. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 254 THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. April 16, 1903. put 48 into the cellar, and left the remaining 5" outside. The ones outside had several flights; if the weather is the same to-morrow we will take those out of the cellar. In a recent number of the American Bee Journal there were some hints on taking bees out of the cellar. Last spring we took ours out—they were out five or six days, and had some fine flights—when the weather changed, and we had to put them back into the cellar for a few days, when we brought them out for the summer. The flit;hts of t
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 254 THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. April 16, 1903. put 48 into the cellar, and left the remaining 5" outside. The ones outside had several flights; if the weather is the same to-morrow we will take those out of the cellar. In a recent number of the American Bee Journal there were some hints on taking bees out of the cellar. Last spring we took ours out—they were out five or six days, and had some fine flights—when the weather changed, and we had to put them back into the cellar for a few days, when we brought them out for the summer. The flit;hts of those few days saved almost all of the colonies. Fred Banker (aged 14). Brown Co., Minn., March 21. ' Wintered Well and Appear Strong. I am pleased to say that all my colonies wintered well, and appear strong. I have found quite a little capped brood, and queens are laying nicely. F. H. Drake. Worcester Co., Mass., March 10. Honey Crop Outlook Good. The outlook for a honey crop is good. White clover is in tine shape, and the bees have wintered in tine condition so far. I have lost but one colony, and still have 110. TnEO. S. HuRLET. Tama Co., Iowa, March 14. Some Results of Bee-Keeping. I like the American Bee Journal very much. I have been keeping bees about five years. I commenced with 2 colonies in box-hives, one of which I have yet. I did not know much about them at Hrst. except what I could pick up from bee-keepers. I put away 13 colonies last fall, and sold about $140 worth of comb honey last year, all white honey. We did not have any fall flow here. I thinK beginners should have a text-book and bee-papers. V. Vail. Winona Co., Minn., March 2:i. Wopcestep County Convention. In a former letter I mentioned an immense swarm of bees that had taken possession of an attic-room 50 years ago. At the regular meet- ing of the Worcester County Bee-Keepers' Association, held March 14, the owner of the building announced that the bees disappeared some time early in the fall, but co
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