CHAPTER XX 



BEES ON THE FARM 

 By E. F. Phillips, Ph.D.* 



There are few animals on the farm more interesting than 

 honey bees if their activities are watched. They are also profit- 

 able. Before undertaking to keep bees in connection with other 



Fig, 196. — In the Canyon of Southern California beekeeping is profitable. 



farming operations, it is well to look over the requirements of 

 beekeeping to see whether this branch of agriculture will com- 

 bine with the other work. Bees require considerable attention 

 if they are to be made profitable, and this care must be given 

 at the right time. 



It is first necessary to learn from some local beekeeper or 

 elsewhere just what plants are the most dependable as local 



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