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the outside of the hive or on the ground. 

 The lionej; was as thin as water when they 

 gathered it, and I had a great deal of 

 trouble. I did not Icnow what 1 should do 

 with all this sour honey. Of course I tooli 

 It off, and put it in the smoke-house. There 

 was some bees in the section-case yet, and 

 I left the hive open about 2 inches, so that 

 all the bees could come out. 



We have had no cold weather this win- 

 ter, the coldest being 10° above zero. My 

 bees have had flights for a week. I look 

 for a good honey season this year. There 

 are no Italian bees in this locality. I sent 

 for an Italian queen last June, and I found 

 the Italians far ahead ot the black bees. I 

 use the Langstroth hive, 16 inches long, 12 

 inches wide, and 11 inches deep, Inside 

 measure. 



Results of 1887— AlsiJke Clover. 



— D. L. Campbell, Royal Oak, Mich., on 

 Feb. 24, 1888, writes : 



Last year I think was the poorest that I 

 have experienced in my 18 years of keeping 

 bees. I started with 100 colonies last sea- 

 son, and they got a good start in the spring 

 on elm, maple and willows. They com- 

 menced to swarm in May, and increased to 

 210 colonies. They stored about 2,000 pounds 

 of surplus extracted honey, and 500 pounds 

 of comb honey, with an abundance for 

 winter, which is a better showing than 

 most bee-keepers had for last year. 



IsowAlsike clover and furnish seed to 

 my neighbors ; I think that is one of the 

 best lioney-plants we have. It also makes 

 the best of hay. I do not think that it will 

 pay to raise any plant for honey alone, 

 although I sowed some Chapman honey- 

 plant .seed last year, and I think tliat the 

 same plant grows wild on new land in this 

 locality. 



I am wintering 125 colonies in ttie cellar, 

 and they seem to be all right so far. I also 

 have 73 colonies in chaff hives, and these 

 had a nice, cleansing flight on Feb. 22 and 

 Feb. 23, which they needed very badly, as 

 they had not flown for over two months. 1 

 believe there will be serious loss among bees 

 that are not protected, as I hear of quite a 

 number already. 



Stvarming' — Peeding Bees. — A.E. 

 Maley, Auburn, Nebr., on Feb. 20, 1888, 

 writes : 



The weather is very changeable here. 

 The bees have had a flight every few days. 

 A swarm issued for me on Feb. 17, and 

 after re-hiving them four times, I had to 

 take a new hive with fresh combs, and 

 drive them in with smoke. The weather 

 since then has been damp and rainy. There 

 has been about 14 inches of snow so far this 

 winter, and it is all melted and soaked into 

 the ground. We have a good prospect of an 

 early spring, and a good season. I had 

 some colonies that had to be fed in January, 

 and I filled some empty combs with sugar 

 syrup, and gave it to them, and they are 

 now doing well. This is a much better way 

 than to feed sugar candy. 



Early and Absconding Swarms. 



— Wm. Irwin, Columbus Grove, O., on Feb. 

 20, 18S8, writes : 



I commenced the season of 1887 with 7 

 colonies of bees ; one was robbed, and the 

 other 6 were in fair condition. I increased 

 them to 22 colonies by natural swarming, 

 and obtained 82 pounds of honey in one- 

 pound sections. My bees are Italians and 

 hybrids. 



On page 472 of the Amehican Bee Jouit- 

 N.^i. for 1887, Mr. Willis M. Barnum says 

 that he had an extra large swarm one morn- 

 ing at exactly 7:30 o'clock; and then says. 



" Who can beat that ?" I can. I had a 

 swarm on June 17, at 6:25 in the morning, 

 and another at 7: 10 a.m. They were prime 

 swarms. I had a large second .swarm that 

 was bound to go to the woods. It issued on 

 June 14, and returned to the parent hive. 

 On June 15 it came out again, went about 

 40 rods, and then returned to the hive 

 whence it came. On June 16 it started off 

 again, and went Jf mile. X "belled " them 

 every time they went off, and they became 

 disorganized and came back. On June 17 

 they came out again, and went high up ou a 

 tree, less than half a mile away. 



