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BEEKEEPING IN THE SOUTH 



better beekeepers in Dixie, the more one is impressed with the 

 fact that methods practiced there are common in their funda- 

 mentals. There appears to be no such entirely different system 

 of bee culture in the South, as beekeepers in other parts of the 

 country might suppose. The prime differences, as they appear 

 to the author, result from the prolonged seasons when manipu- 

 lations common at certain times only in the North, may be com- 

 mon several times during the season in the South. If you are a 

 good beekeeper in the North, you can be a good beekeeper in 

 the South, providing you pay attention to the difference in honey 

 sources, and the influence of these upon the bees. 



Fig. 9. Apiary of P. J. Thullen in Alabama. 



