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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



Apr. 18. 



space is needed over the top-bars, 

 work well this way. and the section-case 

 comes off easily, and is free from propolis. 

 The section-case is wound up with a key, 

 using binder twine, and doinp; away with 

 nails and wedges. R. Howell. 



Gillett, Wis., April 0. 



Heavy Loss of Bees in Missouri. 



My health has been very poor for the past 

 two years, so much so that I could not at- 

 tend to my bees. Ninety per cent of all 

 the bees in Ray and Caldwell counties are 

 dead. My own losses are 43 out of 50. All 

 the bees that were in the box-hives — 12x20 

 and 12x30— are dead— not one left, as far as 

 I have heard. AVe have had a continued 

 drouth for 10 months. The coldest day here 

 was 23 degrees below zero. 



C. L. BowEX. 



Louella, Mo., March 2S. 



Hard Winter for Bees. 



The winter has been a hard one for bees 

 in this section of the country. My 16 colo- 

 nies wintered on the summer stands in 

 eight chaff hives, with a super full of saw- 

 dust on top. They nearly all had the diar- 

 rhea, although they had cleansing flights 

 Dec. 15, Jan. S, Feb. 19, and March 1. The 

 first pollen came in April 3. On March 81, 

 one of the worst aft'ected swarmed out, and 

 the queen was put back three times; they 

 had honey in the hive. A few days after 

 the colony was dead. Niels N. Alling. 



Perth Amboy, N. J., April 5. 



Loss About Two-Thirds. 



I had 4!5 colonies last fall, and have lost 

 all but 17, They all had plenty of honey. 

 Mortimer Davis. 

 South Avon, N. Y., April 9. 



Bad Year Proved a Blessing. 



Last year was a bad year for bees in 

 California. But it proved a blessing to us 

 in one respect, by thinning out some of the 

 bee-keepers, or better called "bee-extermi- 

 nators," who give their bees almost no care 

 whatever. The heavy rains this winter will 

 insure us a good honey crop this time. 



Claremont, Calif. L. J. Owen. 



Small Loss in Wintering:. 



The winter has been very severe, but bees 

 seem to have wintered fairly well— the loss 

 being about 3 per cent. They have been 

 confined to the hives about 100 days, and 

 ■wintered on the summer stands. 1 exam- 

 ined some colonies yesterday, and found to 

 my surprise that they had not consumed 

 more than 5 to S pounds of stores. 1 have 

 one-third of my bees packed in double- 

 walled hives, and the rest in single-walled 

 hives, and I find as usual those in single- 

 walled hives have wintered best. 



D. M. Ketcham. 



Newark, N. Y., April 6. 



Wintering Bees Under a Haystack. 



In reply to the editorial on page 104, 1 

 would say that the pieces of 2x4 I used were 

 8 feet long. 1 have no set time for putting 

 away the bees or taking them out in the 

 spring. It depends upon the weather. 1 

 generally winter 10 colonies. I have put 

 them in a haystack for 5 years in 13, and 

 never lost a colony when put under hay. 

 What few bees died I believe died from old 

 age. In the spring there is no moldy comb. 

 They seem to have been perfectly dry all 

 ■winter. The place must be frost-proof, and 

 the hay will absorb all the moisture, 



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