. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 1897. IHE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 745 farmer to give the contract. To encourage his system was a. financial injury to every one but the operator. Mr. Holtermann stated that quite a number of red clover seed growers were becoming alarmed on the same score. It was well known on account of the length of the corolla of 'the red clover blossom it was very difficult to propolize it, and be- fore Australia could produce red clover seed they bad to im- port the bumble-bee. The growers of this seed were fearing that as during fruit-blossom the queen,'being the o
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 1897. IHE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 745 farmer to give the contract. To encourage his system was a. financial injury to every one but the operator. Mr. Holtermann stated that quite a number of red clover seed growers were becoming alarmed on the same score. It was well known on account of the length of the corolla of 'the red clover blossom it was very difficult to propolize it, and be- fore Australia could produce red clover seed they bad to im- port the bumble-bee. The growers of this seed were fearing that as during fruit-blossom the queen,'being the only survi- vor over winter of a nest, would be poisoned when working on the blossoms. This means the destruction of an entire nest and its increase. Mr. Dryden promist to try and find some method of informing the public. Tl?e Weekly Budget; ? The Progressive Bee-Keeper makes another progres- sive step by dressing up in new, clean, clear type, very grate- ful to the eye. Mr. W. a. Prtal, of Alameda Co., Calif., wrote us as follows, Nov. 11: "The prospects for nest year continue good, as we have been having plenty of early rains. It bids fair to be an open ; Mr. J. W. Rouse, of Missouri, reports in Progressive that on account of drouth he got only half as much as he expected. But some people expect a good deal, and as he actually har- vested 120 pounds per colony, he ought to manage to rub along till he gets a full crop. Prof. A. J. Cook, writing us from Los Angeles Co., Calif., Nov. 10, said: . " The price offered for honey still holds very low. A few have sold for 4: cents per pound, but many can get no more than 3 or 3)ij' for the best extracted ; Mr. J. W. Oqlesby, of Logan Co., Ark., writing Jus Nov. 10, said : " My bees have done exceedingly well this year, and all have gone inio winter quarters full up to the brim. I credit a large part of my success to the American Bee ; Editor Hutchinson, in the Review, speaks very highl
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