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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Mar. 



NEW POLLEN. 



My bees are all out to-day, and are gratherlng pol- 

 len. They are going In and out the same as they 

 would in the month of July. Is it something strange 

 for them to be out this season of the year? I went 

 through them yesterday, and they are in excellent 

 condition. G. W. Ckee. 



Covington, Ky., Feb. 16, 1883, 



The mercury is 66' above zero this morning, and 

 I have just examined two colonies of bees. Both 

 are in fine condition, one having brood in all stages. 

 I can hardly miss the honey they have consumed. I 

 have never lost a colony in wintering, and am in 

 good hopes of geting all my bees through the re- 

 mainder of this winter. J. P. Moore. 



Morgan, Ky., Fob. 10. 1'^sa. 



ST.\TIST1CS FOR NEW JERSEY. 



After correspondence with Dr. Miller, I find that 

 I can best carry out the auxiliary purposes of our 

 association by requesting the fraternity in New 

 Jersey to forward at once their reports, and those of 

 their neighborhood, direct to Dr. C.C. Miller, Maren- 

 go, Illinois. Give facts on a postal. Do it now. For 

 N. J. & E. B. K. A. C. H. Rue, 



Feb. 12, 1883. Committee. 



I began last spring with 30, and increased to 60 

 swarms, and 1000 lbs. of honey— 600 comb, 400 ex- 

 tracted, and have had from 35 to 50 lbs. apiece to 

 winter on. I got 15 to 17 cts. per lb. for comb, and 10 

 for extracted. This is nothing to brag of, but it is 

 better than a good many have done in this neighbor- 

 hood, for they have not got a pound of surplus with 

 as many swarms as I have. Bees have wintered 

 well here so far; my 60 colonies are all very strong, 

 and promise well. Julius Fbosch. 



Elmore, Ottawa Co., O., Feb. 17, 1883. 



WHEAT-STUBBLE HONEY, AGAIN. 



On the 29th of July, between 4 and 5 in the after- 

 noon, our bees were working on my nearest neigh- 

 bor's wheat-stubble (where the wheat had been cut 

 two days), so that he was afraid to go through to 

 where he was going to rake, where it had been cut 

 more recently, for the bees were not working there. 



A GOOD WORD FOR THE GOOD CANDY. 



Twelve swarms are now in the cellar, with plenty 

 of stores, and in excellent condition; two weak ones 

 we are feeding your Good candy, with the best re- 

 sults. It is ahead. Edmund L. Youngs. 



Port Crane, N. Y., Jan. 4, 1883. 



OR HONEY-PLANTS TO BE NAMED. 



SNOWDROP — SYMPHORIC ARPUS RACEMOSUS. 



ENCLOSED find specimen flower-stem, and flower, 

 of a shrub that is grown to some extent in this 

 section, as a dooryard ornamental shrub. It 

 grows from 4 to 6 feet high; the leaf and habit of 

 growth very much resemble buck-bush, only of 

 larger growth. The berries or fruit are white when 

 ripe, and about the size and shape* of cranberries. 

 The name it goes by here is snowdrop. My atten- 

 tion has been directed to it for the last three weeks, 

 as a honey-producing source. I think it equal, or 

 nearly so, to basswood. Perhaps It will not yield 



honey in as large quantities as the basswood; but as 

 it remains in bloom so long, I am inclined to think 

 that a larger amount of honey could be collected 

 from an acre of this shrub than from an equal 

 amount of basswood. It bears honey from early 

 morn till late in the evening. The bees fairly fight 

 over it. Can you give the specific or botanical name, 

 and any information as to its value as a honey- 

 shrub? R. B. ROBBINS. 



Bloomdale, O., Juno 26, 1883. 



The plant is the Sump^oHcarpus j-acemosu8, Mx., 

 commonly called snowberry. It grows wild on 

 rocky banks and is quite largely cultivated as an or- 

 namental plant. The flowers are white, or slightly 

 rose color, and are produced all summer. I have 

 observed the bees working upon the bushes grown 

 in this vicinity. There is another species, S. vulgar- 

 is, which has small dark-red berries. This latter is 

 frequently called coralberry, or Indian currant. 



W. K. Lazenby. 



Ohio State University, Columbus, July 10, 1883. 



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I*ertaliiing to Bee Culture. 



Wo lespectfully solicit the aid of our friends in conducting: 

 this department, and would consider it a favor to have them 

 send US all circulars that have a deceptive appearance. The 

 greatest care will be at all times maintained to prevent injustice 

 being done any one. 



ST is bad eiiongh to be told there is a pat- 

 ent on using hives two story, or on us- 

 — ' ing any kind of a division-board; but 

 now our old friend H. 11. Flick just wakes 

 up to the fact that he has a patent on all 

 wide frames for holding sections, and has 

 had all along. Here is one of the circulars, 

 such as he is sending out, to scare innocent 

 unsuspicious bee-keepers into buying sup- 

 plies of him, or " speedy satisfaction " will 

 be demanded. 



notice to 

 BEE-KEEPERS AND SUPPLY DEALERS. 



Bee-keepers ai-e respectfully informed, that I am 

 the Inventor and Patentee of the double or broad 

 frame for holding: inside frames or sections, togeth- 

 er with the section, for surplus honey; and that 

 nearly all Apiary supply manufacturers and deal- 

 era are infringing on my patent, dated September 21, 

 1869, and ante-dated September 8, 1869, No. 95,100, 

 which fu'.ly covers both frames in question. 



Bee-keepers are advised not to use, or buy from 

 manufacturers or dealers in Apiarian supplies, who 

 are not licensed by me under said patent, as all per- 

 sons infringing on said patent are liable for dam- 

 ages. 



The law will be enforced in all cases of infring- 

 ment, unless speedy satisfaction is given. 



LAVANSVILLE, Pa. I tt tt i?TlPlf 



Somerset Co. ) "• ^' FLICK. 



Many of our older readers will recognize 

 the man as the one who took a recipe for 

 artificial honey out of Dr. Chase's llecipe 

 Book, and then, by means of a great spread- 

 eagle advertisement, sold it for three dollars 

 or such a matter. Mr. II. 11. F., if you 

 want us to keep your name standing right 

 along in Humbugs and Swindles, just keep 

 sending out those little circulars. As there 

 is no date on the little paper, we might 

 think it was a thing of a long time ago ; but 

 complaints and inquiries are coming from 

 different directions. 



