Haymond, Ind., March 11, 1881.
[You will find our method given in answer to Mr. Phillips, page 86 of
this number. The combs can be used again this spring.—ED.]
=Progressing.=—My bees are getting along well. I have lost
3 weak colonies that were left unprotected; but it was my
own fault. A hive peddler was in this section this winter
selling hives without frames. I showed him my hives, similar
to the Langstroth, and he took the measure of it, and said I
was “well fixed” for bee-keeping. He never said a word about
selling his hive to me. I do not know how many he sold.