THE STRAWBERRY MARCH 1906 



oerries which are the rule when unfavor- 

 able weather occurs during the flowering 

 season. It is true that other insects visit 

 the strawberry flower, and, too, that the 

 wind may carry the pollen to a limited 

 extent;:but undoubtedly the bee is by far the 

 most important factor, and the only one 

 under man's control, hence the attention 

 it should be given. 



It is to be regretted that the straw- 

 berry is rated very low as a honey- 

 producer, and that the bee fails to visit it 

 when other pasturage is available, much 

 to the loss of the strawberry-grower. 

 However, fortunately, it generally blos- 

 soms when there is a dearth of honey 

 and pollen, and the bee is present, provid- 

 ing the weather is favorable to its flight. 

 The raspberry is an excellent honey- 

 producer, and one rarely sees it fail to 

 produce fruit fully fertilized. Perhaps 

 when this question is fully realized some- 

 thing will be done to breed the straw- 

 berry up to a better nectar-producer. 



There is an English maxim which 

 runs, "The money thrown out of the 

 window in encouraging apiculture will 

 come back through the door with heavy 

 interest." This is untrue today only in 

 the point that no more need be thrown 

 away in encouraging modern apiculture. 

 Bee culture to-day is a very profitable 

 business, when conducted right, consider- 

 ing only the honey produced. Yet by 

 far the greatest work of the honey-bee is 

 the fertilization of flowers. The bee is a 

 double-dividend earner to the fruit- 

 grower. In the near future no fruitman 

 will neglect this question more than he 

 does today spraying or cultivation. 



Bees are not expensive. The first ex- 

 penditure is the greatest, and this may be 

 reduced to a ve-y reasonable figure. Buy 

 a few stocks of common bees near you; 

 and if they are not in modern hives, trans- 

 fer them and change the queens to the 

 Italian variety, for they are the best in all 

 ways. Besides this all you will need is a 

 bee-smoker, veil and gloves. A good 

 bee book is a necessity, and a bee paper 

 a great aid. But the cost need not ex- 

 ceed $5 a colony. Additional supplies 

 you may invest in as you desire. This 

 first investment can be repaid the first 

 season under intelligent management. 

 Bees increase rapidly, and the increase as 

 well as the honey is always salable. 



Ten to one hundred colonies can be 

 kept at a profit in almost any locality. 

 In general the smaller the number the 

 greater profit per colony. It is rarely ad- 

 visable for a novice to invest in many 

 colonies at first; better begin small; and 

 as experience and knowledge of one's lo- 

 cality increases, enlarge your apiary. 



Better look up this question, Mr. Straw- 

 berry Grower. Write any manufacturer 

 of bee-keeper supplies, and he will gladly 

 send you a liberal supply of printed mat- 

 ter from which you can glean much 

 information. 



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