. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. Dec. 31, 1903. THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 845 dark. I weighed them, and they averaged 50 pounds, none less than 44 pounds. The S- frame hives weigh 20 pounds, leaving 24 pounds for the bees and honey. I weighed a good many of them Nov. 1, and then again Dec. 8, and found that they had consumed and lost from 4 to 5',_, pounds per colony, the heaviest loss seeming to be in those that had weighed the heaviest, some as much as IVA pounds. I raised the covers and put a double thickness of muslin over the frames, and then put on the cover again. George H. We
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. Dec. 31, 1903. THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 845 dark. I weighed them, and they averaged 50 pounds, none less than 44 pounds. The S- frame hives weigh 20 pounds, leaving 24 pounds for the bees and honey. I weighed a good many of them Nov. 1, and then again Dec. 8, and found that they had consumed and lost from 4 to 5',_, pounds per colony, the heaviest loss seeming to be in those that had weighed the heaviest, some as much as IVA pounds. I raised the covers and put a double thickness of muslin over the frames, and then put on the cover again. George H. Wells. Johnson Co., Mo., Dec. 13. Did Better Than the Average. I have been a subscriber to the American Bee Journal only one year, but I have never wanted'my money refunded, as I consider that I have learned more than a dollar's worth from its pages. But being "only a renter,'' my bees seem to have hardly a fair chance, as I have to move them around so much. I commenced three years ago with 5 colonies, and did not know the difference be- tween a queen-bee and a horse-fly, but I think with the aid of the "Old Reliable," etc., I will be able to produce enough honey for home use. Last spring I had 10 colonies,increased to 16, and took off about 600 pounds of comb honey, mostly white clover. I had some customers who said that my honey was the best they ever ate. I have the long-tongue Italians, and I know that they stored a better average than any bees in my locality this year, and I com- pared with some "old hands at the business," too. Ltman North. Page Co., Iowa, Dec. 11. Report of the Minnesota State Con- vention. The Minnesota State Bee-Keepers' Associa- tion met Dec. 3 and 3 at Minneapolis. The meeting was interesting and successful from a social point of view, and instructive scientifically. Papers were read by Fres. Wm. Russell, Mrs. H. G. Acklin, Prof. F. L. Washburn, State Entomologist; Walter An- sell, S. Lindersmith, N. P. Aspinwall, Mrs. W. S. Wi
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