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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



May 



FROM 1 TO 5, AND 50 LBS. OF HONEY. 



One colony Increased to five, and I got about 50 lbs. 

 of honey, from one stand. I think 1 shall do better 

 this season. F. P. Smith. 



Greenwood, W. Va., March 21, 1883. 



away in sawdust, and at the present I think they are 

 all alive. E. J. Haines. 



Cheltenham, Ont., Can., Feb. 27, 1883. 



Our bees have wintered nicely so far on the sum- 

 mer stands packed with chaff. Loss so far is T out 

 of 175 swarms put away last fall. N. E. Prentice. 



Castalia, Erie Co., O., March 20, 1883. 



Yery glad indeed to hear it, friend P. 



FROM 8 TO 23, AND 1000 LBS. HONEY. 



I had 8 stands last spring — one queenless; now I 

 have 22 strong ones, and 3 ran away. Got 160 lbs. 

 of extracted and 8)0 of box and section honey, most- 

 ly section. Stephen Julian. 



Kussell, Iowa. 



I will give you my report for the past season. I 

 commenced the season with 20 swarms; havenow49; 

 have taken 1600 lbs. in box honey; most of it was 

 white-clover honey. Bees are in good trim for win- 

 ter. S. Pardee. 



Volga City, Iowa. 



FROM 1 TO 8, AND 100 LBS. OF HONEY. 



I got 100 lbs. of honey last season from one hive 

 and two swai-ms. I put them in store boxes, with 

 straw and leaves around them. They are all in good 

 shape. D. J. Co-^te. 



Laura, Miama Co., O., March, 1883. 



FROM 25 to 50, AND 3000 LBS. HONEY. 



My bees did well this last year. I began with 25; 

 increased to 50, and got 3000 lbs. honey— 1800 in i^ix 

 i}i sections, the fest extracted, and think I could 

 have extracted 1000 lbs. more, and left my bees plen- 

 ty for winter. J, W. Lamb. 



Champaign, 111., Mar. 19, 1883. 



FROM 12 TO 46, AND 200 LBS. HONEY. 



Here is my report: I had 12 colonies of Italian 

 bees in the spring of loS2; increased to 46, and sold 

 200 lbs. of comb honey, and I have sold 3 colonies at 

 f 10.00 per colony, which leaves me 43 all O. K. Chaff 

 hives are good for cold winters with Italian queens 

 from P. L. Viallon. Robert Blacklock. 



Geigerville, Carter Co., Ky. 



In the spring of 1882 I bought a very weak colony 

 for $7.00. last fall I sold the same for $7.00. I ob- 

 tained from that colony $30.00 worth of honey, and 

 three good colonies of bees worth now $30.00. So 

 my income from $7.00 wa=i $60.00, and a good deal of 

 experience. I have five colonies; Gallup hives, all in 

 chaff, and so far are doing well. J. L. Hughey. 



Carroll, Ind., April 9, 1883. 



FROM 3 TO 16, AND 175 LBS. OF HONEY. 



I received the smoker you mailed Apr. 6, yester- 

 day; have tried it to-day; am well pleased with it. 

 Thanks for your promptness. I had 3 colonies of 

 bees last spring; increased to 9, and extracted about 

 175 lbs. honey; lost 2 — one in winter and one this 

 spring, from cai'elessness, I suppose, in not feeding. 



A. J. Lane. 



Rich Creek, Marshall Co., Tenn., April 14, 1883. 



FROM 2 TO 4, AND 100 LBS. HONEY. 



I commenced last summer with two colonies; in- 

 creased to 4 in the fall; had my best one stolen when 

 full of honey; extracted over 100 lbs. of honey. I 

 bought 17 colonies in the fall; extracted the honey 

 from them: fed them sugar syrup, packed them 



FROM 80 TO 135, AND 6500 LBS. HONEY. 



Dec. 5th, I received Gleanings containing notice 

 that I had honey for sale; and on the 6th I received 

 a letter from Michigan, inquiring about the same. 

 How is that for quick returns from advertising? My 

 report for 1883 is, spring count, 80; full count, 135; 

 extracted honej', 4000 lbs.; comb honey, 2500. Total, 

 f500 lbs. Yield per colony, 81 lbs. Increase, 70 per 

 cent. J. L. Gray. 



Lee Center, 111. 



from 17 TO 27, AND 1700 LBS. OF HONEY. 



I had thought of sending in my honey report; but 

 as I had only 1700 lbs. comb honey and 10 swarms 

 from 17 stands, spring count, and as I see so many 

 reports that far exceed it, I will say nothing more 

 about it, only that, if I could be sure of doing as well 

 every season, I should be satisfied. G. W. Cole. 



Canton, 111., Jan. 8, 1883. 



I dare say, friend C. Seems to me I know 

 of " whole " families " that would be satisfied 

 witli 100 lbs. to the colony, and over one- 

 half increase. 



from 10 TO 34 AND 1.500 LBS. OF HONEY. 



As I never have given you a report of what my 

 bees have done, I thought I would send one. Spring 

 count last year, 10; increased to 34. Took 1500 lbs. 

 comb honey. Sold by the quantity for 18 cts., and 

 small lots for 20 cts. per lb. Wintered on the summer 

 stands. Lost two; the rest are good and strong. I 

 am selling at $5.00 per colony; want to reduce them 

 to 15 stands. I have not room for any more. I live 

 in the corporation. My lot is small to keep so many 

 bees. W. D. Angell. 



Odell, Livingston Co., Ills , April 5, 1883. 



from 39 TO 62, AND 6324 lbs. of honey. 



I have deliiyed my report for reasons mainly on 

 account of sickness. I began the season of 1882 with 

 39 colonies; increased to 63; sold 4 Simplicities at 

 $10 each; 1 chaff at $;0.00. Went into winter quar- 

 ters with 57 colonies— 49 in chaff hives, and 8 in Sim- 

 plicities. All in chaff wintered well. One in Sim- 

 plicity starved on candied honey. Our honey prod- 

 uct was an average of lOJ lbs., spring count,— all 

 extracted, and we enter the season of 1883 with 56 

 colonies in good shape at this time. Price of comb 

 honey, 2oc; extracted, 20c. R. H. Rhodes. 



Arvada, Jeff. Co., Col., Mar. 31, 18S3. 



FROM 7 TO 28, AND 2500 LBS. HONEY. 



Here is my report for this year. Began in spring 

 with 7 colonies in chaff hives (no loss). Extracted, 

 2000 lbs.; in 1-lb. boxes, 500 lbs. Sold extracted at 11 

 to 12c; box, 15 to 18. Increased to 28 in Simplicities, 

 now covered with a pile of straw on each hive. I 

 prize Gleanings very much; count "Our Homes" 

 worth at least half the journal. Am much obliged 

 for the Juvenile. You are doing a good work, 

 friend Root. I am hoping and praying God to spare 

 you, and show you much fruit as the result of your 

 labors of love. I began with one swarm four years 

 ago. Alfred Mottay. 



O.tawa, 111. 



FROM ONE TO FOUR, AND 75 LBS. OF HONEY. 



I commenced the season of 1883 with one stand, 

 and increased by natural swarming to 4 — two in 

 American hives, and two in box hives; got about 



