Hedgerow Life 
a small nest of moss. And in this the 
eggs are first laid, and later on, as they 
increase in numbers, the round cells of 
brown wax are stored. The bumble- 
bees visit the flowers for their honey 
most industriously, and seem to be 
particularly fond of thistles. On the big 
purple thistle-heads they sit in a drowsy 
fashion, as if half stupefied. Clover also 
has a great attraction for them, and they 
appear to be especially fitted for fertilizing 
the flowers of that plant. 
