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Re: Requesting Historical Information - Gum Beekeeping in Appalachia
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Randall Austin <[log in to unmask]>
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Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Sun, 6 Apr 2014 15:21:11 -0400
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On 4/5/2014 3:32 PM, J. Waggle wrote:
> Supposing this image is Kentucky Appalachia, what type
> of tree would likely have been used in its construction,
> which appears to have been easy to carve out a hollow?

Joe,

These likely would have been from black gums (black tupelo, Nyssa 
sylvatica) or sweet gums (Liquidambar styraciflua), which have a 
tendency to be naturally hollow. The trunks were often used for bee 
boxes, rabbit boxes, etc., hence the name "bee gum" and "rabbit gum" to 
describe these sorts of log-made contraptions.

Randall Austin

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