. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 236 July, I&IJ [American Bee Jionrnall perforce content themselves with the pollen. I JThe scarlet runner (/'/("avo///.'; otk/zA ;), the common garden pea (J'lsttm salh'inn), and the sweet pea (fMl/iyrits odora/i/s) have the parts of the corolla so firmly locked together that honey- bees are not strong enough to depress the keel. One season,and only one, in my garden bumble-bees punctured the flowers of the scarlet runners when the honev-bees quickly noticed their op- portiinity and extracted the nectar through the holes. The scarle
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 236 July, I&IJ [American Bee Jionrnall perforce content themselves with the pollen. I JThe scarlet runner (/'/("avo///.'; otk/zA ;), the common garden pea (J'lsttm salh'inn), and the sweet pea (fMl/iyrits odora/i/s) have the parts of the corolla so firmly locked together that honey- bees are not strong enough to depress the keel. One season,and only one, in my garden bumble-bees punctured the flowers of the scarlet runners when the honev-bees quickly noticed their op- portiinity and extracted the nectar through the holes. The scarlet geraniums, or Pelargon- iums come from South Africa, and in this country are very rarely visited by insects. They appear to be Lepidoterid forms. The petunias come from South America, and in their old home are probably nocturnal fiowers. Very many cultivated flowers are thus of no value to bee-keepers. I trust this brief review may lead some of my readers to investigate other forms for themselves. I believe that every bee culturist will find it profitable to famili- arize himself with the honey flora of his region, and I am sure he will find it a great pleasure. The time is soon coming when the honey plants of every part of our country will be well known, and the problems relating to them will be more carefully studied than ever be- fore. Encourage your children, both boys and girls, to learn the names of the wild flowers about them, and to prepare a list of those visited by honey- bees. They will not only gain much useful information, but will cultivate mental habits of priceless value. Ability to observe carefully has been rightly described as one of the elements of success. Waldoboro, Notes by a Queen-Breeder BY A. D. n. WOOD. I HAVE NOTICED at times there has been complaint of queens be- ing injured in transportation through the mails, and I have often wondered if it were really so, or if they were not hurt in catching and caging. Herewith pictures of my method of
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