《天工开物·上篇·甘嗜》
世间具有甜味的东西，十之八九来自于草木，而蜜蜂却极力争先，采集百花酿成佳蜜，使草木不能全部占有甜蜜的功劳。
世间作甘之味什八产于草木，而飞虫竭力争衡，采取百花酿成佳味，使草木无全功。
Most of the things in the world that are sweet come from plants, but bees are extremely ambitious and they collect the nectar of hundreds of flowers to brew the finest honey, so that plants cannot fully claim all the credit for sweetness.