HOW TO KEEP BEES FOR PROFIT 



produce, but rather depend upon the bloom 

 that is always present in greater or less quantity. 



We would not gainsay the fact that the 

 beekeeper is favored who is located in sec- 

 tions where honey-producing plants are cul- 

 tivated, but, even so, a close scrutiny of the 

 flora of any locality will reveal the presence 

 of many a source upon which the busy bees will 

 levy a handsome tribute. 



Study your locality. The following list 

 taken from a United States Department of 

 Agriculture Bulletin will give some idea of the 

 many sources of supply. The larger the type, 

 the more important the plant: — 



NORTH AND NORTHEAST 



NAME [Above 40° N.] time of bloom 



Red or Soft Maple (Acer ruhrum) .... April. 



Alders (Alnus) April. 



Elm (Ulmus) April. 



Willows (Salix) Apr.-May. 



Dandelion {Taraxacum taraxacum = T. offi- 

 cinale of Gray's Manual) Apr.-May. 



Sugar, Rock, or Hard Maple (Acer saccharum, 



== A.saccharinumotGia,y's Manual) . . Apr.-May. 

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