1898. 



THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



347 



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Cong'reg'ational Home mis- 

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meeting will he held in Cleveland, Ohio, 

 June 7 to 9, inclusive, account of which 

 the Nickel Plate Road will sell tickets at 

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 plan. Dates of sale June 3, -1, 5 and 6, 

 inclusive. Tickets good returning until 

 and including June 13. For further 

 particulars address J. Y. Calahan, Gen- 

 eral Agent, 111 Adams Street, Chicago. 

 Telephone Main 3389. 





Buck'wheat in^Bloora. 



I had only 3 colonies, and have had 2 

 swarms so far this year, but I expect 4 

 more. I am taking no honey from them, 

 and won't this year, as I will let them 

 increase. I have J^ acre of Chinese 

 buckwheat in bloom, and the bees are 

 working hard. Pierce O'Hurley. 



Choctaw Nation, Ind. Ter., May 24. 



Keport for 1897. 



I produced 2, .500 pounds of comb 

 honey last season, from 43 colonies, 

 spring count, and sold it before winter, 

 at an average of 13 cents per pound, all 

 within 12 miles of home. I had calls 

 for more, but I could not furnish it. I 

 increast to 73 colonies, lost 3 during the 

 winter, and I am now doubling some of 

 my hybrids. 



I had my first swarm'of this season to- 

 day—May 26. W. R. Clover. 



Vermillion Co., Ind. 



' ' Converted " Bees ! 



Our bees are doing well. Fruit-bloom 

 is in all its glory. I cannot understand 

 why so many of my bees have turned 

 Methodists — they used to be Presby- 

 terians — but now they swarm on Sun- 

 day ! Two yesterday — one before 9 a.m. 

 If I had my choice in the matter I would 

 rather they would remain united for at 

 least three weeks longer, as I am a crip- 

 ple at present, and cannot attend to 

 swarming. But I expect to be on toe- 

 path again in a week or so. 



D. W. Hkise. 



Ontario, Canada, May 23. 



Starved in Winter. 



I lost quite a number of my bees last 

 winter through starvation — 5 out of 20. 

 The weather kept so cold that I didn't 

 dare to open the hives, but the rest are 

 in good condition. They swarmed first 

 May 23. They didn't get much honey 

 out of the fruit-blossoms this year, as 

 the weather was so cold, but it is pleas- 

 ant now. At present they work on the 

 dandelions, which are plentiful here. 

 The white clover is in fine condition this 

 year, and will soon blossom. There is a 

 great deal of it here. It is the main 

 honey harvest in this part of the coun- 

 try. Lewis Harting. 



Ida Co., Iowa, May 25. 



Bees in Good Condition. 



I have 14 colonies of bees all in good 

 condition but one, which was weak and 

 queenless. I gave them a frame of 

 brood from another hive, and they have 

 reared a queen, or at least there are a 

 number of empty queen-cells, tho I have 

 not lookt for the queen. I will give 

 them another frame of brood soon. 



Apples and plums are heavy with 

 bloom, and bees are working lively. I 

 have about an acre of strawberries in 

 bloom, but haven't seen a bee on them 

 yet, while the dandelions are alive with 

 them. They have always workt very 

 lively, however, on the raspberries — es- 

 pecially the reds — of which I have about 



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