. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 440 From 12 colonies in the spring (6 be- ing weak) I have 105 lbs. of clover and basswood honey. If the weather is favorable I expect 200 lbs. more of fall honey. 1 have increased to IS. Some of my neighbors who have 20 to 50 colo- nies have neither increase nor honey. We raise all comb honey here. E. H. Norton. Marengo, Iowa, Aug. 15,1880. My bees are in fine condition, but there is no honey to gather; I hope they will get enough to winter on; I do not think there will be 500 lbs. of surplus in Warren Co., this year. F. J. Satirist. Kirkwood,
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 440 From 12 colonies in the spring (6 be- ing weak) I have 105 lbs. of clover and basswood honey. If the weather is favorable I expect 200 lbs. more of fall honey. 1 have increased to IS. Some of my neighbors who have 20 to 50 colo- nies have neither increase nor honey. We raise all comb honey here. E. H. Norton. Marengo, Iowa, Aug. 15,1880. My bees are in fine condition, but there is no honey to gather; I hope they will get enough to winter on; I do not think there will be 500 lbs. of surplus in Warren Co., this year. F. J. Satirist. Kirkwood, Aug. 19, 1880. I had 81 colonies in the spring ; I have increased to 149, in good condition ; I have now 2,220 lbs. of honey (50 lbs. of it is extracted), and expect enough more to make 4,000 lbs. in all; clover was winter-killed and basswood blighted, yielding honey but 3 or 4 days. J. F. Spaulding. Charles City, Iowa, Aug. 23,1880. Bees are doing well here this month —the first time this season that they have done so. D. S. Given. Hoopeston, 111., Aug. 21,1880. From 40 colonies I have only 3 swarms and 35 lbs. of extracted honey. It has been too dry and hot to expect much from fall flowers. I shall be satisfied to -call it a }i crop. Ward. Farmington, 111., Aug. 17, 1880. We have just honey enough to keep the hives full of bees all the season. From 107 colonies I had 30 swarms, but returned all after-swarms and many first swarms; I have extracted 300 lbs. of honey ; from goldenrod I expect a good yield. Nearly all this honey 1 obtained from Italians—this season has proved their superiority over the blacks. J. W. ECKMAN. Richmond, Texas, Aug. 12,1880. I have increased from 12 to 20 colonies; I shall have but little surplus; bass- wood yielded well for about 2 weeks. Peter Billing. Pawnee City, Neb., Aug. 23,1880. This is the poorest season I have known for 13 years; there is no surplus in Carroll county ; other portions of the State are in the same condition; my bees
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