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and bees quit breeding during that time. 

 There is no sign of their working in the 

 supers as yet. If the fall flow is no 

 better, we may have to feed to take the 

 bees through the winter. 



Max Zahner. 

 Johnson Co., Kans., July 12. 



Slow to Go into Supers. 



I have 30 colonies In 16x20 hives, 

 and think they are about the right thing 

 In this climate. I have a few colonies 

 that are doing finely, and some that are 

 slow to go into the supers. I wish I 

 could learn how to get them to start In 

 the supers. I am working for comb 

 honey, mostly ; am also getting ready 

 for extracted, as soon as I get enough 

 to work in the top stories. 



Geo. H. Lawrence. 



Juneau Co., Wis., July 9. 



Very Dry Time. 



The season has been a very poor one 

 for honey so far. White clover is all 

 gone — mostly dried up, bees working but 

 three days on it while it was in blossom. 

 Sweet clover is drying up, and unless we 

 get rain soon that, too, will soon be gone. 

 Catnip seems to thrive in spite of the dry 

 weather, but even that would do better 

 If It had rain. H. G. Qdirin. 



Huron Co., Ohio, July 14. 



Bees Did Well. 



Bees did well until a few days 

 Basswood is not yet in bloom. 



Chas. E. Crawford. 



Oscoda Co., Mich., July 10. 



ago. 



White Clover Scarce. 



I have 12 colonies, which I will run 

 for comb honey. I got but little honey 

 from white clover, as It Is very scarce. 

 Basswood Is just beginning to blossom, 

 and 1 expect a good flow from that 

 source. John V. Barker. 



Miami Co., Ohio, July 3. 



Honey-Dew. 



There is plenty of white clover here, 

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 I had several swarms. I examined the 

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 pounds of " honey." my ! the black- 

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 dew of the very worst kind. But I will 

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 fresh supply of nice, new sections, and I 

 do hope the next take-off will be nice 

 honey, for lam fond of honey; but I 

 can't go the honey-dew. C. V. Mann. 



Sangamon Co., III., July 10. 



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