. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 158 AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL May end of which poplar ..unes. Here brood-rearing should be encouraged early. In the sandy soil the winter huck- leberry gives a yield which corres- ponds in amount and time with that of poplar. There is also some gall- berry in the extreme eastern part oi the State, but the flow is light and comes at the latter part of the flow from poplar. In the Red Hills a strange thing occurs with reference to the flow from cotton. In a small part of this territory it yields well, elsewhere not at all, being only a pollen plant. Cot- ton
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 158 AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL May end of which poplar ..unes. Here brood-rearing should be encouraged early. In the sandy soil the winter huck- leberry gives a yield which corres- ponds in amount and time with that of poplar. There is also some gall- berry in the extreme eastern part oi the State, but the flow is light and comes at the latter part of the flow from poplar. In the Red Hills a strange thing occurs with reference to the flow from cotton. In a small part of this territory it yields well, elsewhere not at all, being only a pollen plant. Cot- ton is extensively grown nearly all over this section, yet it only yields here and there even, apparently, in the same soil and subsoil, and under similar conditions. Goldenrod and asters grow more or less here and give a light flow just. before frost. They are a stimulant, but as a rule no surplus is expected from them. Blue Ridge Section Bordering on the Red Hills comes the Blue Ridge section, in which con- ditions are entirely different. With an elevation thousands of feet above sea level it is almost an unbroken forest and mountains; not so wide, but extending hundreds of miles forming the great water shed of Dixie land. More people keep bees here than anywhere else, according to population, and the bees are mostly in box-hives and log gums. Modern beekeeping is very slowly penetrating. In Tennessee it seems to have developed somewhat. As a rule, bees are naturally in better shape here than elsewhere, and I hope to live to see what b swarm, so it is not time to make increase. After this, for 25 or 30 days, there is no honey- flow; then the chincapin and chest- nut give a very light yield, bees con- suming as fast as they gather. About June 20 a heavy flow comes all at once from basswood. Bees swarm and increase can be made and should all be done on this flow. Closely fol- lowing this, sourwood comes on and a little swarming may be expected at the beginning of this flow, but it
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