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i'iJE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW. 



them; but situated as I am in a location ad- 

 apted to the production of comb honey, 

 which requires, however, on an average, the 

 purchase of one hundred or more colonies 

 each spring to keep up my stock, I can't 

 afford to pay from twenty to twenty-five per 

 cent, more for a strain of bees that will 

 (other things being equal) bring me a crop 

 of honey bearing an inverse ratio in value, 

 to their cost as compared with black bees. 

 Nor have I during fifteen years trial in as 

 many locations, found a season or locality so 

 poor as to prove their superiority over the 

 blacks, for the purposes for which I am 

 engaged in bee-keeping. 

 Cap AC, Mich. March 8, 1889. 



How the Carniolans Winter. 



JOHN ANDREWS. 



^AVING studied the habits of the 

 Carniolan bees for five years, I will, 

 for the benefit of those who are 

 thinking of trying them, make a few 

 statements in regard to their behavior in 

 winter. 



They will winter in a warmer atmosphere 

 than Italians, and keep more quiet. During 

 the last two winters I have had one colony of 

 Italians in the cellar with the Caruiolans, 

 and, each year,the Italians died in February, 

 while not a colony of Carniolans died, unless 

 they starved. I have learned by sad exper- 

 ience, that Carniolans need more stores in 

 winter than the Italians. They go in with 

 more bees in the fall, and come out with 

 more bees in the spring, and I feel that the 

 extra honey is well used. 



This winter I have kept the temperature at 

 .50°. At this writing, a few show signs of 

 being uneasy; and four colonies have been 

 taken out for a flight: each one had from 

 four to six combs of eggs and brood, and a 

 nice lot of lively young bees. 



Patten's Mills, N. Y. March 20, 1889. 



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FLINT, MICHIGAN, APRIL 10, 1889. 



THE EXTBAOTOK IS HEBE TO STAY. 



Several times some one has said that the 

 honey extractor has been detrimental to bee- 

 culture. We are willing to admit that this 

 is a debatable subject, but to discuss it 

 would be wholly useless, as the extractor is 

 here, and here to stay. No amount of argu- 

 ment would drive it away. 



POPULAEITY AT HOME. 



It is pleasant to know that our correspon- 

 dents enjoy the confidence and esteem, not 

 only of their readers, but of their immediate 

 neighbors. One of our best correspondents, 

 Mr. R. L. Taylor, was elected State Senator 

 last fall, and now another one, Mr. .James 

 Heddon, has been elected Mayor of the city 

 of Dowagiac. 



EXTEA PAGES AGAIN. 



Is the Review going to grow into a larger 

 magazine? It will if we continue to be 

 blessed with such quantities of correspon- 

 dence so good that it muKt be published, and 

 advertisements keep coming in at the rate 

 they have for the past two months. Friends, 

 it is with a thankful heart that we again 

 give you four extra pages. 



ME. WEED UNBELIABLE. 



No large samples of comb have as, yet, 

 come from Mr. Weed. We have borne with 

 him, and published his excuses, and waited 

 for him to send sample or explanations, until 

 patience has ceased to be a virtue. Com- 

 plaints still come that he neither explains 

 nor returns stamps. Certain it is that he 

 made small pieces of comb, and equally cer- 

 tain it is that there is a " hitch " somewhere 

 in attempting to make large pieces — but 

 there is no excuse for keeping stamps and 

 making no explanation. 



PEOSPECTS FOB A GOOD SEASON. 



Some correspondents in Gleanings call at- 

 tention to the fact that a good honey sea- 

 son always follows a wet season. The rea- 

 son given being that the clover secures such 

 an excellent growth. They say that, accord- 

 ing to this "sign," the coming season will 

 be a good one. We have now had two poor 

 seasons, and, if there is anything in the law 

 of "chances," the harvest ought to be a 

 bountiful one. We should not hesitate to 

 put money into the bee-business this spring; 

 in fact, we would sooner invest in bees this 

 spring, than just after two good seasons. 



THE " DOVETAILED " HIVE. 



Mr. Root has made, in this hive, the 

 the changes that we suggested. He has sent 

 us a hive. At the risk of appearing too crit- 



