120 FIFTY YEARS AMONG THE BEES 



HARBINGERS OF HARVEST. 



There are certain things always noticed by a bee- 

 keeper, with much interest, as heralding the beginning 

 of spring or of the honey-harvest. Among these are the 

 singing of frogs, the advent of bluebirds, and the opening 

 of various blossoms. With me the highest interest centers 

 in white clover. As I go back and forth to the out- 

 apiaries, I am always watching the patches of white clover 



Fig. s8 — Zinc Hive-Covers. 



along the roadside. If your attention has never been 

 called to it, you will be surprised to find how long it is 

 from the time the first blossom may be seen, till clover 

 opens out so bees will work upon it. I usually see a stray 

 blossom days before it seems to have any company. In 

 my location I do not count upon anything usually besides 

 white clover for surplus, so no wonder I am interested 

 in it. 



VARIOUS HOXEY-PLANTS. 



\>t there are a good many other plqjits whose help, 

 all taken together, is not to be despised. If I kept only a 



