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have no further trouble, if you are care- 

 ful (as you ought to be at all times) not 

 to let the bees get a taste of exposed 



sweets. 



BEES UNDEK SNOW IN WINTER. 



4. " Would bees smother under a foot 

 or two of snow ?" 



No ; not if the colony was in a chaff 

 or chaff-packed hive, as they should be 

 in all Northern latitudes. If in a tight 

 box-hive, and snow and ice should fill 

 the entrance, they might do so. 



The danger to bees when covered 

 deeply in snow, seems to come from their 

 getting too warm. This causes them to 

 become uneasy and try to get out. If 

 this state continues long, they are apt to 

 contract the bee-diarrhea and die. This 

 trouble is almost sure to come where 

 hives are within an inch or two of the 

 ground, so that the warmth from the 

 ground adds to the warmth created by 

 the bees. My loss in this way has been 

 greater than from all other causes com- 

 bined, when wintering on the summer 

 stands. 



5. " Would it pay to take a big swarm 

 of bees, that had been driven for their 

 honey, as a gift at this time of the year, 

 and feed them for Winter ?" 



That would depend upon whether you 

 had combs to give them or not. If you 

 had six or seven frames filled with combs 

 and honey which you could spare to put 

 in an empty hive, and hive this driven 

 swarm in, it would pay well ; but if you 

 have no combs, and had to feed to have 

 them built, and for Winter stores also, 

 it would be a doubtful investment. By 

 the plan of combs of sealed stores, I 

 have saved many doomed colonies. 



Borodino, N. Y. 



Honey-Plants of Indiana. 



MRS. W. A. MOORE. 



Wild Parsnips— From June until late 

 July. 



Phacetia — June to October. A mag- 

 nificent honey-plant. 



Cynoglossum— June to October. Rich 

 in honey ; bees just revel in it. 



Honeysuckle— June until October. 



Mignonette— June till October. Honey 

 from mignonette is of the most superior 

 flavor. 



Buckwheat— From June until Septem- 

 ber. Bees always busy upon this; 

 besides enough honey is wasted by evap- 

 oration to perfume the air for some 

 distance. 



Hollyhock — From June until October. 

 "Always covered with bees." 



China Aster. — June to October. 



Wild Touch-me-not — June, September. 



Hedge Nettle — From June till August. ^ 



Wild Yellow Primrose — June, Septem- 

 ber. 



Field Bean — June, July. 



Spider Flower— From June till Octo- 

 ber. A wonderful honey-producer. The 

 sight of a whole plant loaded with honey 

 is enough to set any bee-keeper crazy. 

 One acre of spider flower will yield 60 

 gallons of honey. 



French Pink — June to September. - 

 Rich in honey. 



Burdock — July, October. 



White Sraartweed — July, October. 



Pink Smartweed — July, October. All 

 plants of this family produce an abun- 

 dance of honey. 



Figwort — July, October. This flower 

 is constantly filling and refilling with 

 the purest honey. 



Sunflower — July to October. 



Ageratum — June to October. 



Paint Brush — July to October. 



Mourning Bride — July till October. 



Star Cucumber — July, September. 



Blue Lettuce — July to September. 



Peppermint — July till September. 



Bergamont — Early July till September. 



Catnip — July till September. This 

 plant will well repay cultivation for 

 honey alone. "The bees work upon it 

 from early morn till dewy eve." 



Son Thistle — July to September. 



Trumpet Creeper — July to September. 



Garden Japonica — July to September. 



Silk Milkweed — July to September. 



Purple Milkweed — July to September. 

 Milkweeds furnish good bee-pasturage. 



Rose of Sharon — July to September. 



Thistle — July to September. Always 

 alive with bees. 



Snow-on-the-Mountain — July to early 

 September. 



Wild Lobelia — July to September. 



Clematis — From July to August. 



Wild Ageratum — August to September. 



Wild Prince's Feather — August to 

 September. 



Ragweed — August, September. 



Iron-weed — August, September. 



Ox-eye Daisy — August, September. 



Squash — August. The squash yields 

 much honey. 



Pumpkin — August to September. It 

 yields fine honey. 



Red Currant — May. 



Gooseberry — May. In color and flavor 

 gooseberry honey is preferred to white 

 clover. 



Wild Crab Apple — May. An abun- 

 dance of clear white honey is yielded 



