Gleanings in bee culture . FIG. 3.—A FAKT OF MK. 11 NEILLS AiIAliY IN THE OKCnAKD. owns only a single tree would be so blind tohis own interest as to attempt to spray thattree while in bloom. The tirst and primaryreason for not spraying while in bloom isthat the spray liquid is quite liable to fallupon the very delieate and tender pistil, or. FIG. 3.—McNeills LAKGE hive HOLUlNvi 14 frames of langstroth size. central part of the tiower, and destroy it would kill the young fruit, just aswould severe frost coming at the same time. if the person should anticipate a crop offruit that would
Gleanings in bee culture . FIG. 3.—A FAKT OF MK. 11 NEILLS AiIAliY IN THE OKCnAKD. owns only a single tree would be so blind tohis own interest as to attempt to spray thattree while in bloom. The tirst and primaryreason for not spraying while in bloom isthat the spray liquid is quite liable to fallupon the very delieate and tender pistil, or. FIG. 3.—McNeills LAKGE hive HOLUlNvi 14 frames of langstroth size. central part of the tiower, and destroy it would kill the young fruit, just aswould severe frost coming at the same time. if the person should anticipate a crop offruit that would be entirely too heavy, andshould desire to thin it, he might use thespray-pump to aid in so doing, but this wouldbe a very undesirable and inadvisable meth-od of attempting to thin fruit. The second reason for not spraying whilein bloom is that, by so doing, the bees andother insects which are depended upon tocarry pollen from Mower to tiower are liableto 1)6 killed by such spray. At the base ofpetals or showy parts of a liower are the nec-tar-glands for the purpose of secreting nec-tar and attracting insects of various function, in turn, is to carry the yellowtiower dust, or pollen, from one dower toanother and thus insure many tiowers there are conditions bywhich self-fertilization is entirely im
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