CHAPTER XIV 



EEVIEW OF THE SEASON'S WORK 



It is difficult in a book of this kind which 

 must be adapted to all parts of America to give 

 a detailed chart for the operations necessary at 

 different seasons of the year. The time of the 

 principal honey flow varies so much in different 

 localities that no time can be set for any opera- 

 tion. The whole year's work is planned with 

 the one object in view of bringing the colony 

 to the beginning of the main flow with as many 

 bees as possible. The big colonies gather the 

 big crops, and the beekeeper carries his work 

 through the year so as to bring the colony to 

 maximum strength at this time. 



Whether the beekeeper lives in Maine or 

 California, there are certain essentials which 

 must be considered. One of these is to supply 

 the bees with sufficient stores at the close of 



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