BEEKEEPING IN THE SOUTH 



93 



one of the finest honeys of tha state. There are sources in this 

 region which are available most of the year, but the main sur- 

 plus flows usually come early in the season and are frequently 

 of short duration. Howjver, the flows are usually very heavy 

 and big yields frequently result. 



Methods in Use. 

 Not long since, bulk comb honey production was one of the 

 principal methods used in this state, in which honey produced in 

 shallow extracting supers was cut out and sold in pails or other 

 receptacles, being first covered with extracted honey. This 

 style of production is still quite popular in Texas. Extracted 

 honey is probably the favorite method followed in this state at 

 present, and because of the intensity of flows and their short 

 duration in many portions, is likely to long remain popular. 

 Commercial beekeeping in the state is mainly modern and the 

 extension service of the state and disease eradication work. 



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



