. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. May 8, 1902. AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL 303 few yours iino, wrote about hein^r sick. Wliile lylnjc on Ills cdiK^li wliero lie cuiilil overlook Ills bee-yard, lie saw swiirrn aflfr swarm depart, and no way to help himself. 1 remem- ber I shed tears of sympathy; I was very liapjiy then with my bees. Ten of the hup- lilesl years of my life was the 1(1 years with the bees. Then eame live years of hearlaehe. But 1 have many left, when I ean remember them. Miis. H. .1. Mtu'liu Co., Minn., April 'Ml Bee-Keeping In Florida. The past winter
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. May 8, 1902. AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL 303 few yours iino, wrote about hein^r sick. Wliile lylnjc on Ills cdiK^li wliero lie cuiilil overlook Ills bee-yard, lie saw swiirrn aflfr swarm depart, and no way to help himself. 1 remem- ber I shed tears of sympathy; I was very liapjiy then with my bees. Ten of the hup- lilesl years of my life was the 1(1 years with the bees. Then eame live years of hearlaehe. But 1 have many left, when I ean remember them. Miis. H. .1. Mtu'liu Co., Minn., April 'Ml Bee-Keeping In Florida. The past winter here in western Florida has been a cool one, thouf^h there was no severe freezin;;. The sprinj; is rather late. I looU out upon an orange tree in its garb of shining leaves, and the air is fragrant with the odor of orange blossoms. Some orange trees lost their leaves, while "others did not. Pomegranates are now in bloom, and magno- lias are opening. The past winter being cool, the bees were slow in building up strong, and few swarms have issued. Many persons still use the tall box-hives, which are made of pine. To-day I saw two hangstroth hives with many bees clustered in their porticoes. All the bees I have seen are the small, black ones. At West Bay—an arm of St. Andrews Bay— I was told that white comb honey sold for 5 cents per pound; it was chunk honey, not in frames. I have purchased good extracted honey, produced at Wewahitchka (commonly called the Dead Lake) for 'J5 cents per quart. Mrs. L. Harrison. Washington Co., Fla., April 23. Honey Prospects Poop. Last season was a very poor oue for honey. I now find white clover scarce, and a poor prospect for this season. I have 23 colonies in good condition. Conrad .Job. Putnam Co., Ind., April 22. Feeding to Tide Over—Alley Trap. I have 48 colonies of bees, one having died, and since taking them out I found another colony (|ueenles6, to which I gave a couple frames of brood. I have fed some sugar, and expect to feed
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