and its Econouie Management. vis 
behaviour. Oh! for the magician’s wand, that flower 
laden fields might spring into existence and waft their 
honeyed odours to the still crowded hives. What a 
marvellous change should we behold! Instead of robbing, 
worrying and fighting—the industrious hum of roaring 
thousands—in place of shrinking stores, we shall see every 
open cell glistening with the golden nectar, and the 
winged multitudes darkening the air as they speed in 
shoals to and from the honeyed mine of flowers. 
And yet, dear reader, this is all quite possible. Why 
should man sit down helplessly, and remain content with 
the shortcomings of his locality? °Tis not Nature that 
is at fault, but man’s own want of foresight and ingenuity. 
Do you expect to make bee-keeping a success on a large 
scale? Then there is only one way that will do it in this 
country. You must plant intelligently. By the acre? 
Aye! by the tens and hundreds! Then will you pile up 
half-a-dozen supers where now you have one. You will 
have little or no more Autumn feeding, and no more 
unpleasant robbing. 
Estimate of Honey Yields per Acre. 
It has been estimated that an acre of white clover 
yields some 10 lbs. of honey per day. Suppose we allow 
the ordinary local resources to support a medium number 
of stocks, say 100, and take only our specially pianted 
fields for the surplus. We will plant say five successive 
crops each of 20 acres to yield 200 lbs. for one day. At 
20 days each crop, that will be for 100 days 20,000 lbs. of 
honey from 100 acres,: thus allowing 20 days only to 
each crop, without counting anything for second crops. 
Less than 100 colonies would gather this from special 
clover crops close at hand, but we have to allow for the 
natural yields as well, and must not make the expenses 
