. Manual of the apiary. Bees. 234 MANUAL 01' THE APIARY. sown, blooms July 1st, the others June 1st; the first about eight weeks after sowing, the others about four. The mus- tards bloom for four weeks, rape for three. These are all specially commendable, as they may be made to bloom during the honey dearth of July and August, and are valuable plants to raise for the seed. Kape seems to be very attractive to insects, as the flea beetles and the blister beetles are often quite too much for it, though they do not usually destroy the plants till after they have blossomed. I have several times Pig
. Manual of the apiary. Bees. 234 MANUAL 01' THE APIARY. sown, blooms July 1st, the others June 1st; the first about eight weeks after sowing, the others about four. The mus- tards bloom for four weeks, rape for three. These are all specially commendable, as they may be made to bloom during the honey dearth of July and August, and are valuable plants to raise for the seed. Kape seems to be very attractive to insects, as the flea beetles and the blister beetles are often quite too much for it, though they do not usually destroy the plants till after they have blossomed. I have several times Pig. 8d.— purchased what purported to be Chinese mustard, dwarf and tallj but Prof. Beal, than whom there is no better authority, tells me they are only the white and black, and certainly, they are no whit better as bee plants. These plants, with buck- wheat, the mints, borage and mignonette, are specially interesting, as they cover, or may be made to cover, the honey dearth from about July 20th to August 20th. The mustards and rape may be planted in drills about eight Inches apart, any time from May 1st to July 15th. Four quarts will sow an acre. In this month blooms the tulip tree, Liriodendron tulijj- ifera (Fig. 90)—often called poplar in the South—which is not only an excellent honey producer, but is one of our most. 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. , T. G. Newman
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