. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 296 AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL September lowest average has been 56 pounds of surplus per colony and his highest av- erage 86 pounds, it becomes apparent that his locality is far more certain than the average one of the north. The certainty of results seems largely due to the great variety of re- sources from which his honey comes. His principal crop comes from the wild blackberries, which are abundant in the woods. The blackberry flow is at its best about the middle of April, and the average yield is about 25 pounds per colony. The honey is am- ber, very t
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 296 AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL September lowest average has been 56 pounds of surplus per colony and his highest av- erage 86 pounds, it becomes apparent that his locality is far more certain than the average one of the north. The certainty of results seems largely due to the great variety of re- sources from which his honey comes. His principal crop comes from the wild blackberries, which are abundant in the woods. The blackberry flow is at its best about the middle of April, and the average yield is about 25 pounds per colony. The honey is am- ber, very thick, and does not granu- late. Following the blackberry comes a light flow from poplar, sumac and gum. Sourwood comes in July, but there is little sourwood in his lo- cality. In good sourwood localities the yield from this source is often very good. Cotton comes about two weeks after sourwood. I found much interest in the vary- ing accounts of cotton as a honey plant in the various sections of the south. Some beekeepers declared that it yielded well, while others doubted whether cotton ever did pro- duce honey. One beekeeper, who had experience in different parts of Geor- gia, was able to give me considerable information. On some soils it yields well, while under other conditions it produces no nectar. Cotton honey is of indifferent quality and granulates badly. The honey is very thin and sometimes it ferments in the hive. In the Cash neighborhood cowpeas bloom with cotton and both together add something to his yield. In the fall, asters seldom fail to give a re- turn of about 12 pounds per colony. There are several other plants which yield small quantities of honey, such as holly and locust. He is a little too far north for titi and mistletoe, al- though a few plants are to be found. Such a flow requires careful opera- tion if the different kinds of honey are to be kept separate. Mr. Cash uses shallow extracting supers and extracts after each flow. He winters his bees with a
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