Vol. XXII. 



Chicago, 111., January 6, 1886. 



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Albino Strain of Bees 9 



Bee-Keepiug in Central Illinois 9 



Bee-Keeping in Florida 10 



Bee-Keeping on the Frontier 11 



Bees are Quiet 11 



Bees Had nice Flight 12 



Bees in Good Condition 11 



Bees Wintering Finely 12 



Clubbing List for 1886 4 



Convention Notices 10 



Correspondence 5 



Dots on Italian Queens ■i 



Favorable Winter, etc 11 



Feeding Bees, the Honey Market, etc 6 



Good Results— Wintering Bees 11 



Good Yield ot Honey 12 



Hibernation of Bees 9 



Honey and Beeswax Market 12 



Honey Season of 188."> 9 



How I Managed my Bees last Season 8 



Letter Box {as indicated below) 11 



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Local Convention Directory 11 



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Not Discouraged Yet 13 



Pollen Carried from Flower to Flower.-. . . 6 



Poor Season for Honey 11 



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