. California agriculturist and live stock journal. Agriculture -- California; Livestock -- California; Animal industry -- California. sage begins May 1st and continues until July. Buckwheat begins about June 1st and contin- ues till the last of October. Gko. B. Wallace. San Been.^dino, Cal., Sept. 18, 1875. Pasturage for Bees. With the exception of nn occasional gath- ering from honey-dew, bees gather the whole of their honey from flowers, and consequent- ly where there are no flowers they cannot thrive. But the term flowers must be taken in a broader sense than meaning such as wc cultivate fo
. California agriculturist and live stock journal. Agriculture -- California; Livestock -- California; Animal industry -- California. sage begins May 1st and continues until July. Buckwheat begins about June 1st and contin- ues till the last of October. Gko. B. Wallace. San Been.^dino, Cal., Sept. 18, 1875. Pasturage for Bees. With the exception of nn occasional gath- ering from honey-dew, bees gather the whole of their honey from flowers, and consequent- ly where there are no flowers they cannot thrive. But the term flowers must be taken in a broader sense than meaning such as wc cultivate for garden ornaments or home deco- ration. The inconspicuous blossoms of many trees, the wee modest w'ild flower, scarcely noticed by passers by, furnish abundant pas- turage for bees. Many persons who have lived iu the country all their lives, are scarcely aware that our noblest forest trees have flow- ers at all, but from the brave old oak and the wide spreading beech, bees gather many a, pound of honey. An avenue of limes or syc-- auiores, a field of beans or white clover, form a very El Dorado for the busy bees, their pleasant hum on the snowy hawthorn or the sweet-smelling sallow, (palm, as it is com- monly called) is very noticeable when nature is awakening from the gloomy sleep of win- ter, and our thoughts and feelings are glad with the prospect of returning summer. Where large heaths abound the bees have a second harvest, and it is a common practice in such localities for bee-keepers to send their hives to the moors for about two months, the trouble and cost being amply rejjaid by the immense weight of honey brought home, which the common heather j'ieldsfreelj'during August and September. In Scotland and on the Continent cartloads of hives may be seen traveling to and from the heather. Often they are looked after on the sjiot by some resident cottager who re- ceives a gratuity of 1 s. per hive from the proprietors of the stocks. In the South of England this practice is n
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