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blacks or Italians — ^but the matter is not 

 worth worrying over very much, because 

 blacks are as good as Italians, and vice 

 versa. I do not know of any bee-peri- 

 odical that can be considered as my pet, 

 and I believe in the theory of "the sur- 

 vival of the fittest," and the American 

 Bee Journal is able to be out and 

 visits me every week. A periodical that 

 only comes once in two weeks is not to 

 my liking, and when it does not reach me 

 oftener than o?ice a month, ,that is still 

 worse. John F, Gates. 



Ovid, Pa. 



Full to Overflowing. 



My bees are doing well, having win- 

 tered on the summer stands. My loss 

 was 2 colonies out of 63, and so far 3 

 swarms have been cast. White clover 

 is beginning to bloom, and so are rasp- 

 berries and blackberries. The hives are 

 full to overflowing with bees, and I ex- 

 pect a big honey crop this year. 



S. Burton. 



Eureka, Ills., May 22, 1891. 



Adulterated Honey — A Correction. 



In the American Bee Journal of 

 May 14, page 642, near the bottom of 

 second column, you make me say that I 

 found several wholesalers and retailers 

 of such goods, where my manuscript 

 said several hundred retailers. As it 

 makes a large difference in the serious- 

 ness of the charge, I ask for correction. 



Capac, Mich. Byron Walker. 



Only a Beginner. 



I am only a novice in bee-culture, with 

 12 colonies of bees. Did not lose a col- 

 ony the past Winter, and my bees are 

 booming, with plenty of honey, bees and 

 brood. Jacob Moore. 



Ionia, Mich. 



Sweet Clover Honey. 



Last season my crop of comb-honey 

 was only 400 pounds from 50 colonies 

 of bees, but my bees wintered well, on 

 the summer stands, except 10 colonies 

 which were put into the cellar. I left 

 one small colony, with only about a 

 quart of bees, on the summer stands, 

 with about 10 pounds of stores, as an 

 experiment. I gave them no protection 

 — not even a blanket. They were in a 

 10-frame Langstroth hive, and, to my 

 surprise, they came through the Winter 



all right, and are now busy carrying in 

 pollen. My cellar is damp, but the 

 combs are not moldy. The hives are set 

 on planks, about 3 feet from the ground. 

 I lost only 5 colonies out of 40, which, 

 I think, is doing well for a beginner. I 

 work only for comb-honey, and can sell 

 it at from 20 to 25 cents per pound. I 

 expect a good crop this season, as there 

 are plenty of soft maples and white and 

 sweet clover. The best honey I have had 

 was from sweet clover. Last year was 

 a stunner, but I am not discouraged. 

 Geo. W. Stiles. 

 Harvey, Ills., April 17, 1891. 



Bees were Allowed to Starve. 



My bees wintered pretty well, and I 

 only lost 5 colonies out of 62, but I had 

 to feed them last Fall. A great many 

 bees in this county starved because they 

 were not fed last Fall, or early this 

 Spring. Prospects are good for white 

 clover, which is commencing to bloom. 

 There is but little at present for bees to 

 work on, as the fruit-bloom is about 

 gone. This section was visited by a fine 

 rain the day before yesterday, which was 

 badly needed, and it is cloudy and quite 

 cool to-day. W. H. Tuttle. • 



Creston, Iowa, May 23, 1891. 



Connecticut Association. 



The Connecticut Bee-Keepers' Asso- 

 ciation was formed on May 13, at Mr. 

 Edwin E. Smith's, in Watertown, Conn., 

 and the following ofificers elected : Presi- 

 dent, Edward S. Audrus, Torrington ; 

 First Vice-President, Barber F. Strat- 

 ton, Hazardville; Second Vice-President, 

 Edwin E. Smith, Watertown ; Secre- 

 tary, Mrs. W. E. Riley, Waterbury; 

 Treasurer, Porter L. Wood, Waterbury. 

 The next meeting will be held in Hart- 

 ford, Conn., some time in the Fall, and 

 it is hoped there will ba a good attend- 

 ance. A Member. 



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