. Better fruit. Fruit-culture. Page 10 BETTER FRUIT June, ig20 it is certain that the bee does not punc- ture a sound fruit as lias been supposed. %\'hen fruits are worked by bees, an opening has previously been made by some bird or wasp or by decay. Thus the bees take up the work begun by an- other or afforded them through some other agency. Many orchardists have mentioned this to the writer who at the same time give due credit to the bee for the good she accomplished. It has also been the writer's privilege to dispel this idea through experimentation and by reference to high authorities who
. Better fruit. Fruit-culture. Page 10 BETTER FRUIT June, ig20 it is certain that the bee does not punc- ture a sound fruit as lias been supposed. %\'hen fruits are worked by bees, an opening has previously been made by some bird or wasp or by decay. Thus the bees take up the work begun by an- other or afforded them through some other agency. Many orchardists have mentioned this to the writer who at the same time give due credit to the bee for the good she accomplished. It has also been the writer's privilege to dispel this idea through experimentation and by reference to high authorities who refute the cliarge against the l)ee. It should be borne in mind that the jaws of the bee are smooth and rounding and quite unfit to make an opening in a sound fruit. On the other hand, the jaws of the wasp are perfectly equip- ped for puncturing and opening fruit. In order to substantiate that bees are unable to puncture sound fruit, the writer has suspended a sound but over- ripe peach and pear in front of the entrance to a colony. These never- theless remained untouched, even dur- ing a scarcitv of nectar in the fields. Apple Boxes HIGHEST QUALITY WESTERN YELLOW PINE If you wish to make sure of a supply of well made boxes at fair prices, let us place your orders. Carloads Only Spokane Fruit Growers Co. SPOKANE, WASH. The Interrelation of Spraying and Beekeeping. While the value of the honeybee as an agenl in the distribution of pollen has bee 11 emphasized, it would be re- miss t(i fail to mention correct spraying practices. To spray any plant while in flower, more especially fruit trees while in bloom, offers baneful results. It is the old story of killing the goose which lays the golden egg. Many col- onies are either damaged or lost at the time of spraying, through poison de- posited in the nectar cups of the flow- ers. If the loss is not apparent at the time, a colony may be so crippled as to preclude its successful wintering. It is now conceded by high authorities that s
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