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two localities only a few miles apart may be quite unlike, 

 when viewed from the standpoint of the beekeeper. This is 

 also true in many other parts of the United States. 



(4) The semi-arid region of the south-west is located chiefly 

 in the arid and semi-arid parts of Texas and Arizona and 

 here too the honey plants are of somewhat restricted dis- 

 tribution. Among 

 the plants which 

 are important to 

 the beekeeper are 

 mesquite, horse- 

 mint, catclaw, 

 huisache and 

 guajilla. Most of 

 the honey pro- 

 duced in this 

 region is ex- 

 tracted, although 

 a large number 

 of beekeepers pro- 

 duce bulk comb- 

 honey (chunk 

 honey), cut from 

 large combs (with- 

 out sections) and placed in cans in which extracted-honey 

 has been poured to fill the spaces. Such honey is usually 

 sold locally. Beekeeping in this region is largely in the 

 hands of professional beekeepers. 



(5) The sage region is confined to the canons of southern 

 California and should be considered a restricted region 

 except for the fact that sage honey wields so important an 

 influence on the honey market that the region may justly 

 be placed among those of major importance. The various 

 sages are all heavy yielders under favorable conditions and 

 there is usually no other honey source of importance where 

 this honey is produced. The influence of rainfall on the 

 honey crop of this region is discussed in the chapter on honey 



Fig. 95. — Map of Florida, 

 showing distribution of 

 honey plants. 



