Smithsonian Report, 1961. Hamb'.eton 



Plate 2 



1. Worker bee on alfalfa blossom. This bee has "tripped" the flower for the purpose of 

 collecting pollen. Note the pellet of ikiIIcii on the hind leg. 



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2. Bee on apple blossom. In working over the sexual organs of a flower a bee may gather 

 nectar or pollen or both and at the same time transfer pollen to effect fertilization. 



