. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. April 23, 1903. THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 269 I have Italian bees, and use the Laa;j:stroth hives almost entii'ely. They were well pro- vided for the long, cold wiater, and have thus far done nicely, and all are in a healthy condi- tion. In November I packed the bees in a shed well banked and darkened; heretofore I have wintered them in the cellar with nearly as good results, only I find my cellar too damj) at times, causing some colonies to sweat and mold. Although my apiary is not very large there Is much room tor it to grow. There are not many bees
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. April 23, 1903. THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 269 I have Italian bees, and use the Laa;j:stroth hives almost entii'ely. They were well pro- vided for the long, cold wiater, and have thus far done nicely, and all are in a healthy condi- tion. In November I packed the bees in a shed well banked and darkened; heretofore I have wintered them in the cellar with nearly as good results, only I find my cellar too damj) at times, causing some colonies to sweat and mold. Although my apiary is not very large there Is much room tor it to grow. There are not many bees kept near where mine are, the nearest apiary consisting of about 50 colonies, being three miles southwest of here. I think I will let my bees take a (light next week it the weather is suitable. I consider it a great pleasare to take care of my bees. I study every article pertaining to bee-culture; still we must work and ex- periment with them ourselves, as there is nothing in any line of business like real ex- perience. There is a great deal in keeping an apiary neat and clean, keeping the hives well painted and well arranged in some clean, shady place. Oken S. Reed. Fayette Co., Iowa, March 21. Two Years of Failure—Outlook Good. The last two years were failures here, but the outlook is good for this season. There is lots of white clover- The weather is cool and rainy. Plums are in bloom. VV. D. Hurt. Cass Co., Mo., April 9. Quite a Loss in Wintering. There is quite a loss in bees here this win- ter. We had any amount of honey-dew last fall, and a severely cold winter, I think these were the cause of the loss. Prospects are fair for a good honey crop the coming season. G. W. Vasgundt. Uinta Co., Utah, March 33. Hand Crushed and Stung. While moving part of my bees to an out- yard I got my hand smashed, and at least 100 stings about my head and face. A defective bridge was the cause of the trouble. My hand is very painful, but no bad results from the the stings. Bees are boomi
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