HOW TO KEEP BEES FOR PROFIT 



White Clover {Trifolium re-pens) May- June. 



Aldke Clover {Trifolium hijbridnm) .... May-June. 



Raspberry (Rubus) May-June. 



CowPEA (Vigna sinensis) May-Aug. 



Edible Chestnut (Castanea dentata = C. 



sativa var. americana of Gray's Manual) June. 



Chinquapin (Castanea pumila) June. 



Catalpas, or Indian Bean Trees (Catalpa) . June. 



Magnolia, or Sweet Bay (Magnolia Glauca) June. 



Linden, or "Linn" (TiZia americana) . . . June. 

 SOURWOOD, or SORREL TREE (Oxy- 



dendrum arhoreum) June- July. 



Oxeye Daisy, or Whiteweed (Chrysanthemum 



leucanthemum) June-July. 



Smooth Sumac (Rhus glabra) July. 



Buttonbush (Cephalardhus occidentalis) . . . July. 

 Cleome, or "Rocky Mountain Bee Plant" 



(Cleome serrulata = C. integrifolia of 



Gray's Manual) (West) July-Aug. 



ALFALFA (Medicago sativa) (West) . . . July-Aug. 

 MELILOT, BOKHARA, or SWEET 



CLOVER (Melilotus alba) July-Aug. 



Cucumber, Melon, Squash, Pumpkin (Cucu- 



mis, Citrullus, and Cucurbita) .... July-Aug. 

 Knotweeds (Polygonum, especially P. pennsyl- 



vanicum and P persicaria) .... July-Sept. 



Buckwheat (Fagopyrum fagopyrum = F. escu- 



lentum of Gray's Manual) Aug.-Sept. 



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