginning to go into the 

 business on the improved processes, the 

 Langstroth, or Simplicity, taking the 

 lead. Some are going to try the Italian 

 bees, while some are almost tired of 

 them, on account of their swarming 

 propensities. Most of our bees go into 

 winter quarters in good condition. All 

 of the bees here are wintered on the 

 summer stands. How is that for 49° 

 north latitude ? J. B. Ramage. 



Blaine, Wash., Sept. 6, 1892. 



Just Rolling' in the Honey. 



I have now 38 colonies of bees that 

 are just rolling in the honey from smart- 

 weed, golden-rod and wild-aster. The 

 wild-aster is yielding a great deal of 

 nectar, and bees work on it all day long. 

 W. A. Fee. 



Rockport, Ind., Sept. 13, 1892. 



Honey from Spanish-Needle, Etc. 



Through the columns of the Bee 

 Journal I gave some account of my 

 spring trials. Well, we had an abun- 

 dance of white clover, but it did not 

 yield much nectar, and with 45 colonies 



1 secured only 450 pounds of surplus, 

 only 30 of which was comb honey. Of 



2 colonies standing side by side, and the 

 same strength and stores, one run for 

 comb and the other for extracted honey 

 (I have extracting combs ready built), 

 the "comb honey colony" would not 

 store an ounce of surplus, while the 

 " extracting colony " filled their super. 

 Mr. Day, who lives near me, has 35 

 colonies, and run them for comb honey, 

 but did not get a pound. Why is this ? 



I am looking for a grand yield of 

 Spanish-needle honey. The fields are 

 yellow with it in places, and I am mov- 

 ing my bees out of town into the Span- 

 ish-needle fields. I can squeeze a good- 



sized drop of nectar from each blossom. 

 My bees worked some on smart-weed, 

 and T should like to know what kind of 

 honey it yields. I sell my comb honey 

 here at 20 cents per pound ; white 

 clover, extracted, at 12>£ cents; and 

 Spanish-needle at 10 cents. I should 

 like to hear the opinions of bee-keepers 

 on the wooden package for extracted 

 honey that is advertised. 



My scale hive showed as follows for the 

 last four days : 4 pounds, 4}£, 5, and 

 4% pounds ; total, 18% pounds in four 

 days, and it is only a moderately strong 

 colony. 



It makes me smile to hear bee-keepers 

 assert that bees cannot hear, and then 

 gravely tell us of the swarming note, 

 calls, etc., which the queen gives when 

 on the wing. Frank Richardson. 



Moberly, Mo., Sept. 9, 1892. 



[Smart-weed honey is fairly good 

 honey, but it has a rather sharp or 

 " smart " taste. Some people prefer it, 

 doubtless, on that very account. — Eds.] 



Good Prospects for Fall Honey. 



We are having nice queen-rearing 

 weather — we never had better weather, 

 or better prospects for fall honey than 

 now. Mrs. Jennie Atcbxey. 



Floyd, Tex., Sept. 14, 1892. 



Bees in Good Condition for Winter. 



I have 55 colonies of bees, and have 

 obtained no honey and no swarms ; but 

 the bees are in good condition for win- 

 ter. Anderson Hyer. 



Washington C.H., O., Sept. 13, 1892. 



Working on " Heart' s-Ease." 



Heart's-ease is the rage with the bees 

 now, and I want to keep them at it. One 

 colony stored 126 pounds of comb 

 honey. I have 73 colonies. 



B F Feazel 



Washburn, Ills., Sept. 14, 1892. 



Predictions of the Honey-Flow, Etc. 



I notice that Mr. Thomas Johnson, of 

 Coon Rapids, Iowa, asks why I did not 

 tell that they would have one of the best 

 honey-flows in Western Iowa, instead of 

 telling what I did. What did I tell ? I 

 said that Iowa would have a far better 

 yield this year than last. Did that miss 

 it badly? 



