. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. June 20, 1901. AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL, 389 iner, doubling up any colonics that were weak, and liav(; 24 colonies in winter quarters [Dec. 1. IfOO]. We have kept our bees in the heart of the city for the past two years, but we will hardly dare to do so any longer, as they are getting too numerous, and, besides, I am afraid tlic grocers and candy manufacturers would not stand their onslaughts another season as well as they did the past one. A grocer informed me that he never knew so many bees to b(> shipped with fruit as was done this past year. I kept
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. June 20, 1901. AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL, 389 iner, doubling up any colonics that were weak, and liav(; 24 colonies in winter quarters [Dec. 1. IfOO]. We have kept our bees in the heart of the city for the past two years, but we will hardly dare to do so any longer, as they are getting too numerous, and, besides, I am afraid tlic grocers and candy manufacturers would not stand their onslaughts another season as well as they did the past one. A grocer informed me that he never knew so many bees to b(> shipped with fruit as was done this past year. I kept dis- creetly silent, as he laughed and told me of one of his custo- mer's antics when she picked up a peach and stiueezed a bee which had alighted upon it. By-and-by they found that we kept bees, within two blocks of the main street of the city, and then it was not so funny. Of the 10 families in and around Duluth who keep bees, I think that all, with possibly two or three exceptions, have made it pay. The field is a good one so far as clover is con- cerned, but it is not so good in some other respects. The absence of fruit-bloom, the lateness of the spring seasons, the early frost and abundant rains, make prolonged feeding necessary, and this reduces the profits. But then the quality of the honey must be considered—none finer is produced. It is as white as the driven snow, and I believe Duluth stands at the head of the world for the whiteness and purity of its honey. The fireweed and the white clover, which are honey- plants par excellence, grow profusely. I feel certain that if I had the time to devote to the bees which I should like to have, I could clear at least 70 pounds per colony in a season. While the yield here may not be so great as in some other places, the superior quality of the honey and tlie greater price which it commands, make the industry enticing. (Dr.) M.^ry McCoy. question-box. QuES.—What plant can be sown with good success for bee-pasturage ? The opi
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