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

 be grew a plot of ivhite poppies for experiments with opium, and 

 found the flowers literally crowded from daylight to dark with 

 bees." 



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. 



Fig. I. — I, Poison sac ; 

 JK. muscles for moving the 

 sting ; A, first movement 

 of sting ; B, second move- 

 ment; D, sting sheath. 



Fig. II — HH, barbs ; AB, 

 points of sting ; GF, poison 

 ducts. 



Fig. III. — (Section) HH, 

 barbs; AB, points of sting; 

 CBFG, hollow tubes of sting 

 for lightness and strength 

 of sting. 



Fig. I V. — Poison after 

 crystalisation. 



THE BEE STING. 



