THE AMERICAN BEE-KEEPEB. 



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BEE-KEEPING IN FLORIDA. 

 Last month, as an introduction to the 

 subject, we gave our readers a view of 

 a Florida apiary. Though space will 

 not permit a lengthy account of the ad- 

 vantages and disadvantages experi- 

 enced by the Florida bee-keeper, we 

 shall briefly outline some of them as 

 they appear to us, on the east coast, to 

 wUich our experience has beeu con- 



fined. 



The wintering problem, of course, 

 a matter of no concern to the be* 

 keeper of South Florida. The bloo) 

 of the soft maple, which skirts tt 

 wending streams, opens early in Jam 

 ary, and by its striking contrast, lih 

 scarlet leaves of autumn, is clearly d« 

 fined the extent of its growth, by 

 mere glance over the landscape. Tl 



