BSE - CULTURE. 



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not break. Then have a pole 

 of corresponding length, with 

 a hook fastened to the end of 

 it. With these there need be 

 no sawing off of the limbs of 

 trees, and there is no need to 

 Wait for all the bees to alight, 

 but when a half or third of 

 them have clustered, hold the 

 box close under them, and 

 with the hook jar the limb 

 once or twice, holding the box 

 still, and they can thus all be 

 hived at pleasure. 



Fi«. 1466. -^American Linden, or Basswood. 

 (The Best Honey-producer.) 



Fig. 1455.— Virgin Queen upon the Wing. 



Bee Pasturage. 



Honey and pollen are sup- 

 plied by nearly all the flower- 

 ing trees and plants of the veg- 

 etable kingdom. The best 

 bee pasturage is found by ex- 

 perienced bee-keepers to con- 

 sist of alders, soft maple, wil- 

 lows, poplar, young basswood 

 trees, buckwheat, Alsike and 

 cut clover, rape, mustard, and 

 many other shrubs and plants. 

 Catnip', mignonette, and Rocky 

 Mountain bee plarft have their 

 favorites, but are not recom- 

 mended by expert bee-keepers'. 

 Fruit-tree" blossoms, especially 

 apple, peach, pear, and cher- 

 ries, are rich in honey and bee- 

 bread, while raspberries yield 

 the richest of honey. 



It is estimated that two hun- 

 dred acres of buckwheat and 

 other herbs Will furnish honey 

 for one hundred colonies of 

 bees. It is authoritatively stat- 

 ed that a colony of bees will 

 frequently pay for themselves 



