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Generally outlined, such areas are the Reedsburg district in 

 northern Sauk, Mauston in southern Juneau, Sparta m 

 northwestern Monroe, Black River Falls and Merrillan in 

 Jackson and most of Trempealeau, Augusta and Eau Claire 

 southward in Eau Claire, and Menomonie in Dunn counties. 

 On the other hand northern Juneau, parts of Monroe and 

 Jackson counties are quite sandy and poorly adapted to 

 beekeeping. 



Almost enclosed within the sandy soil region is the ma- 

 jority of Buffalo county which is a residual clay and loessial 

 soil. Here are numerous beekeepers especially about Mon- 

 dovi and Alma. Then there is an area including Pierce, 

 western Pepin, western Dunn and most of St. Croix counties, 

 which is a clay soil giving good yields of white clover. This 

 may be designated as the Pierce county district. 



State Divided Into Six Bee Regions 



Climate and soil conditions, therefore, divide the present 

 beekeeping part of Wisconsin into six regions. A consid- 

 erable portion of the undeveloped section north of the north- 

 ern region is fairly well adapted to beekeeping and awaits 

 along with the progressive farmer, the beekeeper. In this 

 region there probably are numerous locahties that would 

 yield good returns in honey from clover, basswood, golden- 

 rod, and fall flowers. Wisconsin's climate, soils, and honey 

 plants admirably adapt her for beekeeping so that with 

 proper encouragement and development in near future she 

 should rank with Texas, California and Colorado as a honey- 

 producing state. 



What Are Essentials for Success 



Successful beekeeping means the ever-increasing happy 

 life of service coming from the study and loveof the wonderful 

 honey bee and its reasonably profitable production of the 

 best possible grades of pure honey and beeswax. The degree 

 of success as a beekeeper is measured by his ability to un- 

 derstand and appreciate the life of the honey bee and to 

 properly fit into the conditions of climate and plant growth 

 which concern him in his region or locality. 



