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to a certainty that not a bee is kept and as 

 the plant yields large amounts of nectar 

 it appears as though some one were over- 

 looking an opportunity. 



The wild raspberry of the northern 

 states contributes a very large share to 

 the national honey crop. The drooping 

 bloom which opens in early summer (late 

 May or early June) resembles the linden 

 in that the nectar is not easily washed out 

 by rain. This drooping character of the 

 bloom of these two important honey 

 plants may account for the fact that both 

 of them are reliable yielders practically 

 every year. The raspberry honey is 

 white in color and has a delightful flavor 

 that easily places it commercially with 

 white clover — the inevitable standard of 

 excellence among all men who produce 

 honey. 



In the South much honey is collected 

 from the bloom of one of the hollies. This 

 low growing, evergreen bush ranges on 

 low flat lands from Massachusetts to 



