. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. 350 THE BEITISH BEE JOUKNAL. [Nov. 9, 1916. " BEE-KEEPING UNDER THE SOUTHERN ; By Taiiton-Rayinenf, Author of " Money in Bees in ; The writer proposes, with the Editor's permission, to detail, in a short series of illustrated articles, the establishment of a commercial bee-farm in one of the vast eucalyptus forests of Australia. [A com- prehensive treatment of apiculture and of the unique honey-secreting flora of the great Commonwealth will be found in my work, now obtainable at the office of this pape
. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. 350 THE BEITISH BEE JOUKNAL. [Nov. 9, 1916. " BEE-KEEPING UNDER THE SOUTHERN ; By Taiiton-Rayinenf, Author of " Money in Bees in ; The writer proposes, with the Editor's permission, to detail, in a short series of illustrated articles, the establishment of a commercial bee-farm in one of the vast eucalyptus forests of Australia. [A com- prehensive treatment of apiculture and of the unique honey-secreting flora of the great Commonwealth will be found in my work, now obtainable at the office of this paper.] In the first place, what is the climate like to live in? Well, it ranges all the seven fencing-wires run through 150 bored fence-posts will safely enclose the apiary and dwelling. About hives. In some States it is illegal to use any but " properly constituted " frame hives; indeed, the eight and ten- frame Langstroth hive, fitted with Hoff- man frames, is used almost universally. A very few incline to the Heddon, or " divisible brood-nest '" pattern. In Australia bees may be obtained on combs or without combs. Some make a practice of hunting out and " falling " bee- trees in the bush, and many obtain their first stocks in this way. The vast majority of swarms so captured are of mixed blood, , black and Italian cross-breds. They. HIVES PLACED IN ROWS. way from the mild English-like climate of Tasmania up to the tropical heat of Queensland and the northern territory. The eucalyptus forests are ubiquitous; there are large crops of honey waiting to be harvested in all of the States. Mind you, the flows are heavy, and the chief source of supply is the indigenous gum- tree, with the exception of one or two coastal districts, where clover honey is gathered. Inland, there are limited areas yielding good crops from lucerne. In the State of Victoria a " bee range," comprising 2,000 acres of heavily-wooded land, may be obtained from the t^or
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