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on this point. A second point I wish to refer to is this. When there is 

 a scarcity of honey, bees visit flowers that ordinarily are not visited by 

 them. When the flow of nectar in the white clover is abundant, bees 



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Fig. 7. 



Horse Mint (Monarda fistnlosa). Pollinated by bumble bees. The coralla 

 tubes too large for honey bees to get nectar. Mr. Brown at the Bee Keepers' 

 convention at Ames, stated bees gather honey from this plant. 



will not go to red clover, but when nectar and pollen are scarce, honey 

 bees are frequently found on red clover. Do honey bees get nectar from 

 the red clover? I notice the statement made in Langstroth's Hive and 



Fig. 8. 



Willow Herb or Fireweed (Epilobium augustifolium). A spIencHf! hr-t!-^v 

 plant. Common northward in the Rocky Mountains and on the Pacitie ( oasr. 



