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cells ; but if gathered when the atmosphere is dry, it 
is usually of a thick consistency. 
Thousands of other honey-producing plants can be 
named, as, nearly all blossoms, excepting a few, pro- 
ducing honey or bee-bread. 
OVER-STOCKING. 
Many persons who keep bees, in the old or common 
box hives, are of opinion that there are too many bees in 
the country, because they can get but a small profit 
from their bees. As far as I can ascertain from the 
census returns, there is not a square mile in this coun- 
try which is over-stocked with bees, unless it is so un- 
suitable for bee-keeping, as to make it unprofitable to 
keep them at all. In Germany, very frequently, apia- 
ries having from 300 to 500 stocks of bees may be 
found ; and in Russia and Hungary, apiaries, number- 
ing from 2,000 to 5,000 colonies are not unfrequent. 
In Silicia 201 stocks of bees are kept per square mile, 
and in Lombardy, (Italy,) 97,800 colonies of bees are 
kept, making an average of 349 colonies for every 
square mile; and yet there are large profits made, no 
one thinking there are too many bees in the country. 
By comparing our bee-pasture with even the best of 
that in Germany, we can easily see that we can keep at 
least two colonies where they can keep but one. In 
this country, honey-producing plants are growing 
