Gleanings in bee culture . The city apiary iiiuved into the country for tlie bnt-kwlicat flow. Photographed Ijy HoilER EHKiRATES TO SUCCESS., Tlie last picture shows one of the largeapiaries of Mr. Geo. B. Laiinaii, of Pasa-dena, Cal., a native of the Middle Larinan went to California a few yearsago, settling in the San Joa(]uin Valley,where he commenced the keeping of beescommercially. After spending a year or morehere, Mr. Laiinan went to Pasadena. Mov- ing his bees and buying more, he was ableto establish two large apiaries of about 400colonies each. These are located a
Gleanings in bee culture . The city apiary iiiuved into the country for tlie bnt-kwlicat flow. Photographed Ijy HoilER EHKiRATES TO SUCCESS., Tlie last picture shows one of the largeapiaries of Mr. Geo. B. Laiinaii, of Pasa-dena, Cal., a native of the Middle Larinan went to California a few yearsago, settling in the San Joa(]uin Valley,where he commenced the keeping of beescommercially. After spending a year or morehere, Mr. Laiinan went to Pasadena. Mov- ing his bees and buying more, he was ableto establish two large apiaries of about 400colonies each. These are located at Duarte,Los Angeles Co., among the orange-or-chards, the bees having access to thousandsof acres. The fact that all the orange-orchards areirrigated makes jjossible a crop every yeai-,altlio it sometimes varies in ( Georg I. Larinans apiary near Pasadena. , where the i)ielure was taken hauled liy ;uitii truck to the sajte regions near Newhall,Pliotonraiilied ])y HoMKR MATHKWSOX. ^KPTK^n>Kl; i, lOifi 793 After the flow from the oraniic is over,tlie bees are carried by motor to tlie vicin-ity of Newhall, where they are loaded in theearly evening, and in the morning tliey areflying among the sage 30 miles away, Bymoving this apiary Mi. Laiinan is able to secnre a cr(i]i of honey much greater liianhe would if he had left the bees in theorange location. The motor truck is a greatboon to the nervy beekeeper who wants thehoney. Lexiuiiton. Kv. ARE BEES GUIDED BY SCENT OR BY SIGHT? n. BLACKBOURNE The editor has stated that the flight ofbees is dependent on the distance they cansee pasturage. T sliouhl like to suggestthat scent plays an im})ortant part in help-ing the bees to And extensive areas of hon-ey-producing plants. I have frequentlynoticed that oii a windy day the perfumefrom certai
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