Gleanings in bee culture . ft^iit:MI>« A city apiary that developed from a. couple of swarms. The straw around the hives was for protection inthe spring. Photographed by Homer Mathewson. shows one of the many apiaries in the SanFernando Valley, Southern California. Thisyard is located near Chatsworth, and is oneof nine oiityards owned by the CaliforniaHoney Co. This apiary produces only sagehoney, very little orange being within fire-brake has been plowed around theyard, but even with this protection 1 aminformed that there was some damage doneby fire the vear folloAving mv visit.
Gleanings in bee culture . ft^iit:MI>« A city apiary that developed from a. couple of swarms. The straw around the hives was for protection inthe spring. Photographed by Homer Mathewson. shows one of the many apiaries in the SanFernando Valley, Southern California. Thisyard is located near Chatsworth, and is oneof nine oiityards owned by the CaliforniaHoney Co. This apiary produces only sagehoney, very little orange being within fire-brake has been plowed around theyard, but even with this protection 1 aminformed that there was some damage doneby fire the vear folloAving mv visit. These apiaries are placed wliere there issage enough to make a, profitable yield, theone necessary asset being water, which mustbe near. At a water-hole on a hot July daythere may be a bushel of bees getting waterat one time. An amateur might think itwas a large swarm. There may be a faircrop from sage every year, yet the sage willyield only three or four large crops in ( Same city yard in -Tuly. Phofnunaphod hy IIomkr Matiii;\vson. GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE
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