Sentence:  I have no doubt that where I live "one thousand" hives will provide for themselves and gather surplus honey wherever "one" can. It is not with <WSD>honey plants</WSD>, as with other pasturage, which once eaten off takes time and favoring showers to cause a new growth. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  Any plant, all of them eudicots, from which bees usually collect nectar, pollen, or both for making honey.