. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 527 dation in its many forms completed the "trinity" of inventions out of which has sprung'all the other useful appliances and practices which, taken together, constitute bee-keeping the pleasant and profitable pur- suit it is to-day. Under the influence of the new system, botanists have ransacked the entire floral kingdom and have given us a catalogue of honey producing plants, of such varying habits, that the wise apiarist may till up all the gaps occuring between the regular periods of bloom of the plants usually depended upon for honey,
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 527 dation in its many forms completed the "trinity" of inventions out of which has sprung'all the other useful appliances and practices which, taken together, constitute bee-keeping the pleasant and profitable pur- suit it is to-day. Under the influence of the new system, botanists have ransacked the entire floral kingdom and have given us a catalogue of honey producing plants, of such varying habits, that the wise apiarist may till up all the gaps occuring between the regular periods of bloom of the plants usually depended upon for honey, and thus secure a constant flow of nectar during the entire season. By many experiments made by competent bee-keepers under every variety of climate and circumstance, the wintering problem is so far solved that the progressive apiarist expects to see his bees come forth bright and lively in the spring, with the same confidence that he does his other farm stock. To secure to our bees the benefits arising from the commingling of the blood of dif- ferent races no pains have been spared, and no expense or toil has been deemed too great; and the magnificent result is, that all the qualities which go to make up the per- fect honey bee, such as vigor, endurance, long tongues, swiftness of flight and sweet- ness of tempter, America to-day stands without a rival. The abundance of the floral supply and quality of the various varieties of American honey also excel that produced in any other portion of the known world ; so that wherever it has been in- troduced, whether in our own or foreign lands, it has never failed to create a demand for more ; and, although the quantity pro- duced is now reckoned by barrels, tons, and car loads, exceeding hundreds of times the quantity produced by our fathers, the prices obtained on an average are remunerative, and from causes already enumerated, will, doubtless continue to be. The fear of stings, natural stupidity, the lack of scientific edu- cation,
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