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A MONTHLY JOURNAL 



Devoted to the Interests of Honey Producers. 

 $L00 A YEAR. 

 W. Z, HUTCHINSON. Editor and Proprlelor. 



VOL. XVI. FLINT, MICHIGAN, JULY 10, 1905. NO. Z. 



ND OF THE SEASON PROB- 

 LEMS— HOW TO SOLVE 

 THEM. BY R. L. TAYLOR. 



A satisfactory solution of sonic of the 

 I)r()l)k'nis incident to the closing days 

 of the honey season depends, to a con- 

 siderable extent, on an intimate knowl- 

 edge of the character and habits of 

 the tlora of one's tield. on which de- 

 pendence nnist be placed, ;is the main 

 sources of honey, and on ability, as 

 well, to interpret indications due to the 

 existing degree of moisture and to the 

 prevalent range of temperature. One 

 is poorly etpiipped for the business of 

 jiroducing honey, who does not know 

 when, in a normal season, his main 

 honey-flow is to l)egin: and he will tind 

 himself in circumstances ([uite as em- 

 b;irrassing. if not so disastrous, if he 

 is unaciimiinted with the normal clos- 

 ing period. All this knowledge may 

 be (>;isily actjuired when once one ap- 

 ]'r(>ciates its importance, but. unfortu- 

 nately. l)ee-keepers setMu to be forced 

 to the conclusion that normal seasons 

 are becoming infre(|uent now, as one 

 i< comi)eIled to take into consideration 

 modifying circumstances, such as tem- 

 perature iind rainfall, for low temper- 

 atiH'e and abundant rainfall uiat^-rially 

 retard the comjjig of j]ie eiid^ ^while 



high temperature and scant moisture 

 greatly hasten it. The "lay of the 

 land" is to be considered, also, as af- 

 fecting the length of the season. If 

 the sources of nectar are distributed 

 intpartially over land having a north- 

 ern exposuiv, and land having a south- 

 ern exposure, .-ind over upland and 

 bottom land, the occupant of the held 

 may rationally expect a season length- 

 ened at either end. 



EXERCISE INGENUITY, AND EQUALIZE 



THE SECTIONS, AS THE SEASON 



DRAWS TO A CLOSE. 



Being possessed of all these facts 

 one must learn to use them intelli- 

 gently. Make allowance for the char- 

 acter of the tield and of the season. 

 In a tield like my own, study the 

 amount and (piality of clover bloom. 

 Watch the blossom buds of the bass- 

 wood to determine when it promises 

 to open. Having given abundant, but 

 not altogether useless, room in the su- 

 pers up to the opening of basswootl 

 bloom, it l)ehooves one to exercise cau- 

 tion from that time on in the giving 

 of additional supers. If the season is 

 a good one the flow is likely to con- 

 tinue for from ten d.-iys to three weeks 

 longer, according to the condition of 

 the clover, dwindling towards the last. 



