V. 
forcing its way to the centre between the unfolding petals, 
and I have frequently cut buds of some of the more open 
varieties, such as Safrano, General Jacqueminot, &c., 
and carried them some distance with the bee in the 
centre. Judging, from the number of bees to be seen 
and heard around a bed of sorrel when in flower, I 
conclude it is their favourite plant ; still I cannot 
conscientiously recommend its culture, even to bee¬ 
keepers. 
It is stated at page 18, that bees will eat sugar m 
every form. Wasps will; but it must be partially dis¬ 
solved before bees will consume it. The opinion o 
naturalists (page 19) that bees when foraging confine 
their operations to single species of flowers I believe 
to be also erroneous. In the spring such would 
probably be the case, as a bee alighting upon, 
say, a peach tree in full bloom, would have no occasion 
to wander farther for its load, and consequently the 
pollen would be all of one color; but such is not the case 
in autumn when flowers are scarce. Then the beeshave 
to fly from one species of flower to another ; and should 
thev confine themselves to one species, which they do 
not the pollen of the different varieties of that species 
often varies in color with the color of the flowers ; the 
pollen from a white fuchsia being very different to that 
from a crimson variety. Bees may be seen now ( u ^ e ) 
when the weather is favorable, collecting honey a e 
day from every opening flower.” In connection with 
Swarming and Hiving he says: I procured my rs ees 
in the following mannerA swarm was discovered on 
the branch of a tree hanging over a precipitous side oi a 
<r U lly from whence it was impossible to hive them m a 
box. I therefore made a rough sort of hoop of a piece 
of supple-jack and placed it in the mouth of a bag; the 
