HOW TO KEEP BEES FOR PROFIT 



ably sure of a good crop of honey, in fact, of 

 even obtaining record crops, yet the bees 

 have such wonderful ability to adapt them- 

 selves to almost any locality, that it is astonish- 

 ing how often they produce a goodly surplus 

 for their owners when there are few evidences 

 of large areas devoted to the cultivation of 

 those plants of which they are most fond. 



Even in the suburban districts it is sur- 

 prising how much white and sweet clover are 

 accessible to them, to say nothing of fruit 

 blossoms and locust for the early flow. Again, 

 there are many localities where the fall flow 

 from goldenrod and the white and blue asters 

 yields a supply that often surprises the incred- 

 ulous. One of the most successful beekeepers 

 in the profession, and one who for forty years 

 has made bee-keeping a sole means of sup- 

 port, is Dr. C. C. Miller of Marengo, Illinois, 

 who has again and again declared that his 

 location is really below the average, show- 

 ing how a little experience will enable the 

 determined man to make good. Of course, 



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