. The bee-keeper's guide; or, Manual of the apiary. Bees. 442 Thb bbb-kbeper's gdidb ; honey. We can easily see how mistakes could occur. It is not easy to understand, if these plants furnish poisonous nectar, why poisonous honey (?) is so very rare an occurrence. A near relative of K. latifolia, which g-rows at the South (Andromeda nitida), is said to furnish beautiful and wholesome honey in Fig. From A. I. Boot Co. great quantities. The yellow jasmine (Gelsemium semper- virens), (Fig. 246), is also said to furnish honey that is poison- ous to both people and bees. It blooms in Georgia
. The bee-keeper's guide; or, Manual of the apiary. Bees. 442 Thb bbb-kbeper's gdidb ; honey. We can easily see how mistakes could occur. It is not easy to understand, if these plants furnish poisonous nectar, why poisonous honey (?) is so very rare an occurrence. A near relative of K. latifolia, which g-rows at the South (Andromeda nitida), is said to furnish beautiful and wholesome honey in Fig. From A. I. Boot Co. great quantities. The yellow jasmine (Gelsemium semper- virens), (Fig. 246), is also said to furnish honey that is poison- ous to both people and bees. It blooms in Georgia in February and March. Like Kalmia, it is a poisonous plant, which pos- sibly accounts for the evil reputation of the honey. I have eaten freely of several samples of this so-called poisonous. 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 & company
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