E. Roxbury, Vt., March 10, 1881.
=The Best Honey for Winter.=—By this time I presume all the readers of
the BEE JOURNAL know that the winter has been quite severe—about as
destructive to the older people as to bees. Bella Lincoln, the oldest
bee-keeper in this section of the country, died this winter; and since
then nearly all of his 100 colonies of bees have also died. My 60
colonies are in the cellar with chaff over the frames; some are dead,
and the entrances to others are soiled, indicating dysentery. Several
which had sealed honey stored in the summer are all right. Some worked
on a cider mill, but if they have good sealed honey I do not think it
makes so much difference about the kind of winter. I like the Weekly
BEE JOURNAL, because it “enthuses” me every time I read it. In any kind
of business one needs some enthusiasm, at least once a week.