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flowers are the attraction. One bee-keeper states that "one year 

 he grew a plot of white poppies for experiments with opium, and 

 found the flowers literally crowded from daylight to dark with 

 tees." 



The report concludes by saying, "Regarding the size and colour 

 of flowers most affected by the bees, much diversity of opinion 

 exists among apiarists. ... It is, indeed, an open ques- 

 tion if colour has any effect in the matter." In the report one 

 ■observing bee-keeper quaintly observes, "The bee is quite indiffer- 

 ent to the size of a flower, provided he can get what he wants " ; 

 and, from experience, I can add, quite indifferent as to colour. 



Bee Sting in Sections. 



Fu/. 1. — I, Poison sac ; 

 JK.nuiHC'les for inovinK the 

 sting: ; A, first niovenivnt 

 of sting; B, second inovc- 

 nient; D, sting slicatli. 



Fiq. //. — HH,))inl)s : AR, 

 points of stinji; GK, poison 

 ducts. 



Fiih III. — (Section) HH, 

 l)!irl)s: AB, points of sting; 

 CEFG, liollow tubes of sting 

 for liglitness and strength 

 of sting. 



Fia. 1 V. 

 crystalisation. 



lN)ison 



THE I3EE STING. 



