Holly, Mich., Jan. 18, 1881.
[Pumpkin blossoms yield a rich, but strongly flavored honey; we think
the pumpkins would be remunerative for their cultivation to feed to
stock, and that the honey obtained from the blossoms would be a net
profit.—ED.]
=Summer a long way off.=—This winter has been, so far, the
most severe known for many years in this part of the State.
Snow-storm has followed snow-storm, and cold spell has
followed cold spell, until now there is more snow on the
ground than we have had altogether for 6 or 7 years. And the
poor bees! how have they fared through all the snow and cold?
Badly, I fear from the reports I hear every few days; but so
far as heard from, where they were properly cared for, either
in cellar or on summer stands, they are doing quite well; but
summer is a long way off.