BEEKEEPING IN THE TULIP-TREE 
REGION. 
KE. F. Puruirs, Apiculturist, and Grorce S. DemutH, Apicultural Assistant, 
Bee-Culture Investigations. 
CONTENTS. 
Page. Page. 
Geographical boundaries of the tulip- Other plants in the region which 
eee eto f se ee, et Ee iS furMish’ nNecta tae we Se 10 
Variations within the region-___~~~ 5 | Equipment recommended _____--~-_~ 11 
Relation to other beekeeping regions_— 5 | Adaptations of beekeeping practice 
Characteristics of the tulip-tree-___ 5 fOD LHiseteaiOl sets =e eee 13 
Present development of beekeeping in Market facilities and methods of 
ENG TOSLOM 2= eee se eo A 7 Misrketineee =e oe Ao ee ms 23 
Peculiarities of the region-___---_~__ 7 | Opportunities for the development of 
Type of honey to be produced__--~_~- 10 Their efiOn se ees ee oe ee 24 
The tulip-tree is one of the most dependable early sources of 
nectar throughout a wide region. It is not, however, the source of 
much honey at present, for most beekeepers of the section in which 
this tree is found fail so to manage their bees that they are ready 
and able to get its vast store of nectar. A lack, in American bee- 
keeping literature, of descriptions of the methods especially appli- 
cable to this region is perhaps the chief cause of this loss. The 
object of this bulletin, therefore, is to outline the practices which 
will enable the beekeepers of the region to take full advantage of 
this source. It has been thought best to describe a single successful 
system, rather than several methods for each phase of the work. 
The tulip-tree* is also known locally as tulip-poplar, yellow- 
poplar, blue-poplar, white-poplar, whitewood, cucumber-tree, saddle- 
tree, saddle-leaf, hickory-poplar, and erroneously as linn-tree, bass- 
wood, and lime-tree. It is, of course, quite unlike the basswood.* 
The name “ yellow-poplar ” is used almost exclusively in the lumber 
trade. The tulip-tree belongs to the same plant family as the 
magnolias and is the most northern representative of that family. 
GEOGRAPHICAL BOUNDARIES OF THE TULIP-TREE 
REGION. 
The tulip-tree is occasionally found as far north as Vermont and 
Rhode Island, and west to Michigan, Arkansas, and Louisiana, as 
indicated in figure 1. On the outer limits of its distribution it is not 
1 Liriodendron tulipifera, family Magnoliaceae. 2 Tilia americana, 
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