. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 118 AMERICAN BEE Do not write anything for publication on the same sheet of paper with business matters, unless it can be torn apart without interfering with either part of the letter. Bee-Keeping Improves the I have 15 colonies of Italian bees in winter quarters, put In on Nov. 19th vfith plenty of honey and strong with bees. I commenced the spring of 1892 with 7 colonies of Italian bees, they in- creased to 18 colonies, and gave me 450 pounds of surplus honey, besides having plenty to winter on. My health is poor, but it helps me
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 118 AMERICAN BEE Do not write anything for publication on the same sheet of paper with business matters, unless it can be torn apart without interfering with either part of the letter. Bee-Keeping Improves the I have 15 colonies of Italian bees in winter quarters, put In on Nov. 19th vfith plenty of honey and strong with bees. I commenced the spring of 1892 with 7 colonies of Italian bees, they in- creased to 18 colonies, and gave me 450 pounds of surplus honey, besides having plenty to winter on. My health is poor, but it helps me to work among the bees, and I long for spring to come so that I can be among my pets again. I could not keep bees very well with- out the Bee Jouknal. It is a welcome visitor 52 times a year. Jesse B. Lewis. Weston's Mills, N. Y., Jan. 13, 1893. Wintered Without Any Loss. Last winter I wintered 100 per cent. of my colonies, 12 in all, increased them to 18, and took 360 pounds of comb honey, mostly in one-pound sections. Every colony had plenty of honey for winter, viz. : from 35 to 75 pounds each. Perhaps I should have extracted part of it from them, but I didn't have an extractor, or the time, but expect to give them more attention this year. G. W. Bell. Bell's Landing, Pa., Jan. 9, 1893. Experience in Wintering Bees. Having bought 17 colonies of bees, I will give the readers of the Bee Journal the benefit of my experience in the win- tering of the same. About Nov. 15, 1892, these bees were packed in clamps with chaff and straw packing about 6 inches in thickness on the sides, and one foot on top. They were left in the open yard where the hives were in the sum- mer, and at present they appear to be in good condition. The hives were cov- ered with gunny-sacks filled with chaff about 6 inches in thickness, before the loose chaff and straw was put on. Through a mistake made in leaving the oil-cloths (that had been used to cover the hives a year ago last summer) on top of the hive
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