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tubes, because the air is too wet to let it evaporate, and the 

 ordinary honey bees can get the nectar out of the red clover. 

 T have watched certain hives, and they have stopped working 

 on the alsike and devoted their attention wholly to the red 

 clover. But when the wind changed and went into the west, 

 and the sun came out, that nectar fell somewhat and they 

 went back again into the alsike. I suspect that in this par- 

 ticular case the bees could get more honey for a given 

 amount of horse power, or ' ' bee-power, ' ' from the rape than 

 they could from the pears, so they stuck to the rape. 



MR. STAPLES OF CONNECTICUT. What is the 

 effect on bees of spraying for the codling moth, just as the 

 petals are falling? Is it dangerous? 



PROF. CHENOWETH. I think it is conceded that 

 there is no danger when the petals have fallen, but there is 

 considerable danger there when they are falling and a con- 

 siderable portion of the petals are still on. 



MR. E. M. IVES OF CONNECTICUT. Do those bulle- 

 tins you have referred to from Oregon relate to cherries, 

 also? 



PROF. CHENOWETH. Yes. 



MR. PERRY. I would like to state that in a raspberry 

 patch I believe bees are essential. I would like to find out 

 if possible how many hives I would best put on an acre. 

 There aren't enough bees in the patch to thoroughly pollinate 

 and get a full crop. 



MR. PURRINGTON. I am growing raspberries, too, in 

 a small way, and I know something of what the problem 

 would be. The raspberry bloom comes at a time when the 

 weather is fair and consequently they have a good oppor- 

 tunity to visit its bloom. I should say that three colonies 

 to an acre would be abundant. 



MR. PERRY. Then on gooseberries, too. There is a 

 great deal of pollen to them. 



MR. PURRINGTON. Well, gooseberries come earlier. 

 I should say the same bees would cover them, as well. 



MR. PERRY. But it is very apt to be colder. 



MR. PURRINGTON. Yes, that is so. 



MR. PERRY. Then, on the strawberry patch, what 

 about that? 



MR. PURRINGTON. My notion is that you would want 



