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out of the ground; but oftener it is sown about the last plowing 
of corn, and not expected to bloom till the next year. 
Q. Which is the better for bees, crimson or alsike clover? 
A. All things considered, perhaps alsike. 
Q. Does crimson clover bloom the first season after sowing? 
A. Yes, if sowed early enough it may bloom the same year; 
usually not till the following year. That’s in the region of 42 de- 
grees north latitude ; far enough south it might more readily 
bloom the same year after early sowing. - 
Clover, Red. — Q. What do you think of the long-tongued or 
red clover queens? I have seen them advertised so much. 
A. I think there is an advantage, and there may be a very 
great advantage in long tongues. In actual practice, however, I 
have come to doubt whether it is still worth while to pay any 
attention to the length of the tongues. Breed from the stock that 
gives best results. Very likely that may in most cases give long 
tongues, but whether tongues are long or short, we want bees 
that will get the most honey. Unfortunately, the quality of tongue 
length does not seem always to be handed down to succeeding 
generations. 
Clover, Sweet. — Q. When is the proper time to sow white 
sweet clover seed? 
A. When farmers in your vicinity sow red clover, alsike or 
alfalfa. 
Q. Which is the better honey producer, white or yellow sweet 
clover? 
A. Probably not much difference in yield, but the yellow is 
reputed to be about two weeks earlier than the white. That 
makes the yellow more valuable in some places, and the white in 
others. Where white clover abounds, the two weeks earlier would 
be of no advantage, as it would come at the time of white clover, 
and if the yellow also closes two weeks earlier than the white, the 
white sweet clover would be of more value. In localities where 
there is lack of forage during the first two weeks of the yellow 
sweet clover, the yellow clover has the advantage. 
Q. In reading American papers, I observe frequent references 
to sweet clover as a plant for bee-pasturage. Is it the same as 
white clover (trifolium repens), which is the staple bee-pasturage 
here during the summer months? (New Zealand.) 
A. Oh, no; it’s an entirely different thing, growing sometimes 
to the height of 8 or 9 feet, although 3 or 4 feet is a more com- 
