No. 539] 



THE BEHAVIOR OF BEES 



671 



The single Melissodes which entered the blossom at 

 (c) gave evidence of its appreciation of the honey which 

 it discovered by stubbornly refusing to leave the blossom 

 until rather violently brushed away. 



Experiment No. 24. — July 30. Time of observations 

 one half hour, from 11 :00 to 11 :30 a.m. Three blossoms 

 arranged in same row. This experiment is an exact 

 repetition of the preceding. 



(a) Control. Normal upland cotton blossom pinned 

 in position. 



{b) Control. Normal upland cotton blossom pinned 

 in position. 



(c) Normal blossom with honey at base within. 





Data 











j | l|-r 

 nil 









j 





□ by Species 



Mi 11 

 = I i 



(a) 26 16 

 ( ) 14 ] 22 











2 



3 3 



Experiment No. 25.— July 30. Time of observations 

 one half hour, from 11 :30 to 12 :00 a.m. Three blossoms 

 arranged in the same row. 



(a) Normal cotton blossoms pinned in position as a 

 control. 



(b) Normal cotton blossom with honey added at base 

 of petals within. 



