The Life of the Bee 
ing pollen for the whole of one day, will 
bring no pollen back on the morrow, 
but will concern themselves exclusively 
with the search for nectar, and vice- 
versa. 
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And further, we might mention what 
M. Georges de Layens, the celebrated 
French apiarist, terms the “ Distribution 
of Bees over Melliferous Plants.” Day 
after day, at the first hour of sunrise, the 
explorers of the dawn return, and the hive 
awakes to receive the good news of the 
earth. “The lime trees are blossoming 
to-day on the banks of the canal.” “The 
grass by the roadside is gay with white 
clover.” “The sage and the lotus are 
about to open.” “The mignonette, the 
lilies are overflowing with pollen.” Where- 
upon the bees must organise quickly, and 
arrange to divide the work. Five thou- 
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