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Anemone {Anemone quinquefolia). Bees visit the large 

 white flowers for pollen. 



Beech (Fagns). The small, greenish flowers are wind-polli- 

 nated. Honey-dew is sometimes found on the leaves. 



Bloodroot {Sanguinaria canadensis). The handsome white 

 pollen flowers open in April and May. Bees visit the flowers 

 in large numbers and remove all the pollen. 



Corn (Zea Mays). Bees in, great numbers gather pollen 

 from the " spindles," or staminate flower-clusters of com. 

 Corn is wind-pollinated and secretes no nectar. Although a 

 bee-keeper occasionally declares that his bees gather honey from 

 corn, there is no such thing as corn honey. In view of the 

 great number of acres lof corn, this is an important source of 

 pollen. 



Cone-trees (Coniferae). Fir, spruce, juniper and pine pro- 

 duce immense quantities of pollen. It is so resinous that I 

 have never seen bees collect it. 



Elm (Ulinus americana). This familiar tree produces a 

 profusion of purple flowers in early spring- A great multitude 

 of bees have been reported at times to gather the pollen. 



Grasses {Gramineae). All of the grasses are wind^pollinated 

 except a few self -pollinated species. They produce a large 

 amount of pollen. 



Hazelnut {Corylus americana) . Valuable for fxallen in early 

 spring. 



Hickory {Carya). Wind-polhnated flowers, which produce 



rr uch pollen. Honey-dew is sometimes abundant on the leaves. 



Oak (Quercus). Small greenish or reddish flowers, which 



have been incorrectly reported to yield nectar- Honey-dew is 



found on the foliage of many species. 



Poppy (Papayer) . Very large showy pollen flowers, from 

 which bees gather all the pollen. Poppy honey and its narcotic 

 effect is a myth. 



Poplar (Populus). Aspens. Trees bloom very early and 

 bees are said to gather the pollen. Honey-dew is sometimes 

 found on the foliage. Wind-pollinated. These trees should 

 be distinguished from white poplar or tulip-tree {Liriodendron 

 Tulipifera). 



