BEES — FRUIT — HONEY AND MONEY 



worker bee will reveal that nature has clothed 

 it in a coat of fuzzy down, and as the little 

 fellow enters the blossom in search for its 

 hidden sweets, the particles of pollen adhere 

 to the down, so that as the bee goes from 

 flower to flower, it unconsciously performs the 

 work of cross pollination. 



It is a remarkable fact that nature gives 

 the nectar-secreting organs only to those blos- 

 soms whose fruit demands the pollination of 

 their seeds. 



There have been certain sections of the 

 country, where soil and climatic conditions 

 were in every respect favorable to fruit pro- 

 duction, yet there was a surprising lack of 

 fruit, and careful examination has shown that 

 bees were not present in the neighborhood. 



Horticulturists were thus led to import 

 bees from a distance, with almost immediate 

 benefit to the orchards. So, if for no other 

 reason than that of securing a good quantity 

 and quality of fruit, bees have proved a real 

 blessing to the farmer and the suburbanite. 



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