Gleanings in bee culture . ave Played in the Growingof Red Clovei; How Bees Pollinate the Flowers BY JOHN H. The English nation owes its power^^^andwealth largely to bumblebees. This state-ment sounds a bit sensational, not to sayimprobable. Jkit it was the opinion of adistinguished Cf rman scientist, Carl Vogt;and it is endorsed by one of the most emi-nent of living biologists, Ernst Ha?ckel, ofJena. Let us examine the evidence. The red clover {Trifolhon pratenfit) ischiefly pollinated by bumblebees, and is,therefore, called a buaiblebee llowef. Theearly settlers of New- Zealand learn
Gleanings in bee culture . ave Played in the Growingof Red Clovei; How Bees Pollinate the Flowers BY JOHN H. The English nation owes its power^^^andwealth largely to bumblebees. This state-ment sounds a bit sensational, not to sayimprobable. Jkit it was the opinion of adistinguished Cf rman scientist, Carl Vogt;and it is endorsed by one of the most emi-nent of living biologists, Ernst Ha?ckel, ofJena. Let us examine the evidence. The red clover {Trifolhon pratenfit) ischiefly pollinated by bumblebees, and is,therefore, called a buaiblebee llowef. Theearly settlers of New- Zealand learned this totheir cost. When they attempted to growthis valuable fodder plant, much to theirastonishment it failed to produce seed. it was learned that there were no-bumblebees on those two large islands; about 100 of these bees were importedfrom Europe, the red clover soon becamevery fertile. Once introduced, the bumble-bees multiplied apace, and a few years agoa letter appeared in one of the New Zealand. Typical CaliioniKi view, of .M. D. Price. Arroyo (iraiule, in the distance. 238 Gleanings in Bee Culture
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