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several colonies which were malting 

 preparations for swarming, and had 

 one large swarm from a box hive 

 which I bouglit from a neiglibor. A 

 great many of my neighbors' swarms 

 are leaving them tliis season. I live 

 in hopes for the white clover. 



G. W. ASHBY. 



Valley Station, Ky.. May 12, 1882. 



Floatinar Apiaries. — Please state in 

 tlie Bee Journal whether tliere is 

 any man or company of men who 

 have steamboats loaded with colonies 

 of bees, and advance up the river as 

 tlie weather gets warmer ; if so, please 

 give particulars. Wm. Seaks. 



Harrodsburg, Ind. 



[Not that we are aware of ; several 

 have tried it, cliief among whom was 

 Mr. C. O. Perrine, of this city ; but we 

 believe the experiment lias met with 

 disappointment and loss in eacli 

 instance.— Ed.] 



millcweed grows in your neigliborhood, 

 or some other plant of a lilce nature, 

 the pollen or sap of which is the cause 

 of tlie trouble.— Ed.] 



Snow and Frost. — Thismorning the 

 mercury stood at freezing, and tlie 

 ground was frozen. Yesterday we 

 had a snow storm, and tlie snow has 

 not all disappeared yet. Several days 

 past have been quite cold, but to-day 

 is pleasant. Geo. H. Goodwin. 



West Milton, X. II., May 17, 1882. 



Milkweed. — 1 mail you a few bees 

 that were lianded me by a party who 

 lives some 12 miles south of this. By 

 examining, you will see the bees are 

 in such condition they cannot use 

 their feet, from the particles adliering 

 to them ; they cannot crawl in the 

 gum. He says at tlie entrance of one 

 old box hive there were about a quart 

 of bees dead, all with these particles 

 attached to their feet. I liad a swarm 

 of bees to-day that I obtained, to my 

 certain knowledge, 4 queens from. I 

 caught one as she came from the hive, 

 which I caged, then moved the old 

 hive and put a new one on the old 

 stand laying the queen caged at the 

 entrance, supposing they would come 

 back. They went off 50 steps and 

 settled. I took the caged queen and 

 hive to where they settled ; shook 

 them off with the queen still caged. 

 They commenced going in, when I 

 discovered another queen ; caught 

 and caged her; took the first queen 

 and put her in the hive she came out 

 of, turned her loose in tlie old hive, 

 and moved it back to its former 

 place ; went to the swarm, found them 

 settling, where lirst settled ; shook 

 them off, and waited to see if they 

 were going in, when I discovered 

 queen No. 3. Caught and caged her, 

 put No. 2 inside of the hive in the 

 cage on a frame, and was watching to 

 see if they vvere going in, when I 

 discovered queen No. 4. Being out 

 of cages, I gave her to my wife to 

 hold, who, being timid, let her get 

 away. She Hew in the air. Whether 

 I caught this one again I cannot say, 

 but I got 4 queens that I know. 

 McKinney, Texas. Subscriber. 



[In most of the United States there 

 is a species of milkweed (^scZq^ins), 

 the sap or juice of which adheres to 

 the feet and legs of the bees, and not 

 only causes them much trouble to 

 walk, but is very distasteful to those 

 in the hive. It is not an unusual oc- 

 currence for the hive bees to kill 

 great numbers of them. Perhaps this 



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The Apiary Register. 



All who intend to be systematic in 

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A new edition, revised and enlarged, 

 the new pages being devoted to neto 

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We have put the price of them low 

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i^° The Bee Journal is mailed at 

 the Chicago Postofflce every Tuesday, 

 and any irregularity in its arrival is 

 due to the postal employes, or some 

 cause beyond our control. 



Binders for 1882.— We have had a. 

 lot of Emerson binders made espe- 

 cially for the Bee Journal for 1882. 

 They are lettered in gold on the back, 

 and make a nice and convenient way 

 to preserve the Journal as fast as 

 received. They will be sent postpaid 

 by mail for 75 cents. 



1^ We will send Cook's Manual 

 in cloth, or an Apiary Register for 100 

 colonies, and Weekly Bee Journal 

 for one year, for §3.00; or with King's 

 Text-Book, in cloth, for $2.75 ; or with 

 Bees and Honey, in cloth, $2.50." 



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 are not taken by the banks In this city 

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Premiums.— Those who get up clubs 

 for the Weekly Bee Journal for 

 1882, will be entitled to the following 

 premiums. Their own subscription! 

 may count in the club : 



For a Club of 3,— a copy of '* Bees and Honey." 

 S,— an Emerson Binder for 1882. 

 " " 4,— Apiary Ref:ister for 50 Colonies, 



or Cooli's (Bee) Manual, paper. 

 " 5,— " '■ cloth. 



O,— Weeltiv Bee Journal for I year, 

 or Apiiiry Register for L'oti Col's. 



Or they may deduct 10 per cent in cash 

 for their labor in getting up the club. 



Bee Piisturage a Necessity.— We have 

 just issuedanew pamphlet givingour 

 views on this important subject, with 

 suggestions what to plant, and when 

 and how. It is illustrated with 26 en- 

 gravings, and will be sent postpaid to 

 any address for 10 cents. 



