Gleanings in bee culture . n the dis-tance they can see theflora, I have no faithin the idea, but believethe scent of nectar hasfar more to do withlocating of profitablefields than the a matter of fact, abee when not loadedcan fly several miles at a speed that wouldmake an automobile exceed the sjDeedlimit if following her, and to take a littletrip across country to search for nectarwould hardly be classed as a laborious is a well-known fact that, Avhen one beefinds a source from which a load can besecured quickly, it is soon made known toothers of the hive. The line of flight
Gleanings in bee culture . n the dis-tance they can see theflora, I have no faithin the idea, but believethe scent of nectar hasfar more to do withlocating of profitablefields than the a matter of fact, abee when not loadedcan fly several miles at a speed that wouldmake an automobile exceed the sjDeedlimit if following her, and to take a littletrip across country to search for nectarwould hardly be classed as a laborious is a well-known fact that, Avhen one beefinds a source from which a load can besecured quickly, it is soon made known toothers of the hive. The line of flight isfollowed by other colonies as the excitementis increased, until the entire apiary is in awild msh for the source from which thegoods are being secured. I should not beat all surprised if the crossing of the flightof other bees nearer the source has notoften led to the directing of the forces ofa distant apiary to the new fields. The factthat the distance a bee will fly is generallyunderestimated is proof that the source. This illustration shows an elm-tree which stands very near Washing-tons tomb at Mount Vernon. On one of the main limbs of the tree will benoticed a peculiar growtli which contained a colony of bees last spring. Irving W. Davis, New Haven, Ct. from which honey is gathered is indeed fartoo often misjudged. Redlands, Cal. [In an editorial Dec. 1, p. 965, and else-where in our columns for several yearsback, we have stated that bees as a rule inmountainous or hilly country, especially ifthe apiary is located on high ground over-looking a big valley, will fly much furtherthan in territory where the ground is level,and more or less thickly wooded. Thisalone would explain the difference betweenMr. Chadwicks observations and those ofMr. Baldwin. But it occurs to us that thereare other factors to be considered. Whenthere is absolutely no nectar which the beescan gather less than three and five milesaway, it is not an uncommon thing for themto fly that far. But thev do
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