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watched with hope until I found golden- 

 rod was going to fail. This brought feed- 

 ing late, so that cold weather found 

 much of the stores uncapped. My case 

 will afford an experiment of wintering, 

 or trying to winter, on uncapped stores 

 of sugar-syrup, and I shall studiously 

 watch the result. My bees appear to be 

 in good condition now. I would like to 

 see an article from some one on "the 

 proper treatment of bees, when found 

 killing their drones the first of June." 

 J. P. Smith. 

 Sunapee, N. H., Dec. 29, 1890. 



Well Supplied for Winter. 



I have 29 colonies of bees in new 

 Heddon hives all in good condition, as 

 far as food is concerned. I am nearly 

 78 years of age, with health rather poor 

 and I think it is rather too much for me 

 to give them the necessary attention 

 another season. So far, in my experi- 

 ence, I have done well, in securing 

 honey. T. J. Bates. 



White Hall, Ills., Jan. 3, 1891. 



Not Discourag-ed. 



The past season has been the poorest 

 for bees in this section, that I have ever 

 known. No swarming, no honey, and 

 consequently no money, and were it not 

 for the weekly visits of the Bee Jourxal 

 to wake new thoughts and cause new 

 efforts, I would have but little or no 

 ambition to try to do anything with bees. 

 With nearly 100 colonies in fairly good 

 condition in early Spring, I arranged my 

 plans for a big crop of honey. Alas ! 

 for my expectations. The cold rains of 

 Spring and Summer, soon washed them 

 all away. I am much pleased with the 

 new dress of the Bee Journal. Enthusi- 

 asm is catching, and so as I read the 

 reports weekly of other bee-keepers, I 

 feel like gathering up my strength for a 

 stronger pull. The Bee Journal has 

 paid me well for all it costs. 



V. N. Forbes. 



West Haven, Vermont. 



Generous Endorsement. 



I unqualifiedly endorse the Home 

 Journal, as one of the best "Home 

 Journals " I have seen. Not only its 

 typographical appearance, but in every 

 respect, morally and otherwise. In fact 

 it fills a place that others have attempted, 

 but have failed in, by reason of intro- 

 ducing politics or some form of sectarian- 

 ism or other. To the scientist, it may 



not be of much value. To the religionist, 

 it may not present the creeds he en- 

 dorses, but to the lover of home, and to 

 those who desire to place nothing in the 

 home that can in any wise be considered 

 harmful, it appeals in every page. One 

 cannot expect for the price of the sub- 

 scription a dissertation in every number 

 on every topic of interest, but the maga- 

 zine gives a chance for every one to put 

 in their homes a clean paper that will 

 amuse, benefit, and instruct. 



J. E. Pond. 

 North Attleboro, Mass. 



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Bees Pay Better than Anything Else. 



My bees have done very well consider- 

 ing the care they have had. I never 

 have had anything pay better. I had 

 last Spring 31 colonies. I divided 2 and 

 got 9. My bees did not swarm much 

 and I waited until they were all full of 

 honey before I commenced to extract it. 

 I got 3,500 pounds of honey, which 

 finds a ready market in Colorado. I 

 leave my bees on Summer stands, par- 

 tially closing the entrance, is all I do 

 with them. E. W. Warner. 



Moab, Utah, Dec. 29, 1890. 



Failure of Honey Crop. 



I went through my bee-cellar to-day 

 and found my bees all in good condition. 

 Fifty colonies of mine could do nothing 

 last Summer. I keep them going with 

 granulated sugar, and will hold up my 

 grit for another season. I see in the 

 Bee Journal that the State of Minne- 

 sota was a failure, last year, in the bee 

 business. "If you don't at first succeed, 

 try, try, try again." 



I see on the list of the Union for 1890, 

 that there are 373 members. And again, 

 I see that there are several lawsuits 

 started and I am glad to hear it. Now 

 let us see what the Union can do. I will 

 send my dollar, dues for the year of 

 1890, and if you run short I will put in 

 more hereafter. Fred Bott. 



Wabasha, Minn., Jan. 4, 1891. 



Bees Wintering- Well. 



Bees have done very poorly the past 

 season. I got about 150 pounds of 

 comb-honey from 60 colonies. Spring 

 count. Increased them to 89 colonies 

 which are wintering all right so far, and 

 I think the prospect is good for a nice 

 crop next season. D. Kauffman. 



Neediz, Ore. 



