CHAPTER V 
Flowers and Bees 
In the economy of the world of flowers 
the bee plays an important part, while in 
return the flowers provide the wherewithal of 
existence for the bee. For the mere transference 
of pollen from one flower to another the plant 
offers the bee a supply of nectar and a per- 
centage of the pollen which she is to carry 
for the plant’s benefit. It is the case that 
most plants depend upon cross-fertilization, 
and while some rely upon the wind to 
carry the pollen, others, and by far the greater 
number, depend upon bees and other insects 
to perform the work for them. The methods 
adopted by flowers to secure the visitation of 
their insect friends form a fascinating study 
which cannot be entered upon here, ours only 
to consider the outcome, so far as the bees 
are concerned, of the transaction 
Honey.—For the production of honey 
there must be for the bees easily available 
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