HONEY IS NOT MADE BY BEES. 
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clover. The locust yields freely but lasts only a few days. 
Poplar and linden or baswood are excellent, but they are 
becoming scarce in most localities. In the Western States 
prairie bloom is a great source of honey. 
Is there such a thing as “Honey Dew?” In reality, I 
think there is no such thing as honey falling from the at- 
mosphere in the form of dew, as I have never known any 
one to find it on the ground, fences, rocks, or any place except 
on the leaves of trees and plants, or on something imme- 
diately under them. Several persons have told me that 
during last summer they saw it on currant leaves. It is 
often seen on the leaves of the hickory tree. From all I can 
learn, I conclude it is a sweet substance that oozes from the 
leaves of trees and plants where they have been punctured 
by such insects as the aphis or plant louse ; or from an over 
luxuriant growth have burst the stems of leaves. When this 
has dried on the leaves the dew moistens it and enables the 
bees to collect it. If any one can give me authenticated 
facts (through the newspaper or otherwise) confirmatory of 
a different theory from the above, I would be glad to have 
them. 
The longer honey is left in the hive the darker it becomes. 
Old honey is more wholesome than new; but it is not 
necessary for the comb to be black in order to be old. 
Honey and honey comb are different things. New honey is 
often stored in old, dark combs. Honey in white combs may 
be kept white. When liquid honey is exposed to the air, it 
soon becomes candied in cold weather ; and if liquid honey 
is allowed to stand in a vessel with combs the whole mass 
will become candied. To prevent this, fit some cross strips 
of wood two or three inches from the bottom of the jar or 
vessel that is to contain the honey — then set the combs on 
their edges on these sticks, and all the liquid honey will 
settle below. A better way is to keep the honey in the box 
in which it was made until ready to use. 
POLLEN, OR BEE-BREAD. 
The impregnating substance of the flowers of fruits and 
plants, is a kind of farina or flour, in consistence much the 
same as rye flour, and which when gathered by the bees, is 
called Pollen, or Bcc-brcad. It is collected from ragweed, 
