BEE KEEPING IN RHODE ISLAND. 



Arthur C. MilijEb. 



IS RHODE ISLAND ADAPTED TO BEE KEEPING? 



Bee keeping as a profitable pursuit in connection with some otlier 

 business, or as an exclusive vocation is just beginning to assume its 

 proper place in the industries of the State. 



Investigations of the honey-producing possibilities of Rhode Island 

 have shown that in yield per colony and quality of the honey it ranks 

 well with other northern states. Many parts of the State are particu- 

 larly good for bee keeping, and only those parts most fully covered 

 with woods and brush are unfavorable. 



The Principal Sources op Honey Are: 



First. — Blossoms of the fruit-bearing trees and shrubs, such as 

 apple, cherry, pear, blueberries, raspberries, etc., together giving a 

 hght colored honey of fine flavor and body. 



Second: — White and alsike clover, and in some sections locust. 

 Honey from these sources is of the highest grade. 



Third: — The sumachs, clethra, clematis, the European linden, 

 where found, and occasionally, in some places, clover. All of these 

 sources yield honey of good quality, although that from clethra is 

 rather too spicy to please all palates. 



Fourth: — The goldenrods and asters, which yield a fine aromatic 

 honey. 



Cost of Equipment. Labor Required. 



The investment per colony need not exceed ten dollars for the 

 first one or two, and thereafter only the hives need be bought. The 



