TJic Pasturage of Bees 



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tha t it is called in Scotland " heather- 

 honey," while all the rest is termed " flower- 

 honey." 



It need not be said that plants grown on 

 warm well-drained lands yield more honey 

 than those grown on cold heavy soils. Even 

 in the case of heather this 'is true. In 

 ordinary seasons, heathery hills yield more 

 honey than heathery swamps. And the good 

 sense of every bee-keeper will tell him that 



hilly exposed pastures and district* a,£, in 

 showery seasons, much better for honey than 

 flat and sheltered ones. We have known 

 hives placed in hilly districts increase greatly 

 in weight in such seasons ; whereas those 

 standing in low sheltered places could 

 scarcely keep themselves, the flowers being 

 hardly ever dry. In very droughty seasons 

 the low sheltered parts may be the better of 

 the two for honey-gathering. 



