. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. 492 THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. [Dec. 11, 1913. for the lack of a iew pounds. Some have been generous and grateful enough to give twice over, and, needless to say, it is not to these or even to those who have given their mite that we appeal, but to bee- keepers who have not given at all. We refresh the memory of our readers by printing a hitherto un23ub]ished photo- graph of Mr. Carr, taken by the Junior Editor, showing him at thei desk where he spent many hours each day for many years, working for the benefit of bee- keejsers. True, it was h
. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. 492 THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. [Dec. 11, 1913. for the lack of a iew pounds. Some have been generous and grateful enough to give twice over, and, needless to say, it is not to these or even to those who have given their mite that we appeal, but to bee- keepers who have not given at all. We refresh the memory of our readers by printing a hitherto un23ub]ished photo- graph of Mr. Carr, taken by the Junior Editor, showing him at thei desk where he spent many hours each day for many years, working for the benefit of bee- keejsers. True, it was his profession, but we know from exjjerience how many hours which yields nectar in abundance. In America it is not uncommon for it to be grown for bees well as for the grain, which, when ground, is much, used, but I am not aware that this is done in this country, although I know that in some parts of England buckwheat is grown ex- tensively, and a good deal of surplus honey is obtained from it. The colour of the honey is of a reddislirbrown, similar to heatlier honey, and has a taste peculiarly its own and easily recognisable. The plant is also very useful in other ways. It forms, when green, a nutritious. THE LATE W. BROUGHTON-CAER. have to be spent, in addition to the time occupied in the business portion of literary work, in helping others. AVe cannot say more, but if our appeal and the photograph do not have the result we h-ope for, our estimate of the British bee- keeper is sadly at fault. NECTAR-PRODUCING PLANTS AND THEIR POLLEN. By Geo. Hciijcs, Beesion. Buckwheat {Polygonum fdiinptinivi). No. 26. Nat. Orde>r. I'oji/gnitca'. {Continued from page 3(53.) Bees are extremely fond of this flower, food for cattle. It does not suffer fi^ont dix)ught so soon as grass, and succeeds well on poor soil. The seed is a dark brown triangular one, about :|in. long, and is a \Aholesome nutritious food. As food for human beings it is scarcely inferior to the cereal grasses, and has
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