Translation of "bete" into English

Normalt kan han ikke det, fordi betene fryser i kulden.

Ordinarily he couldn’t because the beets would freeze in the cold weather.

Men hestene foretrekker faktisk saftig grønnfôr, som gress eller alfalfa og også poteter, gulrøtter og beter.

But the horses actually prefer juicy green fodder—grass or alfalfa as well as potatoes, carrots, and beetroot.