Al-crsT, 1918 (i I, K A N 1 N (i S IX I', K E C U I. T U R E 48;- 



FROM NORTH, EAST, WEST AND SOUTH 



flow this year. ]l(i\\t'\ it, aloii*; Hit' iiortliciii 

 limit of the range of this plant, tliis flow 

 was very much reduced by drouth. In some 

 localities in the central i)art of the State 

 the extreme drouth has reduced the honey 

 How to the minimum. Wherever rains have 

 occurred thruout the cotton belt, the pros- 

 pects are very good for a honey crop. In 

 the eastern part of the State the conditions 

 are dependent on local lains and consequent- 

 ly are variable. Thruout north Texas the 

 prospects are very good ami the hees are 

 now in good condition. F. P>. I'aildock. 



In Florida— ;^^^«"^ =^ year ago a Ta„;pa 

 beekee[)er called atteirtion 

 to a plant on which he found the bees work- 

 ing heavily near St. Petersburg. He secured 

 sonu^ of the seeds and planted them at one 

 of his yards, and he now has a fine patch in 

 full bloom and alive with bees. It now 

 develops that this plant is the yellow sweet 

 clover, and the fact that this variety of 

 clover will thrive in Florida soil should be of 

 interest to all beekeepers, as it may open up 

 another valuable source of nectar. My in- 

 formant states that a friend engaged in the 

 cattle business will plant 40 acres to yellow 

 sweet clover next year. I believe small quan- 

 tities of seed can be procured from the Kil- 

 gore Seed Co. of Plant City, Fla. Probably 

 ' ' flatwoods ' ' land will be found the most 

 suitable for this variety, as it requires plenty 

 ot moistTire. 



South Florida seems to have been especial- 

 ly favored this year so far as honey produc- 

 tion is concerned. Keports continue to come 

 in of bumper cro])s of saw' })almetto honey, 



:tiid, from thi' far south, of heavy yields from 

 mangrove. Apiaries situated near tidewater 

 have had a fine crop from mangrove, which, 

 this year, has bloomed from April to July. 

 Some beenien are wondering why the rejire- 

 sentative of one of the largest honey-buying 

 concerns is only offering 17 cents for man- 

 grove honey at the time when he is i)aying 20 

 cents for palmetto. It has been stated re- 

 jieatedly that nmngrove is one of the Vjest 

 lumeys that Florida produces, and yet we are 

 asked to sell it at a discount of i? cents per 

 ])ound. Can the editor ex]>lain this? [We 

 cannot, except that honey-buyers ai'e not al- 

 ways consistent nor liberal. — Editor.] 



Today, July ;■), the bees are working heavily 

 on orange bloom — or, to be more correct, grape- 

 fruit bloom. And it is not a scattering blogni 

 either, for the trees are as white as they 

 ever were during a spring bloom. The grape- 

 fruit trees did not bloom at all in the spring, 

 nor did they in May, when we usually expect 

 more or less bloom; but now in July they ar^ 

 juitting out a big bloom, and the honey is go- 

 ing into the supers. Cabbage palmetto has 

 begun to yield, and in the swamp yards con- 

 siderable is coming in. There will be splei.- 

 did cabbage bloom in this section, tho re- 

 ports from further south speak of a poor pros- 

 pect. If weather conditions are just right, 

 we should make a good crop from this source. 

 I'here is, however, such a thing as a big bloom 

 but little or no honey, and the cabbage pal- 

 metto is one of the trees that often dis- • 

 aintoints us in this respect. Given weather 

 just right it yields profusely; but if it is 

 too wet or too dry, the biggest bloom will 

 amount to nothing. Harrv Hewitt. 



Apiary ol' the presidcnl of \]\v Nalioiial BeekeeiJers' Association at Fillion. Mii-li. 



