. Bees and honey; or, The management of an apiary for pleasure and profit. Bees. BEE CULTURE. 103 BEE PASTURAGE A NECESSITY. As civilization, with its improved and perfected machinery, clears away the forest trees and upturns the prairie sods, it is year by year lessening the productive honey field for the bees, and gives rise to the frequent remark that bees in cer-. Fig. 76.—Honey Locust Tree. tain localities do not prove so profitable as in years gone by. lit many instances the honey yield is not so heavy, and the loss in wintering about consumes the profits ; especially is the latter the c
. Bees and honey; or, The management of an apiary for pleasure and profit. Bees. BEE CULTURE. 103 BEE PASTURAGE A NECESSITY. As civilization, with its improved and perfected machinery, clears away the forest trees and upturns the prairie sods, it is year by year lessening the productive honey field for the bees, and gives rise to the frequent remark that bees in cer-. Fig. 76.—Honey Locust Tree. tain localities do not prove so profitable as in years gone by. lit many instances the honey yield is not so heavy, and the loss in wintering about consumes the profits ; especially is the latter the case where bee-keepers have kept apace with. 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 Newman, Thomas Gabriel, 1833-1903. Chicago, American Bee Journal
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