Nov. 9, 1899. 



AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL 



717 



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Grateful for a Small Yield. 



I cannot report a very large yield for the 

 past year — ahout 2 000 poiimis from 50 colo- 

 nies. Still I am very grateful for that, as 

 many in tbis vicinity have not enough 

 honey to spread on their cakes a half a 

 dozen mornings. G. H. Lincoln. 



Clark Co., Wis., Oct. 28. 



Results of the Past Season. 



I started last spring with 4 colonies two 

 <3f which swarmed once, one swarmed twice, 

 and one did not swarm at all. The one that 

 did not swarm gave me a-i pounds of nice 

 white honey, which I sold for 20 cents per 

 pound; the other 3 old colonies gave no 

 surplus except one gave 8 pounds; 2 of this 

 year's swarms gave me b\ pounds surplus, 

 so in all I got 113 pounds of surplus honey. 

 The reason I sold some of this honey is be- 

 cause 1 am aiming to make the bees pay 

 their own expenses, for hives, etc., so that 

 if I happen to lose them it will be no finan- 

 cial loss. 



This is my second year, and I am well 

 satisfied so far. I have not heard of any 

 one near here that got any surplus this 

 year. I now have 10 colonies in good con- 

 dition for winter. Lewis Lamkin. 



Woodbury Co., Iowa, Oct. 24. 



Bees Did But Little. 



Bees have done but little here this season 

 on account of the weather. I was noticing 

 to-day that the clover on the roadside has 

 started more than I thought it had, making 

 the prospects for a clover flow next year 

 very good. After a poor season foUowmg 

 a severe winter bees haven't made much of 

 a stir this season. E. B. Tykhell. 



Uenesee Co., Mich., Oct. 28. 



Not a Good Place for Bees. 



I don't believe this locality will be a suc- 

 cessful bee-country. My bees seemed to do 

 well in the early part of the season, I had 

 3 new swarms from 4 colonies; one colony 

 cast 2 swarms, all early and strong ones. 

 They did well until about the middle of 

 July, then they killed oil' all drones, and to- 

 day they have considerable honey. They 

 built large, handsome combs, but did not 

 get to fill them with honey. I may have to 



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feed a little, but this may not be in any 

 fault of the country. I believe where while 

 clover exists it would be much more favor- 

 able for success. I imagine Missouri is a 

 more successful State for bees. I have an 

 acquaintance in Boone County, and he says 

 they have a good crop of honey this year. 

 They have plenty ot white clover and buck- 

 wheat. 



I am going to change my business to 

 farming, with bees, chickens and fruit. I 

 want to locate in a good place for bees. 

 Oklahoma is the best place for fruit I have 

 ever seen. The winters are mild. Bees can 

 be left out all winter on the summer stands. 

 G. W. Mack. 



Oklahoma Co., O. T., Oct. 23. 



Honey Crop Poop. 



The honey crop was very poor here the 

 past season. I got 300 pounds ot comb 

 honey from 38 colonies, spring count, and 

 increast to .5B. Last year I had TOO pounds 

 of comb honey from U colonies, spring 

 count, and increast to 30. 1 lost two in the 

 winter. Late swarms will have to he fed 

 for winter. Josei'H Bethke. 



Sauk Co., Wis., Oct. 34. 



Very Poor Honey Crop. 



The honey crop was a very poor one with 

 me this year— an average of 10 pounds to 

 the colony, spring count, and I will have to 

 feed some for winter. It was caused by 

 bad management, and the freeze last Feb- 

 ruary. I find it as important to flowers as 

 to the bees, if you wish to make a success. 

 I have experimented with several kinds of 

 bees, and I find them similar to the human 

 race— the dark or hybrids prove to be the 

 best workers in the heat. An Italian queen 

 fertilized by a native drone is my prefer- 

 ence. I have two colonies of Adels, and 

 they hold up well to three out of four of 

 their recommendations— breeding, gentle- 

 ness and non swarming — but for honey "no 

 good," or they have proven so with me. I 

 will give them one more trial, and, if they 

 fail, off comes the queens' heads. 



L. W. McRae. 



Washington Co., Ala., Oct. 3.5. 



Tiering Hives in the Cellar— Report. 



I notice some inquiry lately about the 

 manner of tiering hives in the cellar. The 

 "Sage of Marengo " doesn't seem to have 

 "caught on" yet to the best way to tier 

 hives without bottoms. His objections to 

 Pennsylvania's shelves (see page 063) all 

 hold good in regard to the way be says to 

 tier them. 



Just pile them up the same as the Doctor 

 does, and it you have a common bottom- 



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