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flows when the good yield comes, the bees are in the best possible condi- 

 tion to take advantage of the opportunity. 



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Fig. 32. Burdock. 



BUR CLOVER (Medicago denticulata). Wild. 



Bur clover is a relative of alfalfa which is very common over much 

 of California. The burs are produced abundantly and the plant is prized 

 as a stock forage. The plant, although spreading like a weed, is valuable 

 both to live stock and for bees. The principal blooming period is from 

 March till June, though it blooms to some extent at all seasons. 



Richter lists it as especially valuable to stimulate early breeding, but 

 states that surplus is occasionally harvested from this source and that 

 it is fully equal to filaree or pin clover as a honey plant. 



BUR-MARIGOLD, see Spanish Needle. 



BUSH HONEYSUCKLE CDiervilla Lonicera). 



The bush honeysuckle is a common bush shrub in the northeastern 

 States. It is to be found from Newfoundland south to North Carolina and 

 west to Minnesota. It is reported as common in New England and On- 

 tario. In Northern Minnesota, where it is abundant, beekeepers report 



