172 PASTURAGE. 



ALFILARELA. 



This plant yields large quantities of pollen for 

 about three months, commencing in March and end- 

 ing in June. 



FRUIT TREES. 



Apricot, nectarine, peach, and cherry trees bloom 

 in March, and if the weather is favorable, consider- 

 able quantities of honey are stored from them. 



Pear and apple blossoms are very valuable as pas- 

 ture ; they appear in April. 



OAK. 



Oak affords abundance of pollen during the month 

 of April. 



RASPBERRY. 



The raspberry flowers are special favorites with 

 the bee, and yield a very superior honey. 



BLACKBERRY 



Commences to bloom about the twentieth of March, 

 and continues through April, affording honey con- 

 stantly. 



WILD FLOWERS 



Of various kinds abound on the plains during the 

 months of March, April and May. Most of them 

 are rich either in pollen or honey. 



