. Beekeeping; a discussion of the life of the honeybee and of the production of honey. Bee culture; Honey. The Sources of Nectar and Pollen 377 blooms June-September, depending on time of planting. Honey dark purple in color, flavor strong and rank, of use mainly in baking, body usually heavy although in rapid flows it may be thin. In New York, Pennsylvania, Michigan, espe- cially, but found in almost all parts of northern United States. Native of old world. Sometimes escapes from culti- vation. Reliable as a nectar plant es- pecially in more northern localities. Nectar secreted most abundantl
. Beekeeping; a discussion of the life of the honeybee and of the production of honey. Bee culture; Honey. The Sources of Nectar and Pollen 377 blooms June-September, depending on time of planting. Honey dark purple in color, flavor strong and rank, of use mainly in baking, body usually heavy although in rapid flows it may be thin. In New York, Pennsylvania, Michigan, espe- cially, but found in almost all parts of northern United States. Native of old world. Sometimes escapes from culti- vation. Reliable as a nectar plant es- pecially in more northern localities. Nectar secreted most abundantly in the morning. Buckwheat family, Polygonacese ; see Wild Buckwheat, Antigonon, Buckwheat, Heartsease and Polygonum lapathi- jolium. Bur-marigold ; see Spanish Needle. Bush clovers, Lespedeza spp. Butterfly-weed; see Milkweed. Button-bush, honey-balls, Cephalanthus oc- cidentalis. In swamps, honey mild, light Fig. 148. — Buckwheat. Cabbage palmetto, Sabal palmetto. To 30 feet, July-August, honey white, mild, Florida. Cabbage tree ; see Moca. Cactaceae ; see Cactus family. Cactus, prickly pear, Opuntia spp. Locally in deserts and semi- arid regions, honey heavy of poor flavor. Cactus family, Cactacese; see Cactus. Caesalpinaceae ; see Senna family. California buckeye, JUsculus californica. Considerable nectar. Reported that the honey poisons the bees (California) ; more than doubtful. California laurel, Umbellularia californica. California poppy, Eschscholtzia californica. some nectar, California. Campanilla; see Bell-flower. Campanula; see Bell-flower. Campanulacese ; see Bell-flower family. Canada thistle, Carduus arvensis. Honey of good quality. Caper family, Capparidaceae; see Cleome and Jackass Clover. Capparidaceae ; see Caper family. Caprifoliaceae ; see Honeysuckle family. Carpet-grass, Lippia nodiflora. Of value in California. December-March. March-July, pollen,. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitall
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