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LOCUST 
Common Locust. 
al Department of the State. In southeastern 
Indiana it is very common, and strong colo¬ 
nies of bees secure a surplus from the 
bloom. But the flowers appear so early 
and last for so short a time that weak 
colonies are able to gather only a part of 
listed as important. At Laurelsprings, 
N. C., a full super of honey is gathered 
from the locust bloom. There are thou¬ 
sands of trees in the pastures, for the far¬ 
mers never cut them except for fence posts. 
The honey is excellent, thick, and white 
the nectar. Black locust is common in the 
villages everywhere in Kentucky, but it is 
less abundant in the forests. It is one of 
the honey plants which help to carry the 
bees thru the first half of the season. In 
the eastern Tennessee Valley and in the 
Central Valley around Nashville locust is 
reliable honey plant and does not bloom 
every season. In Rhode Island locust seeds 
freely and new growths are appearing at 
points quite distant from the old planta¬ 
tions. In some parts of the State it tow- 
ei’s 50 to 60 feet tall with a diameter of 2 
feet. Its planting is urged by the Agricultur- 
