. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 606 THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. Sept. 17, 1903. now, after 40 years' experience, if 1 can not rear a queen that will live four months," etc. Now, I do not believe a close observer like Dr. Gallup was, had to rear thousands of queens to learn how to rear a good queen. S. Q. CONKLE. Orange Co., Calif., Sept. 3. A Good Report. I started in the spring with one 3-frame nucleus, increased to 2 colonies, and have taken off 22h pounds of honey. I got 4 stray swarms, and have taken, all together, 463 pounds of honey, all extracted. .John C. Bull. Porter Co.
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 606 THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. Sept. 17, 1903. now, after 40 years' experience, if 1 can not rear a queen that will live four months," etc. Now, I do not believe a close observer like Dr. Gallup was, had to rear thousands of queens to learn how to rear a good queen. S. Q. CONKLE. Orange Co., Calif., Sept. 3. A Good Report. I started in the spring with one 3-frame nucleus, increased to 2 colonies, and have taken off 22h pounds of honey. I got 4 stray swarms, and have taken, all together, 463 pounds of honey, all extracted. .John C. Bull. Porter Co., Ind., Sept. 1. Poorest Year for Honey. Yesterday I extracted 150 pounds of honey from 40 colonies. A year ago I had 3300 pounds from 35 colonies. This has been the poorest year for honey we have had eince I commenced keeping bees, 11 years ago. Hans Christensen. Skagit Co., Wash., Aug. 25. A Beginner's Report. Last winter I bought 13 colonies; the un- lucky one died, leaving me 12. Seven of the 12 were in box-hives, and I transferred them into frame hives. I now have 28 strong colo- nies. In July I introduced 12 Italian queens, and all are doing nicely. I have something near 1500 pounds of comb honey. Henry Co., 111., Aug. 34. 0. L. Hatch. Bees Have Done Well. I have 14 colonies. I put 9 into the cellar last fall, and took out .s last spring. I do not increase much, as 1 double them and put back most of the swarms, and in this way I get more honey. My bees are doing finely so far. I have sold 60 pounds of honey at 20 cents per pound, and have about 12 supers that are about ready to take off. I intend to make more of a business of bees and poultry. I still want the "Old ; Luke Simmons. Pope Co., Minn., Aug. 7. The Season's Experience. I have^had bees the most of the time for the last 15 years. Sometimes I would have 1 or 2 colonies, sometimes none. I never had any luck until last summer, when the bees did well in storing honey but not in swarming. One colony
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