. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 87 solved here. Can you ever remember when on July 4 there was not a poand of honey in many of the hives (save what you had night previous), and strong with bees ? Think for a moment—no stores, and no surplus on July 4. These are the conditions of the writer's bees at the present time. But three days in June and two days in July thus far, in which bees could do anything. Despair and famine stared me in the face, and seeing Dr. Miller's words of encouragement, I immediately ordered a barrel of sugar, and continued feeding.
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 87 solved here. Can you ever remember when on July 4 there was not a poand of honey in many of the hives (save what you had night previous), and strong with bees ? Think for a moment—no stores, and no surplus on July 4. These are the conditions of the writer's bees at the present time. But three days in June and two days in July thus far, in which bees could do anything. Despair and famine stared me in the face, and seeing Dr. Miller's words of encouragement, I immediately ordered a barrel of sugar, and continued feeding. See what virtue there is in " Stray ; Thanking the Doctor for the words of encouragement, I shall in the future (if successful in this) ever be a thorough peruser of the American Bee Journal and " Stray ; A. Y. Baldwin. - De Kalb, Ills., July 6, 1892. Very Wet Season. Bees have not done very well thus far. Basswood is to blossom some, and we hope for some honey from it. June was one of the wettest on record—but eight days that it did not rain. W. H. Scott. Barre, Vt., July 4, Combed and Extracted. Bees as Weather Indicators. An old apiarist, who has been a close observer of the habits and movements of bees, declares that bees are quite re- liable weather indicators. He says that if the day is to be lowery and wet, the bees will be sluggish, stupid and inac- tive in the morning, while on the con- trary, if the day is to be bright and fine, they will be full of life and activity.— Selected. Good Prospects for a Big Crop. The losses of bees the past winter and spring make the bees that are left of double value, and each owner of one or more colonies should aid the bees with food, if necessary, to enable them to become strong in numbers as early as possible. Swarming will be late this year at best, but the prospects for a big honey crop are in many respects the best for years. The wet weather started an extra heavy stand of white clov
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