HOW TO KEEP BEES FOR PROFIT 



MELILOT, BOKHARA, or SWEET CLOVER (Meli- 



lotus alba) July-Aug. 



Indian Corn (Zea mays) July-Aug. 



Melon, Cucumber, Squash, Pumpkin (Citrul- 



lus, Cucumis, and Cucurbita) . . c . July-Aug. 

 Fireweed (Erechthites hieracifolia) . . t July-Sept. 



Chicory (Cichorium intybus) July-Sept 



KNOTWEEDS (Polygonum, especially P. penn- 



sylvanicum and P. persicaria) .... Aug.-Sept. 

 BUCKWHEAT (Fagopyrumfagopyrum = F. 



esculentum of Gray's Manual) .... Aug.-Sept 

 Indian Currant, or Coral Berry (Symphori- 



carpos symphoricarpos S. vulgaris of 



Gray's Manual) Aug.-Sept. 



GREAT WILLOW-HERB (Epilobium angusti- 



folium) Aug.-Sept. 



Thorough wort, or Boneset (Eupatorium perfoli- 



atum) Aug.-Sept 



Burr Mangolds (Bidens, especially SPANISH 



NEEDLES, Bidens bipinnata) .... Aug.-Oct. 



Wild Asters (Aster) Aug.-Oct 



GOLDENRODS (Solidago) Aug.-Oct 



MIDDLE SECTION 



[Between 35 and 40* N.] 



Redbud (Cercis canadensis) Mar.-Apr. 



Alder (Alnus rugosa = A. serrulata of Gray's 



Manual) Mar.-Apr. 



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