. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 478 We have had a nice fall yield of Ijpney, and it is still coming in. I have • extracted 3,000 lbs., and have obtained 1,000 sections from 75 colonies, since Aug. 5. I put a swarm on wired frames on Sept. 3, and now it is as good a colony for winter as I have. D. S. Given. Hoopeston, 111., Sept. 20,1880. [We are glad to notice the improve- ment in the reports during the past 3 or 4 weeks. The rains have much im- proved the fall yield of honey in many parts, and made many a bee-keeper's face brighen.—Ed.] I wintered 20 colonies of bees, which came ou
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 478 We have had a nice fall yield of Ijpney, and it is still coming in. I have • extracted 3,000 lbs., and have obtained 1,000 sections from 75 colonies, since Aug. 5. I put a swarm on wired frames on Sept. 3, and now it is as good a colony for winter as I have. D. S. Given. Hoopeston, 111., Sept. 20,1880. [We are glad to notice the improve- ment in the reports during the past 3 or 4 weeks. The rains have much im- proved the fall yield of honey in many parts, and made many a bee-keeper's face brighen.—Ed.] I wintered 20 colonies of bees, which came out healthy, but have no surplus honey; there being no white clover in this locality. Some bees are in poor condition here; no swarming any where; where there is buckwheat there is no surplus honey. S. H. Bueiilen. Full honey report for the year: 1 have 43 colonies of bees; extracted from 30 colonies 1,467 lbs.; no comb honey. This shows my report of 285 lbs. was premature. J. Chapman. Home, Mich., Sept. 18,1880. [To have 1,200 lbs. more than you ex- pected is a good disappointment, is it not? Many others are in the same condition, we are glad to say.—Ed.] Bees have only about one-half enough to winter on. They may get more vet, but it is somewhat doubtful. We had ?our first frost last night. I have 700 colonies of bees, and have many of them to feed almost all they require for win- ter, and it is not a very profitable part of bee-keeping. I. S. Crowfoot. Hartford, Wis., Sept. 9,1880. Bingham's honey report for 1880 is as follows: The clover season opened with 85 colonies of bees in fair condi- tion. In June and July clover and bass- wood honey was stored to a limited ex- tent, but as the prospect seemed poor and honey thin it was allowed to remain in the hives (an extra set on top) until enough had been stored in the two bot- tom hives to winter and spring the bees without spring care. September 17and 18 we extracted from 46 colonies about 1,500 lbs. of very thick,
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