. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 348 THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. May 12 1"^' 4. 10 to 15 cents per pound on the ground, and I could sell more if I had it. I intend to buy 5 or 6 colonies and increase to 15 this summer. The liasswood did not bloom last summer, so I think there will be a good crop of basswood honey the coming summer. There was a sort of bee-mouse which de- stroyed a good many bees and combs, but I soon put an end to that. The mouse is about 2 inches long, and has no eyes, very sleek, with short hair, and a short tail. I can't give it a better name than a '' bee-mous
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 348 THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. May 12 1"^' 4. 10 to 15 cents per pound on the ground, and I could sell more if I had it. I intend to buy 5 or 6 colonies and increase to 15 this summer. The liasswood did not bloom last summer, so I think there will be a good crop of basswood honey the coming summer. There was a sort of bee-mouse which de- stroyed a good many bees and combs, but I soon put an end to that. The mouse is about 2 inches long, and has no eyes, very sleek, with short hair, and a short tail. I can't give it a better name than a '' ; We are having nice weather here. The elm and box elder are in full bloom, and soon the fiowers will bloom. We had two nice rains this week, and that is what has made every- thing look green. I received a few double numbers of the " Old Reliable," in which I found much to read that was of interest. B. F. Schmidt. Clayton Co., Iowa, April 'J5. Prospects Look Bright. My bees wintered well; I lost only 5 colo- nies out of ISO. I wintered 100 colonies in the cellar and 80 in an out-shed. I lost 8 in the shed, and they left from 35 to 30 pounds of honey in the hives. The bees are begin- ning to work a little, carrying in the first pol- len to-day. We had a very severe winter here, and it still keeps cold. The prospects lor a good season are looking liright, and my bees are ail in good condition. I hope the good work of the American Bee Journal will keep steadily on. Wm. J. Healt. Iowa Co., Wis., April 18. Severest Winter—Hardy Bees. The past was the severest winter in this State experienced for 30 years. The mercury reached 38 degrees below zero, and did not rise above zero at one time for 30 days in suc- cession. In this vicinity there was an almost total loss of out-of-doors wintered bees. There was about the usual loss of from 5 to 10 percent of those in cellars, where they had suflioient stores. But owing to the fact that the bees put in but little honey afte
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