. The bee-keeper's guide : or Manual of the apiary . Bee culture; Bees. 422 THE beb-keepkr's guide ; weather it is hardly equaled. It will never be grown in quantities to give any large returns. Okra, or gumbo (Hibiscus esculentus), (Fig. 224), also .blooms in June. It is as much sought after by the bees in quest of honey, as by the cook in search of a savory vegetable, or one to give tone to soup. Sage (Salvia ofBcinalis), hoarhound (Marrubium vulgare), motherwort (Iveonurus cardiaca), and catnip (Nepeta cataria), which latter does not commence to bloom till July, all furnish nice, white hone
. The bee-keeper's guide : or Manual of the apiary . Bee culture; Bees. 422 THE beb-keepkr's guide ; weather it is hardly equaled. It will never be grown in quantities to give any large returns. Okra, or gumbo (Hibiscus esculentus), (Fig. 224), also .blooms in June. It is as much sought after by the bees in quest of honey, as by the cook in search of a savory vegetable, or one to give tone to soup. Sage (Salvia ofBcinalis), hoarhound (Marrubium vulgare), motherwort (Iveonurus cardiaca), and catnip (Nepeta cataria), which latter does not commence to bloom till July, all furnish nice, white honey, remain in bloom a long time, and are very Fig. 224. Fig. Okra.—Oriiiltml. Mint.—Original. desirable, as they are in bloom in the honey-dearth of July and August. They, like many others of the mint family (Fig. 22S), are thronged with bees during the season of bloom. The first and last are of commercial importance, while very few of our native plants afford so much nectar, are such favorites with the bees, and are so independent of weather as mother- wort (Fig. 226). It is crowded with bees from the dawn of its bloom till the last flower withers. By cutting it back in May it can be made to blossom just at the dearth of nectar-secreting bloom ; otherwise it comes in June and early July, just when. 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 Cook, Albert John, 1842-1916. Chicago. Ill. : George W. York & Co.
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