. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 44 THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. Jan. 20, in 8 to 12 pounds each, and kept it up for several days. This cold damaged the bloom just enough to cause it to secrete nectar very heavily. With bright, fair warm, days following a light freeze, I think in case of some flowers the cold is a benefit rather than other- wise. mm^i^m/i^^sm&i^m^i^sao^s^^ ^^^€^m% 'iJ^^tf^^MiC^ Good Average Per Colony. I have 21 colonies of bees put away for winter, and 2,000 pounds of comb honey was the season's result last summer. J. H. LOGEMANN. Worth Co., Iowa, Dec. 17, 1897. Be
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 44 THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. Jan. 20, in 8 to 12 pounds each, and kept it up for several days. This cold damaged the bloom just enough to cause it to secrete nectar very heavily. With bright, fair warm, days following a light freeze, I think in case of some flowers the cold is a benefit rather than other- wise. mm^i^m/i^^sm&i^m^i^sao^s^^ ^^^€^m% 'iJ^^tf^^MiC^ Good Average Per Colony. I have 21 colonies of bees put away for winter, and 2,000 pounds of comb honey was the season's result last summer. J. H. LOGEMANN. Worth Co., Iowa, Dec. 17, 1897. Bee-Management in Washington. I notice on page 747 items from Chehalis and Lewis counties. Wash. I wjuld like to know how these writers manage their bees. Perhaps they will let us know. It has been a poor season, my average being 53 pounds per colony, two-tnirds comb. Herman Ahlers. Clatsop, Co., Oreg., Dec. 10, 1S97. Good Honey Season. The past season was a good one for honey in this locality, altho tne crop of white honey was quite short, owing to the cold weatner nearly all the month of June. My 134 colonies increast to 155, and gave me 9,000 pounds of honey, about 1,100 pounds of it being comb. A. W. Smitu. Sullivan Co., N. Y., Dec. 13, 1897. Electric Swarm Notifier. I find the American Bee Journal a great help. My bees had a nice fligbt yesterday. I notice on page 2S,s an item by J. Jd. Williamson, saying he would publish the working of his electric swarm notiher, but he has not done so yet. I tor one should very much like to hear from him through the Bee Journal. B. W. Hall. Merrimack Co., N. H., Dec. 13, 1897. Bees Did Well the Past Season. I put 40 colonies of bees into a shed boarded tight on the north and west, with open front to the south, with some boards tackt up to shade them Irom the sun. 1 put on empty supers, and a Hill's device of my own make, and filled them with cush- ions or blankets, old clothing, etc., and packt behind and between with straw. They will be
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