. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. Fig. 58.—Indian Currant in Bloom the bees. In southeastern Iowa, the season of 1914 was a very poor one for the bees, and many colonies required feeding to get them through the win- ter. In a few localities where buck- brush abounds they not only were well prepared for winter, but stored some surplus. The blooming season is July and August in most northern States, so that the clover harvest is usually nearly over when it comes on. Figure 59 shows the bunches of red berries "^ ??' ^^J*^ ^^ / r Fig. -Berries of Indian Currant or Coral Berry. a
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. Fig. 58.—Indian Currant in Bloom the bees. In southeastern Iowa, the season of 1914 was a very poor one for the bees, and many colonies required feeding to get them through the win- ter. In a few localities where buck- brush abounds they not only were well prepared for winter, but stored some surplus. The blooming season is July and August in most northern States, so that the clover harvest is usually nearly over when it comes on. Figure 59 shows the bunches of red berries "^ ??' ^^J*^ ^^ / r Fig. -Berries of Indian Currant or Coral Berry. and marigolds, Pidetis, are very widely distributed plants, and are of interest to the beekeepers from Nova Scotia to. FIG. IN BLOOM. 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 [Hamilton, Ill. , etc. , Dadant & Sons]
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