. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. Several Opinions on the Origin of Honey-Dew. MY attention has been drawn to an article on pag-e 17, by my friend. Prof. Cook, on " Honey-Dew," and he sums up his article by saying^ that " Honey-dew is always a secretion from ; My object in writing- is to say that I believe it is no long-er a matter of conjecture, that under certain atmos- pheric conditions a saccharine substance or sweet juice ex- udes from the surface of the leaves of trees and plants. I at one time thoug-ht very much like Prof. Cook, but I have had ample
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. Several Opinions on the Origin of Honey-Dew. MY attention has been drawn to an article on pag-e 17, by my friend. Prof. Cook, on " Honey-Dew," and he sums up his article by saying^ that " Honey-dew is always a secretion from ; My object in writing- is to say that I believe it is no long-er a matter of conjecture, that under certain atmos- pheric conditions a saccharine substance or sweet juice ex- udes from the surface of the leaves of trees and plants. I at one time thoug-ht very much like Prof. Cook, but I have had ample opportunities of observing that in many cases insects have nothing whatever to do with producing honey- dew. Some years ago, when I was staying- at Hohwald, in the Vosges mountains, I had a very good opportunity of con- vincing myself that those were in the right, who held that plants do at times exude a sweet juice which is eagerly sought after by bees, while that produced in insect agency is very reluctantly taken by them, and then only when the natural exudation is not available. Gaston Bonnier is one of the most careful observers and experimenters that we have at the present day. and he not only asserts that the leaves of trees do exude a saccha- rine substance under certain atmospheric conditions, but he has also been able to reproduce the phenomenon by placing- the branches of trees in water and subjecting them to simi- lar conditions. At any .rate, he is not likely to be misled by not looking for the insects on the tops of the trees, as it is at the tips of the branches that any one but a tyro would naturallv expect to find them. Thos. Wm. Cowan. Monterev Co., Calif., Feb. 20. Prof. A. J. Cook, in his article on honey-dew, on page 17, hopes that all readers of the American Bee Journal will observe closely this honey-dew question and report. Tho not a scientist, I have spent quite a little time in observing the origin of honey-dew, and from what I have seen and observed I
Size: 1327px × 1884px
Photo credit: © Library Book Collection / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bo, bookcentury1800, bookdecade1860, booksubjectbees, bookyear1861
