. Langstroth on the hive & honey bee. Bees. IIOXEY. 117 to eighty per cent of water, there are many late plants that give honey which needs little evaporation. The honey from heather is said to he difficult to extract from the combs (YiG), owing to its density. 250. The quantity of nectar produced by the flowers decreases during drought, and increases on the first or second da5' after a rain. But it is then more watery. In some sea- sons the saccharine juices abound, while in others thej' are so deficient that bees can obtain scarcely any food from fields all. Fig. 48. COMES CONTAINING SEA
. Langstroth on the hive & honey bee. Bees. IIOXEY. 117 to eighty per cent of water, there are many late plants that give honey which needs little evaporation. The honey from heather is said to he difficult to extract from the combs (YiG), owing to its density. 250. The quantity of nectar produced by the flowers decreases during drought, and increases on the first or second da5' after a rain. But it is then more watery. In some sea- sons the saccharine juices abound, while in others thej' are so deficient that bees can obtain scarcely any food from fields all. Fig. 48. COMES CONTAINING SEALED HONEY. (Forty Years Among the Bees.) white with clover. A change in the secretion of honey will often take place so suddenly, that the bees will, in a few hours, pass from idleness to great activity. As a rule, the quantity of nectar, by the plants, varies according to the time of daj' and atmospheric condi- tions. Usually, it is most abimdant in the morning. Its quantity decreases as the .sun higher. At three o'clock in the afternoon, the flowers give the least nectar. Then the yield again increases till dark. In Algeria, Africa, in the. 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 Langstroth, L. L. (Lorenzo Lorraine), 1810-1895; Dadant, C. P. (Camille Pierre), 1851-1938. Hamilton, Ill. , Dadant & sons
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