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to ill an eiiRToviR-y, but IIiltc is notliiiif;' cHiual 

 to natural pollen lor brood rearing. The sue- 

 cessful l)eekee|)er always studies tlu' honey and 

 pollen sourees of liis loeality. 



There are many plants thai I'ln-nisli both 

 honey and pollen, while there are others tliat 

 furnish only one. Many of the plants which 

 furnish pollen in greatest abnn(hinee furnish no 

 neetar at any time. 



The corn plant furnishes pollen in great 

 quantities, yet the blossoms do not sei-rete nee- 

 tar. The liees are said at times to secure ;i 

 sweet substance from the base of the Ie;i\es, 

 and since a])hids art' sometimes foimd on the 

 plant, honeydcw, which is an insect excretion, 

 may be gathered from this source. Kagwccd, 

 elm, etc.. arc also \ aluable sources of pollen. 



Dii'ii'.Ki'.xcKS i\ Skason. There may be 

 an abundance of blossoms of the bcsl honey 

 plants and yet, in some seasons, the bees will 

 ijet but little hone\'. .Inst what conditions in- 



