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AMERICAN HONEY PLANTS 



Richter lists the blue elderberry (Sambucus glauca) as important for 

 pollen in California, but as yielding no nectar. 



ELM (Ulmus). 



The elms are very attractive to the bees for pollen. The American 



ue gum of California (Eucalyptus globulus). 



or white elm is more especially valuable, and a large tree will attract 

 so many bees that the humming sounds like a swarm. 



There are numerous reports of nectar from elm in Texas. Scholl lists 

 the winged elm (Ulmus alata) as giving a good yield of honey, surplus 

 sometimes being secured from it. He described the honey as amber in 

 color, with strong and characteristic aroma. He also lists the American 

 elm as a source of nectar. 



EPILOBIUM, see Fireweed. 



