440 CONNECTICUT EXPERIMENT STATION BULLETIN 205. 



Dandelion; May lo, pollen and some nectar. 



Fruit bloom; May 15, pollen and nectar; when weather condi- 

 tions are favorable, sometimes surplus honey. 



Wild raspberry; June, pollen; nectar makes exceptionally fine 

 table honey and usually yields plentifully. 



Locust; May and June; some kinds yield heavily; honey 

 light and of good flavor. 



clover; June 15. The clovers are the most important class of 

 honey plants and include the common white, red, alsike, crimson 

 and sweet clover. Alfalfa, although of the same family, secretes 

 no nectar in this State. White and alsike are by far the most im- 

 portant and in some years produce large quantities of the finest 

 table honey, which is recognized by its light golden color and 

 delicate flavor. 



Sweet clover; June until frost. This plant is not duly appreci- 

 ated by our farmers, so is not sufficiently abundant in Connecticut 

 to be an important honey plant. The honey is light colored, with 

 a pleasant, spicy flavor, making it a delicious table honey. This 

 plant is an exceptionally gocd forage plant, usually fotmd growing 

 in waste places or where the soil is too poor for other crops. Like 

 the other clovers it requires lime for abundant growth, and when 

 grown under favorable conditions can be cut two or three times a 

 season. The hay is of fine quality, and is relished by horses and 

 cattle. 



Red clover; June. Secretes nectar abimdantly, but on accoimt 

 of its corolla tubes being too long for honey bees it is more of a 

 bumblebee plant. However, in times of drouth or in case of 

 second growth when the tubes are shorter, it is sometimes worked 

 extensively by honey bees. 



Linden or basswood; July. This tree is seldom, stifficiently 

 abundant to become an important source of honey. The honey 

 is very light and of fine flavor. 



Sumac; July. Some kinds yield nectar freely. The honey is 

 light and of fine fiavor. 



Goldenrod; September to frost. Honey is Hght, of good flavor 

 when well ripened. ' 



Wild aster; October till frost. Honey light and of good flavor, 

 but granulates quickly. 



