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that the ground be turned or ploughed, in the case of Borage 

 every winter, and the other each- alternate winter. The latter 

 flowering only in its second year, two or more layings must be 

 provided to maintain a succession. Borage comes best with 

 the ground turned up roughly and needs no further care ; but 

 Melilot requires that the earth be harrowed and then rolled as 

 often as possible whenever the surface is dry. Do not neglect 

 to roll again the second year, both before and after the leaf 

 begins to show. The omission of this very important 

 matter is why the crop fails with many. We are sometimes 

 told that this plant does well on poor ground ; I have had it 

 on both that and rich land, with the advantage of three to one 

 in favour of the latter. 



For a Succession, 



the following will be found most serviceable. Italian crimson 

 clover {Trifolinm incarnatum) is an excellent honey plant used 

 for early greenmeat, flowering generally in May, but can be 

 sown to give a good succession. White or Dutch clover 

 would follow at 15th of June till first week of July. Alsike 

 cut for greenmeat just before it would flower will then, in its 

 second growth, follow white, which ^\-ill keep up the succession 

 till Melilot is in full flower at end of July, the latter remaining 

 in bloom as late as desirable. 



Late Forage Undesirable. 



While we can hardly plant an3rtiiing that will come in too 

 early, it must be distinctly understood that nothing should 

 entice the bees to work one day later than the 15th of Septem- 

 ber. Therefore if you have Melilot or any other large crop 

 flowering at that date, do not delay, but cut it do^vn. Bees 

 need at least six weeks to regain lost numbers after winter is 

 past ; they require just as rnuch time to settle dowTi quietly 

 before the cold season comes on. 



