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Euchylia Dulac (1867), nom. superfl. Honeysuckles are arching shrubs or twining vines in the genus Lonicera (/ lɒˈnɪsərə / [2]) of the family Caprifoliaceae. It includes 158 species [1] native to northern latitudes in North America, Eurasia, and North Africa. [1][3] Widely known species include Lonicera periclymenum (common honeysuckle or ...
Hook. & Arn. Lonicera subspicata is a species of honeysuckle known by the common name southern honeysuckle. It is native to Baja California, California, and northern Baja California Sur, where it is known from several areas in mountain and coastal habitat, particularly chaparral. It is a vining shrub which usually climbs on other plants for ...
Perennial. Western US – One of the best spring forage sources for honeybees. Blooms 45–60 days and continuously produces nectar throughout the day. Can be seeded several times per year. Prefers 3 ft of topsoil. 180–1,500 pounds honey per acre, depending on soil quality and depth; 300–1000 pounds of pollen.
John Harbison, originally from Pennsylvania, was a successful beekeeper on the US west coast in the 1860s, in an area now known as Harbison Canyon, California, and greatly expanded the market for honey throughout the country. By 1890, William L. Coggshall had become the biggest beekeeper in the world, with over 3,000 hives in 15 locations ...
Apis mellifera ligustica, classified by Spinola, 1806 (the Italian honey bee) originating from the Italian mainland, south of the Alps, it is a commonly kept subspecies for commercial beekeeping in much of the world. Apis mellifera macedonica, classified by Ruttner, 1988 (the Macedonian honey bee) northern Greece, North Macedonia and eastwards ...
The honeydew is 90% water, 9% carbohydrates, 0.1% fat, and 0.5% protein. Like most melons, it is an excellent source of vitamin C, with one cup containing 56% of the recommended daily value. The honeydew is also a good source of vitamin B thiamine, as well as other B vitamins and the mineral potassium. In addition, it is low in calories ...
Anatomy. Color: Abdomen has brown and yellow bands. Among different strains of Italian bees, there are three different colors: Leather; bright yellow (golden); and very pale yellow (Cordovan). Size: Their bodies are smaller and their overhairs are shorter than those of the darker honeybee races. Tongue length: 6.3 to 6.6 mm.
Metrosideros umbellata, the southern rātā, is a tree endemic to New Zealand. It grows up to 15 metres (49 ft) or more tall with a trunk up to 1 metre (3 ft 3 in) or more in diameter. It produces masses of red flowers in summer. Unlike its relative, northern rātā, this species rarely grows as an epiphyte.