. Beekeeping in the Midwest. Bees; Bee culture. Summer Management: Honey Production soil moisture. The acreage of these plants is no longer as large as it used to be, and crops of honey from them are also rarer than in earlier years. Honey bees also collect two other materials from plants. One of these is called honeydew. It is excess plant sap excreted by aphids and other insects that feed on plants. It is most common on trees such as s willow, elm, pine, and oak, but may also occur on alfalfa and other crop plants. The other material is called propolis. It is a plant resin or gum collected f
. Beekeeping in the Midwest. Bees; Bee culture. Summer Management: Honey Production soil moisture. The acreage of these plants is no longer as large as it used to be, and crops of honey from them are also rarer than in earlier years. Honey bees also collect two other materials from plants. One of these is called honeydew. It is excess plant sap excreted by aphids and other insects that feed on plants. It is most common on trees such as s willow, elm, pine, and oak, but may also occur on alfalfa and other crop plants. The other material is called propolis. It is a plant resin or gum collected from buds and other plant parts of trees such as poplar Forager collecting pollen and nectar from red clover blossoms. The bee's pollen load can be seen in the pollen basket on r her rear leg. (Fig. 32). 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 Jaycox, Elbert R. Urbana-Champaign : University of Illinois Cooperative Extension Service
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