376 Beekeeping 
Bee balm, Melissa officinalis. Neetar. 
Beech, Fagus spp. Pollen. 
Beech family, Fagaceaa; see Beech, Chinquapin, Chestnut and 
Oak. 
Bee-tree; seo Basswood. 
Beggar’s tick; see Spanish Needle. 
Bell-flower, campanula, eainpanilla, Ipomoea spp. Of primary 
importance in Cuba, honey white of finest flavor. Other 
species in this family furnish nectar. 
Bell-flower family, Campanulaeese; see Boll-flower. 
Berberidaceae ; see Barberry family. 
Berberis pinnata. California. Honey amber. 
Berberis trifoliolata. Texas, January-February, nectar and abun¬ 
dant pollen. 
Betulaceae ; see Birch family. 
Bignoniaceae; see Trumpot-ereeper family. 
Birch, Betula spp. Pollen. 
Birch family, Betulaceae; see Hornbeam, Hazelnut, Birch and Alder. 
Blackberry ; see Raspberry. 
Black mangrove, Avicennia nitidu. Perhaps the most abundant 
source of nectar ever observed. Killed by frost in Florida in 
1894 and is returning abundantly. Found in Porto Rico. 
Black sage ; see Sage. 
Black ti-ti; see Ti-ti. 
Black walnut, Juglans nigra. Pollen. 
Black wattle ; see Acacia. 
Bloodroot, Sanguinaria canadensis. Pollen. 
Bloodwort family. Hicmodoraee® ; see Morong. 
Blueberry, Vaecinium spp. Nectar, pollen. 
Blue-curls, Trichostema lanccolatum. Honey white, granulates 
quickly, August-November. 
Blue gum ; see Eucalyptus. 
Blue-thistle ; see Viper’s Bugloss. 
Blueweed ; see Viper’s Bugloss. 
Bokhara clover; see Sweet Clover. 
Boneset, thoroughwort, Eupatoriumpcrfoliatum. Nectar. Autumn. 
Borage family, Boraginacese; see Viper’s Bugloss. 
Boraginaceae; seo Borage family. 
Buckeye, /Esculus glabra. Pollen, nectar. 
Buckeye family, ^Esculacete; see Horseehestnut, Buckeye and 
California Buckeye. 
Buckthorn, coffee berry, Rhamnus calharlica. 
Buckthorn family, Rhamnacese ; seo Buckthorn, Cascara Sagrada, 
Coffee Berry, White Lilae and Rattan Vine. 
Buckwheat, Fagopyrum esculentum (Fig. 148). Annual, 1-3 feet, 
