. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. Combined Desk and Book-Case Size, (i6-in. high, 36 in. i 10 in. deep. Price, $ Ladies' Desk. [The above firm is entirely reliable.—Editor.] Size, 40 in. hig-h, 25 in. wide, xs^t «3r Please mention the Bee Journal „ ?'°"''!fS„- Price, .*)» FOR SALE 100 COLONIES OF BLACK AND ITALIAN BEES on s Hoffman selt spacing frames, all in dovetailed hives, full worker brood combs, and two supers with each hive— $:' per colony for the lot, or 25 colonies for $ per colouv. Address, loAlt F. GENT, Rockford, Minnesota. ?»?? r J J Bv a woman, po
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. Combined Desk and Book-Case Size, (i6-in. high, 36 in. i 10 in. deep. Price, $ Ladies' Desk. [The above firm is entirely reliable.—Editor.] Size, 40 in. hig-h, 25 in. wide, xs^t «3r Please mention the Bee Journal „ ?'°"''!fS„- Price, .*)» FOR SALE 100 COLONIES OF BLACK AND ITALIAN BEES on s Hoffman selt spacing frames, all in dovetailed hives, full worker brood combs, and two supers with each hive— $:' per colony for the lot, or 25 colonies for $ per colouv. Address, loAlt F. GENT, Rockford, Minnesota. ?»?? r J J Bv a woman, position as Wantea assistant in an apiary; V T C*.H L^Vl „„g i^ Northern Illinois ANNIE C. McNEAL. CRETE, Wintered Without Loss. My bees have wintered on the summer stands without any loss, but I am feeding now. I have 12 colonies in 15-frame hives, but I take out three frames from each side of the hives when I pack the bees for winter. Hall Co., Nebr., March 33. Fbed Robt. June-Berry—Blaelfs Ahead. Kindly inform me what this flower is I send you. It ffrows on our liills on small trees, and looks like dogwood trees. It is in bloom with peach-blossom and elm. I do not know whether bees work on it or not, as I never noticed the bloom before to-day, when I was up in the mountains. I think it is basswood. It is very fragrant. I have not been in the bee-business long, I have about 50 colonies, and know but little about honey-producing flowers and plants. The weather has been so open and mild here that my bees have eaten up nearly all their winter stores, and I find my Italians have con- sumed a great deal more than the blacks, I had only 11 colonies of Italians, from queens I introduced last year. They went into win- ter (as I thought) with almndance of honey, but last month when I examined them I found two starved to death, and almost every Italian colony very short of honey, and I fear I am too late in feeding to do them any good. With my short experience I f
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