Williamsburg, Ind., March 7, 1881.
=First Year's Experience.=—Bees done poorly here last season.
There was an abundance of bloom, but too much rain. I sowed
1 acre of buckwheat; while this lasted my bees stored more
honey than at any other time in the season; I think it an
excellent honey plant. Pumpkin blossoms yield considerable
honey; would it pay to plant them all over a field of corn?
My bees are packed in chaff, and they are all in good
condition at present. They have not had a flight since the
1st of Nov. Success to the Weekly BEE JOURNAL; I like it
better than the Monthly.