Humanity to Honey-Bees: or, Practical Directions for the Management of Honey-Bees Upon an Improved and Humane Plan, by Which the Lives of Bees May Be Preserved, and Abundance of Honey of a Superior Quality May Be ObtainedNutt, Thomas
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Humanity to Honey-Bees: or, Practical Directions for the Management of Honey-Bees Upon an Improved and Humane Plan, by Which the Lives of Bees May Be Preserved, and Abundance of Honey of a Superior Quality May Be Obtained
From the account of the mode of supplying Bees with artificial
food, to the enumeration of such trees, plants, and flowers as are most
frequented by Bees, for the purpose of culling from them the various
substances, which their necessities, their nature, or their instinct
(which is a part of their nature) urge them to seek for, the transition
is so easy and natural--is so akin to the subject of Bee-feeding, as to
be rather a continuation thereof than a transition to a fresh one; I
therefore proceed to give a catalogue of those trees and plants which
afford pabulum for Bees. It is furnished principally from my own ocular
observation, and is partly collected from the observation of others,
whose curiosity has led them to pay attention to the subject, and to make
remarks upon it.
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Alder-tree Celery
Almond-tree Cherry-tree
Althea frutex Chesnut-tree
Alyssum Chickweed
Amaranthus Clover
Apple-tree Cole or coleseed
Apricot-tree Coltsfoot
Arbutus (alpine) Coriander
Ash-tree Crocus
Asparagus Crowfoot
Aspin Crown-imperial
Cucumber
Balm Currants
Bean Cypress-tree
Beech-tree
Betony Daffodil
Blackberry Dandelion
Black-currant-tree Dogberry-tree
Borage
Box-tree Elder-tree
Bramble Elm-tree
Broom Endive
Bugloss (viper's)
Buckwheat Fennel
Burnet Furze
Cabbage Goldenrod
Cauliflower Gooseberry-tree
Gourd
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