4 BEEKEEPING 



When our trees are given a period of 

 bright, warm, windy weather while they 

 are in bloom we can usually count on a 

 good crop of fruit because under such 

 conditions the pollen blows from tree to 

 tree and is carried long distances by the 

 wind. Also, during such weather there 

 are always hosts of other insects browsing 

 around the flowers and they, in a lesser 

 degree than do bees, carry the fertilizing 

 elements from tree to tree and insure a 

 better crop of fruit. 



But if the trees bloom during a period 

 of cold, wet, calm weather we can not ex- 

 pect natural or wind fertilization to be 

 much of a success. Under such conditions 

 the pollen is rendered heavy by the excess 

 of moisture, it does not blow from tree to 

 tree because of its weight, and the wild 

 bugs do not stir out of the sheltered 

 places in which they have taken refuge. 

 But it is in just such seasons that the 

 honey-bees get in their good work. While 

 it is true that they will not fly when the 



