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...promised that bees could have at least 80% of the common sugar they ate last year. Reason: bees must often be kept alive on sugar in nectarless seasons before the orchards bloom and between the blossoming of orchards and fields. Ten pounds of sugar then may insure the gathering of some 200 lb. of honey later...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Keep 'Em Flying (Bee Dept.) | 3/23/1942 | See Source »

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