. The bee-keeper's guide : or Manual of the apiary . Bee culture; Bees. OR, MANUAI, OF THE APIARY. 403 tribute to the early stores. EJspecially valuable are the silver maples (Acer dasycarpum), the red or soft maples (Acer rubrum) (Fig. 201), and the box-elder or ash-leaf maple (Negundo aceroides), as they bloom so very early, long before the leaves appear. The bees work on these in Michigan the first week of April, and often in March. They are also mag- nificent shade-trees, especially those that have the weeping habit. Their early bloom is very pleasing, their summer form Fig. Willow.—
. The bee-keeper's guide : or Manual of the apiary . Bee culture; Bees. OR, MANUAI, OF THE APIARY. 403 tribute to the early stores. EJspecially valuable are the silver maples (Acer dasycarpum), the red or soft maples (Acer rubrum) (Fig. 201), and the box-elder or ash-leaf maple (Negundo aceroides), as they bloom so very early, long before the leaves appear. The bees work on these in Michigan the first week of April, and often in March. They are also mag- nificent shade-trees, especially those that have the weeping habit. Their early bloom is very pleasing, their summer form Fig. Willow.—Original. and foliage beautiful, while their flaming tints in autumn are indescribable. The foreign maples, sycamore (Acer pseudo- platanus), and Norway (Acer platanoides), are also very beau- tiful. Whether superior to ours as honey-plants I am unable to say. , The willows, too (Fig. 202), rival the maples in the early period of blooth. Some are very early, blossoming in March, while others, like the white willow (Salix alba) (Fig. 202), bloom in May. The flowers on one tree or bush of the willow are all pistillate—that is, have pistils but no stamens—while. 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 Cook, Albert John, 1842-1916. Chicago. Ill. : George W. York & Co.
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