. The ABC and XYZ of bee culture; a cyclopedia of everything pertaining to the care of the honey-bee; bees, hives, honey, implements, honey-plants, etc. ... Bees. B. RASFBZiRILir {Bubus strignsus and liiibum idrus). Where this fruit is raised largely for the market it is quite an impor- tant honey-plant; but it would hardly be advisable to think of raising it for honey alone. Bees work on it closely in our locality, and its honey is of the very finest. If bee-keepers and growers of small fruits could locate near each other it would proba- bly be a benefit to both. Langstroth says of the raspbe
. The ABC and XYZ of bee culture; a cyclopedia of everything pertaining to the care of the honey-bee; bees, hives, honey, implements, honey-plants, etc. ... Bees. B. RASFBZiRILir {Bubus strignsus and liiibum idrus). Where this fruit is raised largely for the market it is quite an impor- tant honey-plant; but it would hardly be advisable to think of raising it for honey alone. Bees work on it closely in our locality, and its honey is of the very finest. If bee-keepers and growers of small fruits could locate near each other it would proba- bly be a benefit to both. Langstroth says of the raspberry honey : "In flavor it is supe- rior to that from white clover, while its deli- cate comb almost melts in the mouth. When it is in blossom, bees hold even white clover in light esteem. Its drooping blos- soms protect the honey from moisture, and bees work upon it when the Meather is so wet they can obtain nothing from the up- right blossoms of the white ; In our locality it comes in bloom just aft- er fruit blossoms and just before clover, so that large fields of it are a great acquisition indeed. The red varieties (especially the Cuthbert) are said to furnish most honey. WILD RASPBERRY OF NORTHERN MICHIGAN. This deserves special mention here for the reason that large quantities of raspberry honey are produced in Northern Michigan where forests of pine timber formerly grew. The fact that such land is very cheap, and almost useless for any thing but timber- growing, which, under present conditions, can not get a start, makes the business of honey-producing profitable and reasonably sure, for it is probable that the plant will continue to flourish, as there is nothing else that is adapted to take its place. The blos- soms commence yielding honey in June, and continue to bloom more or less from then till frost. As Langstroth says of it above, the honey is of the finest quality, and will rank in al- most any market with the best clover. In- deed, connoisseurs pr
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