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Qei;)cral ItcjTjs* 



Results of the Past Season. 



I had 6 colonies of bees, spring count, 

 and increased to 8. They gave me SSi 

 pounds of comb honey, of which 144 

 was clover, and netted me 15 cents per 

 pound, and 190 of buckwheat, at 13 

 cents per pound. My neighbors found 

 fault with the season, and say it was a 

 poor one. This is the fourth year that 1 

 have handled bees. I am making it a 

 study, and read all the bee-literature 

 that I can get hold of. I like it very 

 much. 



The American Bee Journal is the best 

 bee-paper I know of, and gives the most 

 reading for $1.00 that I know of. 



C. A. Billings. 



Clyde, N. Y., Dec. 24. 



Got Plenty for Winter Stores. 



This has been a bad season for the 

 bees, on account of the dry weather. I 

 had IT colonies in the spring and had 

 only one swarm. I did not get a pound 

 of surplus honey, but they have plenty 

 for winter. We hope for a better sea- 

 son next year. Otto P. Semke. 



Harrison, Kans., Dec. 22. 



Glorious Bains in Southern California. 



The present year has been disastrous 

 to bee-keepers in southern California. 

 The insuflficiency of rain during the past 

 spring failed to infuse the life-giving 

 qualities into the honey-plants, conse- 

 quently the fatality among the " busy 

 bees" in this locality was very great. 

 The long drought was broken ten days 

 ago, and mother earth has discarded her 

 soared robe for one of living green. 

 The flood gates of Heaven were opened 

 this morning, and a continuous down- 

 pour of rain for the past ten hours is the 

 result. J. M. Ckow. 



Encinitas, Calif., Dec. 19. 



Not a Pound of Good Honey. 



Honey was a total failure in this sec- 

 tion last summer. I didn't get a pound 

 of good honey from 60 colonies of bees. 

 I had to feed some for winter. 



J. C. Hendricks. 



Decatur, 111., Dec. 20. 



Bee-Keeping in Alabama. 



This was the sorriest year here for 

 honey yet. The freeze we had in April 

 destroyed the honey crop till the month 

 of June. There were plenty of hungry 

 bees up till then, and then they got some 

 honey. I got 80 pounds of honey and 

 increased from 10 to 14 colonies. My 

 bees are in the best condition for winter 

 that I ever had them in, or at least they 

 are all strong in bees. All seem to be 

 healthy, as they have not been confined 

 to their hives a day this fall, and have 

 enough honey in each hive to winter two 

 colonies of bees, as the fall flow was 

 good, and as I would not take it from 

 them. The bees were preparing for 

 winter while I was waiting for my time 

 to come cext year. 1 farm for a living, 

 but I don't forget my bees. 1 go and 

 see them three times a day. 



Bees that are lost in this part of the 



