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Illation and proper entrance may be com- 

 bined, viz : by using wire-clotb or per- 

 forated zinc applied to the entrance. 



I would say. give all the time ample ven- 

 tilation, but regulate the entrance accord- 

 ing to the time o£ the year, or strength of 

 the colony. 



Now you may, if you please, criticise my 

 criticism. H. Dupket. 



Province of Quebec, Canada. 



Bees in Good Condition. 



Bees went into winter in good condition 

 in our part of Indiana, altho bees are 

 scarce, nearly all dying last winter. 



Noble Co., Ind., Jan. 24. S. Black. 



Good Year with the Bees. 



The past was a good year with me, I 

 averaged RICI pounds of comb honey to the 

 colony, spring count, and increast to 11 

 colonies. J. c. S.mail. 



Hancock Co., Ind., Jan. 13. 



Bees Were in Good Condition. 



Our bees were put into the cellar Nov. 

 22, in good condition The hives were well 

 filled with good, well-ripened honey, and as 

 they went in with a good force of young 

 bees. I expect them to winter well. The 

 weather is mild. F. A. Snell. 



Carroll Co., 111., Jan. 18. 



Bees Did Well Last Year. 



My bees did very well last year, as I 

 started with IS colonies and increast to 22, 

 extracted about 3,200 pounds of honey, and 

 got 300 pounds of comb honey from" three 

 colonies. I winter my bees in cases packt 

 with straw. M. M. Rickard. 



Erie Co., N. Y. 



Poor Year for Honey. 



Last year was very poor for honey in 

 this part of the State, altho last spring 

 there was big promise for white clover— I 

 never saw it thicker. Basswood was a 

 complete failure, also willow-herb, but the 

 bees filled their brood-chambers and gave a 

 few finisht sections of honey from golden- 

 rod. 



What has become of E. J. Cronkleton 

 with bis bee-escape i 



By the way, I have invented something, 

 too, in the shape of a I ee-hunting box, that 

 works like a charm. I may tell about it 

 sometime. Geo. W. Blair. 



Mason Co., Mich. 



[We do not know what Mr. Cronkleton 

 did with his invention. Perhaps he will 

 tell us.— Editor.! 



Prospect for an Early Crop. 



The "Old Reliable" arrives weekly on 

 Monday evening, and every number brings 

 something new and interesting to a begin- 

 ner. I am so much pleased with it; could 

 not keep bees without it now. 



Bees did not do very well last season, but 

 they are wintering well so far, and the 

 prospects are good for an early spring, 

 which means a good fiow of nectar. Long 

 life to the editor of the Bee Journal ! 



J. T. Hewett. 



Whatcom Co., Wash., Jan. 22. 



Supporting the Unions. 



I am one of the old members of the Na- 

 tional Bee-Keepers' Union, and as such I 

 still stick to it. The old Union has done a 

 great deal of good for the bee-keepers, and 

 I am frank to say that I am somewhat par- 

 tial in its favor, and see no reason why its 

 name should be changed. 



It is my opinion that a division of our 

 forces could have, and ought to have, been 

 avoided. In unity there is strength ; divided 

 we can do but little. 



A true and faithful servant should under 

 all circumstances receive considerate treat- 



