THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



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For the American Bee Journal. 



Honey Producing Plants. 



We give a notation of lioney-nroducing 

 plants in the vicinity of Aurora, Marion Co., 

 Oregon, for tlie year A. D., 1874; 



FEBKUAKY. 



The willow was in bloom from Feb. 14 and 

 continued to April 1!S. 



Tlie varioniea from Feb. 16 to April ^. 



Cliiek-wiH'd. from Feb. 1(5 to May 20. 



Hazel, from Feb. 28 to April 8. 

 MARCH. 



Lfeadow-cress, March 16 to April 24. 



Cedar, from March KJ to April 8. 



Brush unknown, (No. 1) from March 20 to 

 April 24. 



Balm of Gilead, from March 20 to April 8. 



Salmon berries, from March 28 to May 4. 



Dandelion, from March 30 to July 12. 

 APRIL. 



Peach, from April 1st to April 38. 



^Vild currants, from April 1 to May 18. 



Oregon grapes, from April 4 to May 3. 



Gossberries, from April 4 to May 10. 



Plumbs, from April 1 to April 28. 



Cherries, from April 9 to May 14. 



Bear, from April 10 to May 0. 



Soft maple, from April 10 to May 20. 



Common currant, from April 11 to May 14. 



Apples, from April If. to May 18, 



Prunes, from April 16 to May 3. 



Vine mai)le, from April 18 to May 24. 



Raspberries, from April 22 to June 3. 



Iris grass, from April 23 to June 6. 



AVhite clover, from 25 to Oct 12. 



June berries, from April 25 to May 22. 



Sheep sorrel, from Ai>ril 25 to Sept. 2. 

 MAY. 



Oregon crab apple, May 3 to May 20. 



Blackberries, May (5 to July 20. 



Brush unknown (No. 2,) from May 5 to 

 May 28. 



Barberry tree, from IMay 3 to July 10. 



Red clover, from May 12 to Sept. 30. 



Man-in-the-ground, from May 14 to July 

 2.5. 



Thimbleberries, from May 14 to June 30. 



White swale flowers, from May 14 to July 

 10. 



Wild and cultivated camomile, from May 

 14 to Aug. 18. 



Huckleberries, from May 10 to June 3. 



The mallow flower family, from May 10 to 

 September 25. 



Laurel, from may 17 to Jnne 20. 



Alsike clover, from Mav 18 to September 

 1st. 



Snowberries, from May 18 to July 16. 



Brush unknown (No. 3.) from May 18 to 

 June 20. 



Thistle, from May 18 to Aug. 10. 



Roses, from May 20 to July 25. 



Umbelliferous family, from May 20 to 

 Aiigust 10. 



Salalberries, from INIay 23 to July 29. 



Milk weed. May 28 to September 12. 

 JUNE. 



Lobelia, from June 1 to July 30. 



Flowers in swamps (unknown), from June 

 1 to August 15. 

 Common grape, from June 8 to July 10. 

 Spirea, from June 8 to July 20. 



Ileal-all, from June 15 to July 25. 

 Indian arrow-wood, from June 15 to July 



A little. bell shaped flower (name un- 

 known), from June 15 to July '24. 



Elder, from .June 18 to July 26. 



Cat mint, from June 18 till heavy frost. 



King's tapers, from June 22 till heavy 

 frost. 



Weeds in bottoms (unknown) from June 

 28 to Sejiteiuher 1. 



Various kinds of the mint family, from 

 June 25 till frosts. 



JULY. 



Blackroot, from July 2 to August 25. 



Corn, from July 8 t-o Aug. 20. 



A vine in bottom (unknown) from July 12 

 to September 1. 



AUGUST. ■ 



Ripe fruits counnence, such as apples, 

 pears, plums, etc., which bees work on 

 when first pierced by birds or other ani- 

 mals; some last to winter. 



Spanish needle from August 10 till heavy 

 frosts appear. 



Farm products that produce honey are sue 

 cessfully raised here, such as rape, buck- 

 wheat, etc. 



SEPTEMBER. 



A number of the above named flowers 

 bloom a<Jain after the early fall rains and 

 continue till the frosts kills them. 



J. W. Wills. 



Wintering Bees in the South. 



The great object of bee-keeping is the 

 production of liouey, and to promote this 

 object successfully, is to provide suitable 

 homes for the liees, and give them suitable 

 care, both winter and summer. Man can- 

 not change the season or the instinct of the 

 bee, but he can provide suitable homes for 

 them. 



The necessary reqiiisites for successful 

 wintering are Is't. Plenty of good honey, 

 not too much. 2d. Sufficient warmth, 3d. 

 Pure air and dryness. Bees having a sup- 

 ply, and being p'rovided with the above re- 

 quisites, there need be no fear but they will 

 winter successfully. They will generate 

 their own warmth in the coldest weather. 

 Should they remain ontheir summer stands 

 they will get pure air, which is a great ne- 

 cessity to their prosperity. In the north it 

 will be better to protect from the cold, by 

 placing the hives against a tight board fence 

 or a building. This will break off the bleak 

 winds, and 'with a few boards to protect 

 them from the sun, they will winter finely. 

 Have a small upward ventilation, but guard 

 against a current of air passing through the 

 hive, and keep them dry. 



Bees need but little care, comparatively 

 speaking, to what they do in the North or 

 West. They should have good lioney and 

 plenty of it; protect from tlie sun by giving 

 them some cheap cover, which will prevent 

 them from coming out ev«ry warni day; 

 also it is a great saving in the consumption 

 of honey. Bees ikmvI no matresses to ab- 

 sorb the moisture arising from their breath. 

 Where thev can have a fly as they do in the 

 South evcfv few davs, there is but little 

 frost aecuniulatcs in the hive. The gi-eatest 

 desti-uction to the bees in winter is the 

 dampness which accunuilates in the hive, 

 which occurs when a jieriod of cold weath- 

 er sets in for several days or weeks, without 

 a warm day or two to give the bees a fly. — 

 Bee World. 



