Aug-. 1, 1901. 



AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL, 



493 



Lanoswiion... 



TI16H0116UB66 



Revised by Dadant— 1900 Edition. 



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Mulberries and Bees. 



It may not have oceurred to some of your 

 readers what a remarkable honey-plant they 

 may have, right at their doors, irrespective of 

 locality. 



In the coldest halntable region the white or 

 Russian mulberry may be depended to thrive. 

 In the heat of the South it flourishes and sup- 

 plies abundant shade. In the more temper- 

 ate climate of the East it spreads its long 

 limbs, like an eagle poised in flight. In the 

 barren sands of the extreme West its glossy 

 foliage revives hope as does the date-plant in 

 the Sahara Desert, yielding abundant fruit 

 after the flfth year. 



It is so easy of cultivation that no one need 

 fear failure. It is easily propagated from 

 seed, and cuttings take root in moist soil as 

 readily as willows, attaining a height of from 

 BU to 100 feet, and girth of trunk from one to 

 two feet in diameter. Planted a toot or two 

 apart it affords an attractive hedge-fence, as 

 effective as the osage orange. 



The availability of the mulberry for shade, 

 post-timber, and fire-wood, must appeal to all 

 sensible farmers. Though a comparatively 

 soft wood, it is of tough fiber, successfully 

 resisting the force of the winds when less 

 yielding trees breaK off. Its far-reaching roots 

 are great foragers for this tree's sustenance 

 and anchorage. The fruit is a creamy-white, 

 and 60 sweet (8" percent saccharine) that one 

 must acquire a taste tor its enjoyment. Not 

 least of its virtues is the ease of its harvest. 

 Simply spread a sheet under the tree and 

 shake well to bring its luscious fruit. No 

 sugar is required for their preparation for the 

 table. Milk or cream greatly improve their 

 delicacy. Made into jam, no fruit is healthier, 

 more cheaply prepared, nutritious, or more 

 relished by young or old who are fond of 

 natural sweets. I can only liken the berry 

 to a vegetable honey, so pure its flavor and 

 agreeable its sweetness. 



To touch upon the economic value of mul- 

 berry leaves in fostering the culture of silk 

 industries is ancient history. The Egyptians, 

 the old Greeks, the Romans and their deseend- 

 ents have profited through careful attention 

 to this vegetable loom of Nature. 



I intend simply to suggest as a result of my 

 personal experience, that its ripe berries are 

 eagerly pounced upon by the bees as they 

 would a broken comb of honey. The manner 

 of feeding is e.iieeedingly simple. I crush the 

 ripe white mulberries in any convenient dish, 

 and with a piece of shingle, large spoon, or 

 any light carrier readily at hand, I place a 

 quantity of the heny-pulp upon their alight- 

 ing-board. The bees will naturally investi- 

 gate for some moments, but when they have 

 tasted the sweet juices a very craze seems to 

 possess them to completely cover the mass, 

 and extract every vestige of its sweetness. 



It is possible that here we may glean a hint 

 that will, in great measure, forestall the 

 almost complete honey failure of the last few 

 years, and bring our industry back into the 

 channels of success and profit. 



Cook Co., 111. Dk. Peiiio. 



I The Doctor brought to us a sample of the 

 mulberries, and we fed it to our bees after 

 crushing. Well, they just carried it in slick 

 and clean from the alighting-board in double- 

 <iuick time. We should like; to] taste the 

 lUiVor of the honey iiroduced from mulberries. 

 —Editor.] 



A Swarming- Experience. 



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Sivarnis issued: No. 23, May 30, hived in 

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