. The bee-keepers' guide; or, Manual of the apiary. Bees. 252 Honey Dew. Doubtless many have supposed that the bees were gathering a real honey dew, when closer inspection would have shown that some species of plant lice was wholly responsible. I think that very often this nectar from plant lice is entirely wholesome and unobjectionable. REAL HONEY DEW. Bees also get, in some regions, a sort of honey-dew, which enables them to add to their stores with surprising rapidity. Fig. 124. 0-. Cow Pea. a, a—Glands. b—Flower. c—Pods. I remember one morning while riding on horseback along the Sacramento
. The bee-keepers' guide; or, Manual of the apiary. Bees. 252 Honey Dew. Doubtless many have supposed that the bees were gathering a real honey dew, when closer inspection would have shown that some species of plant lice was wholly responsible. I think that very often this nectar from plant lice is entirely wholesome and unobjectionable. REAL HONEY DEW. Bees also get, in some regions, a sort of honey-dew, which enables them to add to their stores with surprising rapidity. Fig. 124. 0-. Cow Pea. a, a—Glands. b—Flower. c—Pods. I remember one morning while riding on horseback along the Sacramento river, in California, I broke off a willow twig. 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- [from old catalog]. Lansing, Mich. [Columbus, Ohio, Printed by Myers bros. ]
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