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hives." This seems indeed pecuHar to the beekeeper of the North 

 where dandeHon is a mainstay of spring. 



CUmate varies here as one might expect, who knows the vast 

 stretches of territory included in the state. In the north, in the 

 vicinity of Fort Worth and Dallas, snows are not infrequent in 

 winter and quite low temperatures are common at that season. 

 However, throughout the state high summer temperatures are 

 common and in the southwest, temperatures of the desert are 

 well known. All this naturally tends to have a vital influence 

 on the seasons when honey plants will yield and more as to the 

 intensity of the honey flows. There is no prettier sight than the 

 prairies of the state colored with flowers as far as the eye can see. 

 In some such sections a bee is seldom seen on these flowers. 



Commercial Production. 



Excepting California, there are probably more commercial 



Fig. 47. SchoU arranges his hives in groups of five in partial shade 



