Mr. Editor:—Not having much to do, at present, I thought I would give your readers an account of my observation and trial of the different kinds of honey-plants around us here. It may be of some service to new beginners, as I have tried all kinds I could hear of and procure, that were reputed valuable for producing honey.

Among the best are Alsike clover, Melilot clover, White Dutch clover, Borage, and Buckwheat. These, with us, just fill out the season from June to October.

The plants named in the following list, I do not consider of any account here, for honey, viz.: White Mustard, Black Mustard, Rape, Chicory, Mignonette, Lucerne Clover, and the Rocky Mountain Plant. Kale did not come into blossom, and I cannot speak of its value as a honey-yielding plant.

R. Miller.

Rochelle, Ill.

?? Some of the plants named as of no value for bees, are highly praised, in other localities.—Ed.

I once met with an individual whose breath, shortly after he was stung, had the same odor with the venom of the enraged insect.—L. L. Langstroth.

[For the American Bee Journal.]