. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. box hives for a number of years, as well as upon a few months' personal experi- ence and observation, and should, there- fore, be received cjim quano sulis. The box-hive men say that 50 lbs. of honey per hive is an average yield for good years. You can probably determine from this data what would be the yield with improved hives and good manage- ment. I saw a statement in the Journal from a Mr. Bayard, of this county, to the effect that bees could not make comb here after June 1st. I do not wish to discredit Mr. Bayard's statement, which is douhtless
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. box hives for a number of years, as well as upon a few months' personal experi- ence and observation, and should, there- fore, be received cjim quano sulis. The box-hive men say that 50 lbs. of honey per hive is an average yield for good years. You can probably determine from this data what would be the yield with improved hives and good manage- ment. I saw a statement in the Journal from a Mr. Bayard, of this county, to the effect that bees could not make comb here after June 1st. I do not wish to discredit Mr. Bayard's statement, which is douhtless true when applied to his and similar localities, but it does not apply to the one in which I reside. It is a well-known fact that bees can build comb when they can obtain honey, even when contined, wax being simply a secretion from saccharine matter. But to facts. My bees have been build- ing comb quite rapidly during the past and present month. A case holding 8 sections put in the brood chamber of one of my hives about the 1st inst., was rilled with comb and honey in 10 days. A colony hived from a tree a few days since, are now building comb satisfac- torily. There are only certain localities of this county that are naturally adapted to bee-culture. I have little or no ac- quaintance of the State beyond the limits of Orange county, though I think the statement will hold good of all peninsular Florida. A far greater area of this county is covered with pine timber, interspersed with beauti- ful clear-water lakes. This portion is well adapted to the growing of semi- tropical fruits, and affords delightful places of residence for those engaged in their cultivation, but it is not at present suited to bee-keeping. When the numerous orange, lemon and other tropical fruits, now being cultivated, come into bloom and bearing, its char- acter will be materially changed and bees may be kept with good results. The best results are now obtained in the vicinity of hemlock and swamp lands, wh
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