116 



AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



doubtedly take wing much sooner than 

 those whose hives face almost any 

 other way ; and, taking all things into 

 consideration, I should advise that our 

 hives be placed on their stands so as to 

 face south of east. 



This will give them the benefit of the 

 sun when most needed, and then, as it 

 rolls around on its course toward mid- 

 day, and when at that time being too hot 

 generally, the grapevine shade protects 

 the entire hive, and its occupants, when 

 most needed. 



{Concluded next week.) 



CilMVElVTIOIV DIRECTORY 



Time and place of meeting. 



1891. 

 July 30.— Carolina, at Cbarlotte, N. C. 



A. L. Beach, Sec. Pineville, N. C. 



Aug. 6.— Rock River, at Sterling, Ills. 



J. M. Burtch, Sec, Morrison, Ills. 



Sept. 3.— Susquehanna County, at So. Montrose, Pa. 

 H. M. Seeley. Sec, Harford, Pa. 



In order to have this table complete, 

 Secretaries are requested to forward full 

 particulars of the time and the place of 

 each future meeting. — The Editor. 



North American Bee-Keepers' Association 



President— P. H. Elwood . . . . Starkviile, N. Y. 

 Secretary— C. P. Dadant Hamilton, Ills. 



National Bee-Keepers' Union. 



President— James Heddon . .Dowag-iac, Mich. 

 Sec'y and Manager— T. G. Newman, Chicago. 



Bee aiid tloney Gossip. 



J^" Do not write anything for publication 

 on the same sheet of paper with business 

 matters, unless it can be torn apart without 

 Interfering with either part of the letter. 



No Clover Honey. 



There was no clover honey here to 

 speak of, although the clover looked 

 fine ; but there will be some basswood 

 honey. I had 26 colonies of bees of my 

 own, and 55 colonies belonging to a 

 neighbor, Spring count, and they have 

 increased to 92 colonies altogether, so 

 far. I work mostly for extracted-honey. 

 My opinion is that all bee-keepers should 

 join the Union ; then they could better 

 protect their interests. 



Lewis Lafler. 



Covington, Iowa, July 11, 1891. 



Cheering Report. 



My bees have done extra well this 

 season, both as regards honey gathering 

 and swarming. I extracted from the 

 combs of some colonies five times within 

 two months, securing nearly 400 pounds 

 of good extracted-honey from 10 colo- 

 nies. My increase is 11 swarms from 

 10 colonies, besides one swarm that 

 went to the woods, and 2 of my colonies 

 did not cast swarms this season ; thus I 

 have 21 colonies altogether. I can sell 

 my honey for 10 cents per pound, cash. 

 Sometimes I care for bees belonging to 

 my neighbors. vSome of them say they 

 have a colony of bees which they desire 

 me to examine, and I almost invariably 

 find the bees queenless, or the hive full 

 of moths. One man had a hive against 

 which he had placed a broad board, at 

 an angle of about 45°, and the bees had 

 built the space between the hive and the 

 board full of comb, and filled it almost 

 full of honey. I smoked the bees, cut 

 the comb loose from the hive, leaned the 

 board against another hive, and removed 

 the first hive to another position, and 

 put a new hive, containing a frame of 

 brood, in its place, then shook the bees 

 off of the board ^ into the new hive. I 

 told the owner that was the first time I 

 had ever robbed bees on a board. 



A. C. Babb. 



Greenville, Tenn., July 15, 1891. 



No Honey-Dew this Summer. 



We have 180 colonies of bees in good 

 condition, but a detailed report of our 

 experience would only be a repetition of 

 your Seymour correspondence, page 76, 

 excepting that we have not had so much 

 rain. We have not had any honey-dew 

 this Summer. Bees are working on 

 basswood now, but we fear that it will 

 not last long. E. & O. Clakk. 



Greenleaf, Wis., July 17, 1891. 



Bees Storing- Dark Honey. 



I have been keeping bees for three 

 years, and during that time have lost 25 

 colonies, mostly from starvation, owing 

 to the drouth of last year. I began with 

 a runaway swarm which I caught, and 

 the next year I procured 15 colonies 

 more. At present I have 64 colonies. 

 Within the past 15 months I have had 

 over 60 swarms, and only 2 that I know 

 of went to the woods. As a rule they 

 cluster in a cherry or apple tree, and I 

 hive them by the use of the smoker, 

 moving the hive immediately to where I 



