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two localities only a few miles apart may be quite unlike, 
when viewed from the standpoint of the beekeeper. This is 
also true in many other parts of the United States. 
(4) The semi-arid region of the south-west is located chiefly 
in the arid and semi-arid parts of Texas and Arizona and 
here too the honey plants are of somewhat restricted dis¬ 
tribution. Among 
the plants which 
are important to 
the beekeeper are 
mesquite, horse- 
mint, catclaw, 
huisache and 
guajilla. Most of 
the honey pro¬ 
duced in this 
region is ex¬ 
tracted, although 
a large number 
of beekeepers pro¬ 
duce bulk comb- 
honey (chunk 
honey), cut from 
large combs (with¬ 
out sections) and placed in cans in which extracted-honey 
has been poured to fill the spaces. Such honey is usually 
sold locally. Beekeeping in this region is largely in the 
hands of professional beekeepers. 
(5) The sage region is confined to the canons of southern 
California and should be considered a restricted region 
except for the fact that sage honey wields so important an 
influence on the honey market that the region may justly 
be placed among those of major importance. The various 
sages are all heavy yielders under favorable conditions and 
there is usually no other honey source of importance where 
this honey is produced. The influence of rainfall on the 
honey crop of this region is discussed in the chapter on honey 