I winter my bees on the summer stands, 

 on from 4 to 6 frames, packed in wheat 

 chaff and forest leaves. They had good 

 flights on Feb. 12 and Feb. 13, and seem to 

 be wintering well. 



Bees did IVell in 1887.— A. C. 



Loomis, Grand Rapids, Mich., on Feb. 28, 

 1888, says : 



My bees did well last year. I increased 

 them from 4 colonies to 8 colonies, and ob- 

 tained 350 pounds of comb houey. 



I^angstrotli Hives — Hiiglit Cel- 

 lars.— H. S. Ball, Granby, Quebec, on Feb. 

 13, 1388, writes : 



The best hive for this northern country, 

 and I think for any other country, is the 

 Langstroth hive. It is the best for winter- 

 ing, and it exceeds any other that we have 

 in this country for summer use. I have 

 used them for ten years, and have never lost 

 a single colony from any cause in wintering. 

 I knew of one case where a man lost 190 

 colonies in what he called the Jones hive, 

 and not one colony that was in a Lang- 

 stroth hive. All were in the same cellar. 

 I have used five or six different kinds of 

 hives, and I say, give Langstroth the medal! 

 Can bees be wintered in a light cellar ? 



[Yes ; read the article on page 106, on this 

 subject.— Ed.] 



Bees Breeding Early. — H. G. 



Frame, North Manchester, Ind., on Feb. 23, 

 1888, says : 



My bees had their first flight last Satur- 

 day, the first since Sunday, Dec. 4, 1887, 

 lacking just one day of eleven weeks' con- 

 finement, aud nearly five weeks longer than 

 last winter. My bees are wintering nicely 

 so far, on the summer stands. My method 

 of packing in the spring differs from nearly 

 all the methods that I have ever read ot. I 

 examined several colonies to-day, and I 

 found that some have capped brood, some 

 have larvie, and some have nothing but 

 eggs. Nearly every colony carried in more 

 or less pollen to-day. I believe that we will 

 have an early spring. 



Xlie Season in Texas.— B. F. Car- 

 roll, Blooming Grove, Tex., on Feb. 16, 1888, 

 writes : 



The season of 1887 in Texas will long be 

 remembered ; we had 5 inches of rain from 

 Jan. 1 to Aug. 28. We had Ififo inches at 

 one time ; from Aug. 38 to Nov. 8, 5 inches 

 more, 8 inches in November, and about 10 

 inches up to this date. We have had 10 

 inches ot snow, and the mercury 2° below 

 zero here, and 18° below in northwest Texas. 

 Bees began bringing in pollen on Feb. 8, 

 ten days later than last year ; and now the 

 mercury is at 32° Fahr., with a prospect ot 

 a lower temperature before morning. The 

 mint is up in the best stand since 1882, and 

 the bee-men look for another grand honey 

 crop. 1 have lost 40 per cent, of my bees, 



and I am feeding the 25 colonies left, with a 

 view of an increase to 75 colonies ; as I have 

 good combs in 40 two-story Simplicity hives. 

 Six years ago there were within five miles 

 of my place 1,000 colonies of bees ; novr 

 there are about 200. I have plenty of 

 room now. 



The old Ameuican Bee Jouknal grows 

 younger, puts on a brand new dress, and 

 goes out to be admired by all who take a 

 peep at its new face. 



Honey and Bees\rax market. 



KANSAS CITY. 



HONBY.— We quote : Choice white 2-lb. sectlong, 

 I7@l8c.; dark 2-lbB. 14@lfjc.; choicewhite l-lbs., 18 ta 

 20ct8.. dark 1-lbB., ISOlBc. White extracted, 7@8o.; 

 dark. 5@6c. Demand is alow. White extracted ia 

 firm when in 60-lb. tin cans. 



BBBSWAX.-21 to 22c. 

 Feb. 29. HAMBLIN & BBARSS, 514 Walnut Bt. 



NEW YORK. 

