SOTTRCES Of aONEY. 



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but here I am unable to do so. I am not sure but honey 

 enough is obtained by such bees as escape, to counter- 

 balance the loss. 



Whitewood, or Tulip-tree, {Liriodendron TuKpifera), 

 yields something eagerly sought for by the bees, but 



Fig. 13.— BA8SW00D, OB LINDEN. 



whether honey or pollen, or both, I have never ascertained, 

 as it is very scarce in Montgomery, Greene, and Herkimer 

 Counties. Mr. Langstroth speaks of it as " one of the 

 greatest honey-producing trees in the world. As its blos- 

 soms expand in succession, new swarms will sometimes 

 fill their hives from this source alone." 



Basswood (Tilia Americana, fig. 13). This tree is 

 common in the forests of many of our States, and no 

 doubt stands at the head of the list of honey producers. 

 As a shade tree, Basswood, or, as sometimes called, Lin- 



