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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL, 



June 2, 



honey. Up to date (May 18) I have got- 

 ten from one Carniolan colony, 47 

 pounds of well filled sections ; from three 

 Italians, IT pounds — some of it from a 

 swarm hived March 22. Three black 

 colonies have furnisht 39 pounds ; the 

 hybrids nothing, and little prospects of 

 any. It is a bad showing for the much- 

 praised Italians and their blood. 



Our honey is all gathered from trees 

 and bushes, only a small quantity from 

 annuals, even the clovers, excepting the 

 Japan, which will furnish some later on. 

 Until that time is past, I will not pass 

 sentence on the Italians, hoping they 

 will redeem themselves. They are good 

 swarmers. L. W. M. Roe. 



Washington Co., Ala., May 18. 



Wet and Cold Spring. 



It is very wet and cold here 

 spring. Bees are not doing much. 



this 



Wayne Co. 



Luther Bryant. 

 Pa., May 23. 



Cool Weather. 



My bees are doing fairly well consid- 

 ering the cool weather. J. A. Flett. 

 Hennepin Co., Minn., May 15. 



Short Winter. 



My bees all came through the winter 

 on the summer stands without the loss 

 of a colony. I had my first swarm for 

 this year May 20. Bees brought in 

 honey and pollen Nov. 20, 1897 ; 

 brought me the first this year March 16. 

 This was a short winter for this section 

 of country. D. H. Metcalf. 



Calhoun Co., Mich., May 22. 



White Clover in Bloom. 



Bees are doing fairly well now, but 

 have done nothing all spring until now, 

 owing to a late freeze and too much 

 rain. I have been out all week doing 

 bee-work, for 20 miles around, and find 

 the bees in fairly good condition. White 

 clover is now in full bloom, and we look 

 for quite a little honey from that source. 

 J. R. Gibson. 



Ripley Co., Mo., May 19. 



Good Prospect for a Honey Crop. 



My bees are in fine condition. They 

 commenced swarming April 2, but on 

 May 1, all at once, they were quiet. I 

 saved 21 swarms. 



Myself and boy found a bee-tree in 

 1895 with Italian bees. We cut it, put 

 the bees into a box-hive, and in three 

 years we had -41: good colonies, and lost 

 some by going to the woods, and some 

 died In 1896 — the hard year for bees in 

 this country. 



We have 78 colonies now. The pros- 

 pect for a honey crop is good. 



A. R. Yandell. 



Scott Co., Ark., May 19. 



A Very "Swarmy" Swarm. 



Bees are doing well, and have been 

 swarming for some days. They are 

 very much inclined to want to go to the 

 woods. Some years ago I had a swarm 

 hived on a frame of eggs and hatching 

 brood come out the next day ; hived and 

 put in another frame of brood, came out 

 again the next day ; hived again and 



Page & Lyon Mfg. Co. 



New London, 



Wisconsin, 



Operates two sawmills that cut, annually, eight million feet of lumber, thus 

 securing the best lumber at the lowest price for the manufacture of 



Bee-Keepers' Supplies. 



They have also one One of the Largest Factories and the latest 

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Bee-Hives, Sections, Etc., 



that there is in the State. The material is cut from'patterns, by machinery, 

 and is absolutely accurate. For Sections, the clearest and 'wllitest 

 Bass'^rood is used, and they are polisht on both sides. Nearness to Pine 

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Italian Bees For Sale !! 



We have arranged with a large bee-keeper 

 In Lee County. Ill, (about 100 miles west of 

 ChicagQi, to All our orders lor Italian Bees at 

 the foUowinE prices there, which Include a 

 good Queen wltii each colony: 



8 L.framesot bees In light 8hlpplng-case,S3.75 



5 at 13.50 each. 

 8 L. frames of bees in dovetailed hive, $4.25. 



5 at $4.00 each. 



Prompt shipment after May 1, and safe ar- 

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CHICAGO, ILLS 



Bees and Glueens 



Queens $1.00; Bees by the nound $1.00; Nu- 

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 $1.50. Also Barred aud While P. Koc-ks 

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