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Fig. 2. Number of introduced and native flower species blooming in the Cayuga 
Lake Basin (compiled from Wiegand and Eames 1925). 
Table II. Percent of honey bees in transect samples, 1974 
Period 
Dates 
% honey bees 1 
N 
1 
22 May-4 June 
2.1 
48 
2 
5 June-18 June 
1.9 
52 
3 
19 June-2 July 
9.0 
67 
4 
3 July- 16 July 
7.6 
79 
5 
17 July-30 July 
13.8 
29 
6 
31 July-13 August 
15.9 
44 
7 
14 Aug-27 August 
79.8 
119 
8 
28 Aug-10 September 
95.2 
230 
9 
11 Sept. -24 Sept. 
89.7 
78 
Percent of bees captured in transect samples that were Apis mellifera. Other 
bees in these samples were native wild bees (except for 3 individuals of Andrew 
willcella captured on 28 May, 12 June, and 8 July — this species was probably 
introduced into the region). 