 HONBY.— We quote : Fancy white In 1-lb. sec- 

 tions, 15@]8c.; the same In 2-Ib8., 13@15c.; buck, 

 wheat r-lbs., I10I2C.; 2-lb8., 10®110. Off grades 

 l@2c. per lb. less. White extracted, 8®9c.; dark^ 

 5!^i@Bc. Market dull. 

 BEB8W A X.— 22(l!)23c. 



MCCAUL St. HILDRBTH BROS., 

 Feb. 21. 28 & SO W. Broadway, near Duane Sli. 



CINCINNATI. 



HONBY.— We quote extracted at 4®9c. per lb. 

 Choice comb, lfi@2(ic., in the Jobbing way. De- 

 mand fair and supply good. 



BBKSWAX.— Demand is good-20®22c. per lb. for 

 good to choice yellow, on arrival. 

 Feb. 20. C. F. MDTH & SON, Freeman & Central Av. 



BOSTON. 



HONBY.— We quote: 1-Ib. sections, ifiOiTc; 2- 

 Ib. sections, 14@ 18c. Extracted, 8@9c. The market 

 is not very brisk and sales are slow. 



BEES W AX.-25 ots. per lb. 



Feb. 24. BLAKK & KIPLST, 57 Cbattasm Street. 



DENVER. 

 HONEY.— Best white 1-Ib. sections, 19020c. i 2-lb. 

 sections. I6@i8c. Extracted, 8@10c. 

 BBESWAX.-2n®_'3c. 

 Feb. 18. J. M. CLARK & CO., 1409 Fifteenth St. 



SAN FRANCISCO. 



HONEY.— We quote: White to extra, 15®18o.s 

 amber, 13@16c. Extracted, white liquid. 7@7^c.; 

 amber and candied, nii.(ae!.^c. Market quiet. 



BEESWAX.- 20@2-lc. 



Feb. 18. SCHACHT & LBMCKB. 122-124 Davis St. 



DETROIT. 



HONEY.- Bestwhite in 1-pound sections. 17@ 19c. 

 Extracted, 9@10c. for light colored. Market weaker 

 and supply only fair. 



BBB8WAX.— 22®23c. 



Feb. 17. M. H. HUNT, BeU Branch, Mich. 



CHICAGO. 



HONE Y.— Prices range from 16®18e. for best one. 

 lb. sections; 2-lb8. or about. I4@l5c. Dark is slow of 

 sale, with no steady price. Extracted moving slowly. 

 OlTeriTigs of all kinds are large. Demand better. 



BBKSWAX,— 22@230. R. A. BURNETT. 



Feb. 16. 161 South Water St. 



KANSAS CITY. 



HONE Y.— We quote: White l-lbs., glassed, i6@17oj 

 unglassed, i7@1H(;.: anddurk l-lbs.. glassed, 15c.: un. 

 glassed, 16c.; white 2-lbs.. glassed, 16c.,; unglassed 2- 

 Ibs., 17c. California wllite 2-lbB.. 17c. Calii'ornia ex. 

 tracted in 60-lb. cans, 8c. Market quiet and receipts 

 are larger. 



BEESWAX.-No. 1, 20c. i No. 2, 180. 

 Feb. 9. CLEM0N8. C1.00N & CO., cor «h &Walnut, 



MILWAUKEE. 



HONEY.— Choice white one-lb. sections. 18®i9c.: 

 2-lbs.. 15®16c.; 3-lbs.. 14®1.5c. Dark and broken not 

 quotable. Extracted, white in kegs and tin, y®9Hc.: 

 )^-barrela and barrels. H".t.®9c.; dark and mixed ia 

 same. 6(!^7c. Market slow ; better demand expected. 



BEBSWAX.-22®2.')C. 



Feb. 2. A. V. BISHOP, 142 W. Water Bt. 



Apiary Kogislcr.— All who intend to 

 be systematic in their work in the apiary, 

 should get a copy of the Apiary Register and 

 begin to use it. The prices are as follows : 



For SOcolomea (120 pages) fl 00 



" 100 colonies (220 pages) 125 



'• 200 colonies (420 pages) 1 50 



