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...Apiarist Henry Brown. Because Brown's bees (like Feedham's) have stingers, but fail to use them through indolence or good nature, apiarists do not recognize them as stingless. A truly stingless bee (which protects itself by spitting a caustic, skin-burning liquid) is the Genus Trigona of Central America, which produces a watery, vile-tasting "honey...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: The Reluctant Bee | 7/16/1945 | See Source »

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