. Bees and honey;. Bees. FIRST LESSONS IN BEE-KEEPING 99 Bee-Pasturage a Necessity As civilization, with its improved and perfected machinery, clears away the forest trees and upturns the prairie sods, it is year by year lessening the productive honey-field for the bees, and gives rise to the frequent remark that bees in cer- tain localities do not prove so profitable as in years gone Fig. 77—Honey-Locust Tree. In many instances the honey-yield is not so heavy, and the loss in wintering about consumes the profits; especially is the latter the case where bee-keepers have kept pace with the
. Bees and honey;. Bees. FIRST LESSONS IN BEE-KEEPING 99 Bee-Pasturage a Necessity As civilization, with its improved and perfected machinery, clears away the forest trees and upturns the prairie sods, it is year by year lessening the productive honey-field for the bees, and gives rise to the frequent remark that bees in cer- tain localities do not prove so profitable as in years gone Fig. 77—Honey-Locust Tree. In many instances the honey-yield is not so heavy, and the loss in wintering about consumes the profits; especially is the latter the case where bee-keepers have kept pace with the improved appliances for depriving their bees of the fruits of their labor during summer, as fast as gathered, but have been too shiftless to provide certain and wholesome nectar- yielding bloom with which to replace the earlier stores taken. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Newman, Thomas Gabriel, 1833-1903. [from old catalog]; Dadant, Camille Pierre, 1851- [from old catalog] ed. Chicago, Ill. , The American bee journal
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