Gleanings in bee culture . n NewYork and the tupelo region of Florida, themesquite and horsemint of Texas, the alfal-fa of Colorado, and the orange and sage ofCalifornia. The alfalfa of Nevada is wa-ter-white, while that of Imperial Valley islight amber. Why the difference? Simplythe heat, and perhaps a little owing to thewater. The outlook in Utah seems better than in Colorado, where in many localities, at least,it would seem that the honey crops arediminishing, owing to the land being usedfor diversified crops. The marketing methods in most placesare very poor, not over a tenth of thecrop be
Gleanings in bee culture . n NewYork and the tupelo region of Florida, themesquite and horsemint of Texas, the alfal-fa of Colorado, and the orange and sage ofCalifornia. The alfalfa of Nevada is wa-ter-white, while that of Imperial Valley islight amber. Why the difference? Simplythe heat, and perhaps a little owing to thewater. The outlook in Utah seems better than in Colorado, where in many localities, at least,it would seem that the honey crops arediminishing, owing to the land being usedfor diversified crops. The marketing methods in most placesare very poor, not over a tenth of thecrop being sold at home. The home marketshould be increased. Speaking of disease, the successful menof today have learned how to cope withdisease, and they have very little may be a few cases of bee paralysis,but far more of beekeepers paralysis. Muchis written of the eight and nine hour it needs 16 hours for success. The picture [cover illustration.—Ed.] SEPTEMBER 1, 5 91G 791 -^ ^Sf-^*f^ >». .fSl>
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