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100 1 _aCasteel, Dana Brackenridge,
_d1877-1958
245 1 4 _aThe Behavior of the Honey Bee in Pollen Collecting
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2012
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2012-09-19
508 _aProduced by Tom Cosmas. (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"The Behavior of the Honey Bee in Pollen Collection" by Dana Brackenridge Casteel is a scientific publication released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Bureau of Entomology in the early 20th century, specifically in the early 1910s. This bulletin delves into the intricate behaviors exhibited by honey bees during the pollen collection process, highlighting the critical role they play in the pollination of flowers, particularly in fruit trees. The work details the various structures and processes involved in how bees gather and manipulate pollen, including the actions of their legs and mouthparts. Casteel observes that pollen collection is a complex, multi-step procedure where the forelegs, middle legs, and hind legs work sequentially to collect pollen from the bee’s body and transfer it into specialized pollen baskets, known as corbiculæ. The author also notes the importance of moisture in making the pollen cohesive, largely attributed to secretions from the bee's mouth, enhancing the effectiveness of the collection process. Furthermore, Casteel underscores the role of different plants in influencing the efficiency of pollen collection, as they can present varying amounts of pollen availability. Overall, this bulletin serves as a comprehensive account of the behaviors that define the honey bee's pivotal role in their ecosystem. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aHoneybee -- Behavior
653 _aPollen
856 4 _uhttps://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=ufl1.ark:/13960/t73v0s81v&seq=3
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/40802
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