376 Beekeeping 
Bee balm, Melissa officinalis. Nectar. 
Beech, Fagus spp. Pollen. 
Beech family, Fagace®; see Beech, Chinquapin, Chestnut and 
Oak. 
Bee-tree; see Basswood. 
Beggar’s tick; see Spanish Needle. 
Bell-flower, campanula, campanula, Ipomoea spp. Of primary 
importance in Cuba, honey white of finest flavor. Other 
species in this famUy furnish nectar. 
Bell-flower family, Campanulace®; see Bell-flower. 
Berberidace® ; see Barberry family. 
Berberis pinnata. California. Honey amber. 
Berberis trifoliolata. Texas, January-February, nectar and abun¬ 
dant pollen. 
Betulace®; see Birch family. 
Bignoniace® ; see Trumpet-creeper family. 
Birch, Betula spp. Pollen. 
Birch family, Betulace®; see Hornbeam, Hazelnut, Birch and Alder. 
Blackberry; see Raspberry. 
Black mangrove, Avicennia nilida. 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. 
Blood wort family. H»modorace®; see Morong. 
Blueberry, Vaccinium spp. Nectar, pollen. 
Blue-curls, Trichostema lanceolatum. 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, Fupatoriumperfoliatum. Nectar. Autumn. 
Borage family, Boraginaee®; see Viper’s Bugloss. 
Boraginace® ; see Borage family. 
Buckeye, AZsculus glabra. Pollen, nectar. 
Buckeye family, ASsculace®; see Horsechestnut, Buckeye and 
California Buckeye. 
Buckthorn, coffee berry, Rhamnus cathartica. 
Buckthorn family, Rhamnace®; see Buckthorn, Cascara Sagrada, 
Coffee Berry, White Lilac and Rattan Vine. 
Buckwheat, Fagopyrum esculentum (Fig. 148). Annual, 1-3 feet, 
