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out of the ground; but oftener it is sown about the last plowing 

 of corn, and not expected to bloom till the next year. 



Q. Which is the better for bees, crimson or alsike clover? 



A. All things considered, perhaps alsike. 



Q. Does crimson clover bloom the first season after sowing? 



A. Yes, if sowed early enough it may bloom the same year; 

 usually not till the following year. That's in the region of 42 de- 

 grees north latitude; far enough south it might more readily 

 bloom the same year after early sowing. 



Clover, Red.— Q. What do you think of the long-tongued or 

 red clover queens? I have seen them advertised so much. 



A. I think there is an advantage, and there may be a very 

 great advantage in long tongues. In actual practice, however, I 

 have come to doubt whether it is still worth while to pay any 

 attention to the length of the tongues. Breed from the stock that 

 gives best results. Very likely that may in most cases give long 

 tongues, but whether tongues are long or short, we want bees 

 that will get the most honey. Unfortunately, the quality of tongue 

 length does not seem always to be handed down to succeeding 

 generations. 



Clover, Sweet. — Q. When is the proper time to sow white 

 sweet clover seed? 



A. When farmers in your vicinit5' sow red clover, alsike or 

 alfalfa. 



Q. Which is the better honey producer, white or yellow sweet 

 clover? 



A. Probably not much difference in yield, but the yellow is 

 reputed to be about two weeks earlier than the white. That 

 makes the yellow more valuable in some places, and the white in 

 others. Where white clover abounds, the two weeks earlier would 

 be of no advantage, as it would come at the time of white clover, 

 and if the yellow also closes two weeks earlier than the white, the 

 white sweet clover would be of more value. In localities where 

 there is lack of forage during the first two weeks of the yellow 

 sweet clover, the yellow clover has the advantage. 



Q. In reading American papers, I observe frequent references 

 to sweet clover as a plant for bee-pasturage. Is it the same as 

 white clover (trifolium repens), which is the staple bee-pasturage 

 here during the summer months? (New Zealand.) 



A. Oh, no; it's an entirely different thing, growing sometimes 

 to the height of 8 or 9 feet, although 3 or 4 feet is a more com- 



