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BEEKEEPING IN THE SOUTH 



of the dominant differences between many bee ranges in the 

 North and in the South. In many beekeeping localities in the 

 South, there are good fall flows of nectar, which tend to put 

 bees in good shape for the coming season of inactivity. Of more 

 import, it tends to put them in good condition for the longer 

 season of spring activity, when there may be little nectar avail- 

 able, even in quantities to care for brood rearing., 



Migration. 



In a number of localities in the South, migration is practiced 

 with some success. However, the great migration from South 

 to North has never proved out for southerners, &ny more than 

 it has for beekeepers of the North. 



One of these localities may be on any of the navigable rivers 

 in the far South, where a good sized launch may go well up into 

 a different type of country than that which may be found on the 

 coast. Gus Hensler, who lives at Wewahitchka, Florida, told 

 the author he could take bees up the Appalachicola River from 

 Jiis tupelo locations and locate them in the regions of southern 



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Fig. 14. A Winter Snow in Tennessee. (Photo by Grace Allen) 



