GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



VLGUST 15, 191-> 



in tlie biood-eliambeT'. These are ample 

 stores for the niost populons. With swarm- 

 inj;' f'onfrollefl for the entire fieason. colonies 

 will necessarily be well supplied with bees 

 to insure perfect wintering:. 



I wish to impress on the miiul of (he 

 i-eader the advisability of the use of larse 

 hives. Possibly I have ^iven too much 

 praise (o this hive; but let me say here that 



one should study his locality very carefully 

 before deciding' on what size of hive to 

 adopt as liis standard. 



As to the race of bees, my preference is 

 the Carniolan. I find that they are a very 

 hardy and vigorous race, breed vei-y early, 

 and queens are very prolific; and as to 

 honey-arathering qualities it is unsurpassed. 



Worcester, Mass. 



THE GUM-TREES OF AUSTRALIA 



BY T. RAYMENT 



BLUE GUM (e. riLOP.ULUS) 



So named from the a;lobular fruits. This 

 tree is well known to Californians, and is 

 most favored by foreigners for planting. 

 It is not a heavy yielder of nectar, but it is 

 splendid for jjollen in early spring every 



year. The best record the writer is aware 

 of is somewhere about .56 lbs. per colony of 

 amber-colored, rather thin honey, whicli 

 candies rather quickly. Blue gum grows 

 very rapidly, and coachmakers value the 

 timber for shafts, V'oles, reaches, etc. It is 



Part of E. Fleming's apiary and orchard, Victoria, 



irregularity. 



The hives are "M-ost surrounded by small oafis. 



were ottered, for 



