. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 428 My bees have gathered no surplus. If they gather enough from fall flowers to winter on, it is all I expect. My neigh- bor, who has between 100 and 200 colo- nies, says he will not have 500 lbs. of houey. W. N. Holmes. Wyoming, Iowa, Aug. 3, 1880. Bees have gathered but little surplus honey. It has been so dry since July 20 that they have not done much. In- crease is plenty. W. L. French. Martinsburg, Mo., July 26, 1880. We had a profusion of white clover bloom during June and the early part of July. Bees did not work on it with great animation, ow
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 428 My bees have gathered no surplus. If they gather enough from fall flowers to winter on, it is all I expect. My neigh- bor, who has between 100 and 200 colo- nies, says he will not have 500 lbs. of houey. W. N. Holmes. Wyoming, Iowa, Aug. 3, 1880. Bees have gathered but little surplus honey. It has been so dry since July 20 that they have not done much. In- crease is plenty. W. L. French. Martinsburg, Mo., July 26, 1880. We had a profusion of white clover bloom during June and the early part of July. Bees did not work on it with great animation, owing, I suppose, to meagre secretion of nectar. The honey crop will not exceed 25 lbs. of extracted, nor 10 lbs. of comb honey to the colony. I do not expect surplus from fall (low- ers. I have no buckwheat. My bees are in good condition. G. Green. Mt. Lookout, O., Aug. 6, 1880. The honey crop is a total failure. Aug. 5th—Goldenrodin bloom, and bees carrying out brood for want of food. Aug. 7th—A little honey. Aug. 8th— Quite a flow of clear, light honey. The prospects for fall honey are good. The lilies that grow in the river are in bloom now, but I have never been able to as- certain whether they yield honey. Mrs. L. Harrison. Peoria, 111., Aug. 9,1880. I have taken no surplus and have not divided, except a few that I broke up for nuclei, and I have not had a swarm to my knowledge. They have had good attention, wanting for nothing but nec- tar, of which we had but a few days to amount to anything. This they have used up for breeding. Unless we have an immediate change we shall be com- pelled to say, " The harvest is past," and our bees are not saved. I have about 75 colonies, large and small, about 55 being in fair condition; 35 of them are bright Italians; 31 of these I bought last spring for $200. My expenses were heavy for hives and supplies, which I have on hand, as I had no use for them this year. I am a little discouraged, but shall stick to it as long as
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