Bangor, Mich., March 10, 1881.
=Wintered Safely.=—We had a very poor season last year and
the winter has been very severe. I began the last season with
18 colonies, increased to 34 and obtained about 500 lbs. of
surplus. I wintered in the cellar, and lost 3 colonies with
dysentery. My bees had a cleansing flight about 2 weeks ago
and I think we will have no more losses this winter. There
are quite a number of bee-keepers in this vicinity, but
most of them report very heavy losses, some having over 100
colonies and losing nearly all. We are very much pleased with
the Weekly BEE JOURNAL, and think it far superior to any
Monthly.