Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 1059
y bees cannot gather nectar from the flowers, to convert into honey, and there is a shortage of food for the bees, the beekeeper feeds them with a syrup made of water and granulated sugar. The nectar of flowers is practically sweetened water plus the peculiar flavoring of the particular plant from…
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