CHAPTER VI 



pasture for bees 



Some of the Plants That Make the 

 Best Honey in Various Sections. — Since 

 the invention of the movable- frame hive has 

 made commercial honey production possible, it 

 has been the dream of the beekeeping specialist 

 to grow special honey-producing plants in suf- 

 ficient quantity to insure a honey crop. At one 

 time the Michigan Agricultural College sowed 

 a field to Rocky Mountain bee plant to find out 

 its value for the honey producer, but as yet no 

 plant has been found that will produce nectar 

 in sufficient quantity to justify its cultivation 

 for honey alone. 



There are, however, a number of forage 

 plants that are valuable both as sources of nec- 

 tar and for hay or pasture, and beekeepers have 

 sometimes found it profitable to pay part of the 



