. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. STROMGEST MADE. BuU Stionn, I'hicken- Tlght. Sold to the Farnierat Wholraale PriCPS. Folly Warrontcit. Catalop Free. COILED SPRIN« PENCE CO. Boz 89 fflaeheiiler, Indiana, C. 8. A. Please mention the Bee Journal Please mentioxi Bee Journal "when 'wntin&. No Gold Corners In Iowa Roundl Incubators .^No half warmeu eggs. By ?round" system every effg [ gels same heat—bigger i)er cent of eggs hatched. Spec- ial regulator overcomes at- TiioKphcric changes. Free t;ii:ii()f; tells the whole story. UWA INCUBATOR COMPANY. 80X196. DES MOINES. IOWA ?
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. STROMGEST MADE. BuU Stionn, I'hicken- Tlght. Sold to the Farnierat Wholraale PriCPS. Folly Warrontcit. Catalop Free. COILED SPRIN« PENCE CO. Boz 89 fflaeheiiler, Indiana, C. 8. A. Please mention the Bee Journal Please mentioxi Bee Journal "when 'wntin&. No Gold Corners In Iowa Roundl Incubators .^No half warmeu eggs. By ?round" system every effg [ gels same heat—bigger i)er cent of eggs hatched. Spec- ial regulator overcomes at- TiioKphcric changes. Free t;ii:ii()f; tells the whole story. UWA INCUBATOR COMPANY. 80X196. DES MOINES. IOWA ?Please mention Bee Journal -wheu C FROM MANY FIELDS Bees in Good Condition. The weather continues cold, and the outlook is that the bees cannot be taken from the cel- lar tor a week or two. They are, however, in apparent good condition, and, consequently in no hurry to get out. A. C. F. Bartz. Chippewa Co., Wis., March 26. Looking for a Good Season. Last spring we started in with 10 colonies of bees, including 4 weak ones. When we straightened them up for winter we had -l-t colonies, all in good condition, with hires full of honey. We use the outdoor method of wintering. Our bees were packed iu leaves. Last year was not a [jood one in this locality. All tile bees seemed to think of was swarm- ing. As soon as a llow of honey would come, it would rain and wash it all away. We sold only 200 pounds of honey. We have had only one day. until yesterday, on which the bees could riy since winter closed up. Out of 44 colonies we have lost only 10, which we think is very good, considering the winter we have had. Of those that died, only 2 died of starva- tion; the rest had plenty of stores. We found aljout C full frames of honey, besides many frames about 3-2 and ^,, full. These bees died simply because the intense cold made it impossible for them to breal; the clus- ter and get at the stores. We also found some signs of dysentery among those that died. We are looking for a g
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