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as a rule, to atone for the offenses of a single individual. The kingbird 

 is pre-eminently, as are to a great degree all of our song birds, insec- 

 tivorous, that is, its main diet is made up of worms, larvae and insects 

 The good that birds of any species barring, possibly, the turkey buz- 

 zarddo to the farmer, planter and fruit grower far more than offsets 

 the occasional damage. Their protection and preservation is, therefore, 

 to the utmost interest and welfare of the farmer and fruit grower as 

 well as to the State at large. 



Spiders, especially of the larger kinds, will, if allowed, make their 

 webs near or upon the hives and destroy bees. The only remedy here 

 is a constant warfare against them, killing whenever possible, leaving no 

 cracks or crevices for their protection, and persistently removing all webs 

 at fast as they appear. 



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Fig. 26. Japanese buckwheat (After Root, A 

 B C of Bee Culture ) 



HONEY PLANTS. 



It is of immense advantage to the bee keeper to carefully study the 

 native honey-yielding plants of his locality, to make careful' notes upon 

 their blooming periods, the relation of the season to their blooming, etc. 

 This will enable the intelligent bee keeper to approximately forecast the 

 honey flow, thus enabling him to be fully prepared for it and to get the 

 greatest returns possible. It will also enable him to forecast with rea- 

 sonable probability the approach of a scarcity or dearth of honey. By 

 the latter he will be enabled to have all colonies strong, and especially 

 will he have them supplied with sufficient stores. 



As stated under the head of "Honey Flow/' the essential feature of 

 successful surplus production is to have a strong force of bees present 

 in the hive at the beginning of the honey flow. In order that this con- 



