8 BEEKEEPING IN THE SOUTH 



Fig. 39. Apiary of a Georgia farmer wlio is an up-to-date beekeeper... 85 

 Fig. 40. E. G. LeStourgeon, Manager of tiie Texas Honey Producers 



Association 88 



Fig. 41. Box hives are rapidly being replaced with good equipment... 89 



Fig. 42. Apiary shown at Fig. 41 after being transferred 90 



Fig. 43. When Texas beemcn meet 91 



Fig. 44. Combs built in the rocks, by wild bees 92 



Fig. 45. L. B. Smith's apiary at Llano, Texas _ 93 



Fig. 46. Apiary in the Rio Grande Valley that produced 20,000 



pounds from 90 colonies 94 



Fig. 47. Scholl arranges his hives in groups of five in partial shade... 95 



Fig. 48. Florida Bee Inspector's Suit. Photo by Wilmon Newell 99 



Fig. 49. Texas bee inspector demonstrating transferring 100 



Fig. 50. Think of inspecting a yard like this .101 



Fig. 51. The wreck that follows an epidemic of disease when left 



untreated _ 103 



Fig. 52. Gakler's wagon was long a familiar sight on the streets of 



Memphis 106 



Fig. S3. This Georgia beekeeper has a honey route served direct 



from the tank in his car 107 



Fig. 54. Lone star label of the Texas Association 109 



Fig. 55. Blossoms of bitterweed in Tennessee 111 



Fig. 56. Blossoms of black locust in Virginia 112 



Fig. 57. Beehives among the wild asters of \';rginia 114 



Fig. 58. Mesquite is an important source of lioney in Texas 115 



