48 AMERICAN HONEY PLANTS 



to Dakota and southward. It is also common in California. Apparently 

 its range does not extend as far southward as other maples. It is very 

 commonly planted for windbreaks and shade in the prairie States of the 

 Central West. Some honey is yielded by the blossoms, and honeydew is 

 often secreted by aphis feeding on the leaves. While not generally re- 

 garded as especially valuable, its season is such that its addition to honey- 

 producing flora is important. The blooms come very soon after soft 

 maple, in April. 



BOSTON IVY (Ampelopsis veitchii). 



The Boston ivy is a well-known climbing vine, clinging to the walls of 

 brick and stone buildings in all our northern cities. The flowers are very 

 attractive to the bees in midsummer and the bees store some honey from 

 this source. The quality is rather inferior. 



BRASSICA, see Mustard. 



BRAZIL or LOGWOOD (Condalia obovata). 



Brazil or logwood is a spiny shrub, or small tree, common to Western 

 Texas. It occurs in the lower Rio Grande and is reported as a source of 

 honey at Brownsville. There it is smaller than farther north and west. 

 In places it forms very dense thickets, called "chaparral." Beekeepers 

 report it as important in the fall, yielding a dark honey. The honey is 

 said to be of fine flavor, despite its dark color. The flow at Beeville is 

 reported as being very rapid. At Goliad, W. C. Collier reports Brazil as 

 the best all-round honey plant. He states that it blooms sometimes in 

 spring and sometimes in fall. Again, it sometimes blooms several times, 

 and yields at irregular periods. At Crystal City, the honey from Brazil 

 is reported as rank flavored, exactly opposite from reports of quality in 

 eastern parts of its range. 



BRITISH COLUMBIA— Honey Plants of. 



Indigenous honej^-jnelding flowers, Kootenays, B. C. : 



Willows — Glauceus or pussy willow (Salix discolor). River bank wil- 

 low (Salix longifolia). Flower in March and April and probably yield 

 more pollen than honey. 



Dandelion (Taraxicum officinale). Flowers in April and May. 



Bearberry — Kinnikinnik Arctostaphylos Uva ursi). 



Blueberry (Vaccinium ovalifolium). 



Huckleberry (Gaylussacia resinosa). 



Choke cherry (Prunus demissa). 



Bird or pin cherry (Prunus pennsylvanica). 



Bearberry — Kinnikinnik (Arctostaphylos Uva ursi). 



Wild raspberry (Rubus). Flowers in June. 



Dogbane — Milkweed (Apocynum androsaemifolium). Spreading dog- 

 bane. 



Snowberry (Symphoricarpos racemosus). 



Wolfberry (Symphoricarpos occidentalis). 



Canada thistle (Cirsium arvense). Flowers in June and July. 



