Geneva, Ill.
=Making Progress.=—Although behind some other States, yet we
have made some progress. Bees seem to do best in the newer
counties, where the timber has not been cut off. It might
be supposed that the northern portion of this State was not
favorable for bees, but Aroostook county, in the extreme
north, produces nearly as much honey as all the other 15
counties, and the honey is put up in the most marketable
shape; but I fear the bees are not protected as they should
be in this northern climate. We have had a cold winter, and
the loss has been very great. I winter my bees in the cellar
with success, and obtain much pleasure, as well as profit,
from the time I devote to them. The Weekly BEE JOURNAL is my
constant companion.