96 AMERICAN HONEY PLANTS 



Orange from the north central portion to the southern end of the 

 peninsula. 



Andromeda, central and northwestern part of the State, not important. 



Gallberry or holly grows in almost all parts of Florida, but does best 

 in north part of the State. 



Saw or scrub palmetto thrives on sandy soils, doing best on moist 

 hummocks. 



Black mangrove grows on lands overflowed daily by salt water along 

 the east coast, but yields best on east side. 



Partridge pea grows, in great abundance in the high pine lands of the 

 northern half of the State. 



Cabbage palmetto reaches its greatest height on the coasts and keys 

 of the southern section. Yields heavily when it does yield. 



Manchineel, on southern coast and keys as far north as Palm Beach. 



Dogwood, along the keys and southern coast. 



Pigeon cherry, same range as the two preceding. 



In addition there are a number of such fall flowers as wild sun- 

 flowers, asters, goldenrods and thoroughwort. 



Four-fifths of all the surplus honey produced in the State comes from 

 the blossoms of nectar-producing trees or shrubs, not flowering plants. — 

 E. G. Baldwin in Gleanings in Bee Culture, March and April, 1911. 



FLORIDA MAHOGANY, see Red Bay. 

 FLOWERING RASPBERRY, see Salmon Berry. 



FRUIT BLOOM. 



All the orchard fruits are of more or less value to the beekeeper, and 

 few differentiate between them when speaking of the sources of early 

 nectar. In localities where a great variety of fruit is grown, the blooming 

 period is longer than where there are large orchards of one kind. In 

 most localities the beekeepers depend upon fruit blossoms for building up 

 their colonies in spring, and when the weather is unfavorable at this time, 

 feeding is often necessary to carry the bees until the next honeyflow. Ap- 

 ples, peaches, pears, plums, apricots and cherries all secrete nectar abund- 

 antly and, given strong colonies of bees and favorable weather, large 

 quantities of surplus honey should be gathered from these trees. If it 

 were possible to bring the bees through the winter as strong as in the fall, 

 there is no estimating the amount of honey that would be gathered from 

 the early blooming orchard fruits. 



FOG FRUIT, see Carpet grass. 

 FRASERA, see Monument Plant. 

 FURZE, see Gorse. 



