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valley, with bee-pasturage in its greatest profusion ex- 

 isting in eVery direction. 



In every town with a population of from 5,000 to 

 10,000 inhabitants ; and even in cities with from 15,000 

 to 50,000 people, bees may be kept with the best results. 



Bees fly from one to two miles with the greatest fa- 

 cility, to obtain honey, when it cannot be obtained 

 within that space ; consequently, an apiary situated in 

 the centre of a town, with a radius of half or three- 

 quarters of a mile each way, before reaching the open 

 country, would be prosperous. In the spring of the 

 year, the blossoming trees of every country town 

 whether large or small, afford a rich harvest of honey. 



In the city of New York, hemmed in as it is, by two 

 large rivers, I cannot say that I think bees would thrive 

 unless they be fed. I am aware that Mr. Townly has 

 endeavored to inculcate a different belief, and it was his 

 interest to do so ; but I shall not transcend the limits 

 of truth, for any gain that might accrue to me by so 

 doing. 



In the city of Brooklyn, bees would do very well. 

 There they would have a range in the interior, without 

 crossing the river. In almost any other city in the 

 United States, except New York, bees maybe kept with 

 profit ; but not as profitably as in locations out of town. 

 In any situation where the most of the ground is under 

 a state of cultivation, that is, plowed up yearly, bees 

 do not thrive, as they do where there are extensive 

 grazing lands : but they do well in almost any place. I 

 know of no location in the United States where they 



