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The Behavior of the Honey Bee in Pollen Collecting

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The Behavior of the Honey Bee in Pollen Collecting

Dana Brackenridge Casteel

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Watch a honey bee pack its legs with gold and you are seeing a machine of astonishing precision. Dana Casteel dissects exactly how the bee gathers pollen, tracing the work of forelegs, mouthparts, and the famous baskets on the hind legs. A close, careful study of one of nature's neatest routines. Look inside the busy craft behind every jar of honey.

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15 chapters

  1. 1THE BEHAVIOR OF THE HONEY BEE IN POLLEN COLLECTING.
  2. 2INTRODUCTION.
  3. 3THE STRUCTURES CONCERNED IN THE MANIPULATION OF POLLEN.
  4. 4THE POLLEN SUPPLY.
  5. 5GENERAL STATEMENT OF THE POLLEN-COLLECTING PROCESS.
  6. 6ACTION OF THE FORELEGS AND MOUTHPARTS.
  7. 7ACTION OF THE MIDDLE LEGS.
  8. 8ACTION OF THE HIND LEGS.
  9. 9ADDITIONAL DETAILS OF THE BASKET-LOADING PROCESS.
  10. 10POLLEN MOISTENING.
  11. 11STORING POLLEN IN THE HIVE.
  12. 12SUMMARY.
  13. 13BIBLIOGRAPHY.
  14. 14INDEX.
  15. 15Transcriber's Notes
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