ANY THOUSAND colonies of bees occur in the 
region where the tulip-tree is abundant but the 
honey crop from tulip-tree flowers is inconsiderable. 
Too few beekeepers in this region have modern 
equipment, it is true, but the greatest loss comes 
from the fact that they do not care for their bees so 
as to have them ready to gather the abundant nectar 
from this early-blooming tree. 
In this bulletin a method is given for the manage- 
ment of the apiary so that the full honey crop, from 
this source may be obtained. 
Contribution from the Bureau of Entomology 
L. 0. HOWARD, Chief 
Washington, D. C. January, 1922 
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