Note 1045 — Chapter IX · THE CHURCHYARD YEW
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Elton, Origins, p. 221 n. Some species of rhododendrons and azaleas are said to be productive of poisonous honey. (F. R. Cheshire, Bees and Bee-keeping, 1886, p. 291.) Laurel and ivy, though probably agreeable to bees, are similarly sources of bad honey. (A. Neighbour, The Apiary, 1878, pp. 297-8.)