. The American bee keeper. Bee culture; Honey. 202 THE AMERICAN BEE-KEEPER November. Asylum, Pa., Sept. 28, 1902. Editor Bee-Keeper. Dear Sir:—I have read many 1902 honey crop reports, and most of them at the opening of the honey flow—like "counting chickens before they are ; What I appreciate is a re- port after the season has closed. I like topics in season, not out of sea- son; for instance, now is the time to learn how to prepare our honey for market and our bees for winter quar- ters, and not next spring. Further- more I would like to see reports on crops from establishe
. The American bee keeper. Bee culture; Honey. 202 THE AMERICAN BEE-KEEPER November. Asylum, Pa., Sept. 28, 1902. Editor Bee-Keeper. Dear Sir:—I have read many 1902 honey crop reports, and most of them at the opening of the honey flow—like "counting chickens before they are ; What I appreciate is a re- port after the season has closed. I like topics in season, not out of sea- son; for instance, now is the time to learn how to prepare our honey for market and our bees for winter quar- ters, and not next spring. Further- more I would like to see reports on crops from established apiarists, not from beginners. Just one more and I will get to my re- port—I would like to see the latest market reports to be had during the selling season. This is said to be the banner honey and wax producing section of this state. It's not much now, if that be true, for the last two winters have wiped out more than one-half the bees. I think it is a fact there was more nectar this year than any in my five years' bee- keeping. The old bee-keeper got but little hon- ey, but the up to date man has a good crop. From 85 colonies, spring (May 15) count, I increased to 130, and took 5,000 sections; and the frames have enough for winter. If this don't find the waste basket, I may come again and tell how I do some things. D. C- Bacon. Cienfuegos, Cuba, Oct. 7, 1902. My Dear Mr. Hill: Your favor of the 17th ultimo receiv- ed yesterday upon my return home from the apiaries. I am very busy at present, starting another apiary of 200 colonies in El Valle del Infierno, four miles distant from the Excelsior apiary. The honey crop is at hand. Since the 2nd instant I have been extracting ev- ery day. Though the aguinaldo (bell- flower') does not bloom until Novem- ber, there are now a great many trees and vines of other kinds in full bloom. We hope for a wonderful honey crop this year, in this country. I think it is a great mistake that we Cubans are obliged to send our excellent hon
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