U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE,
BUREAU OF ENTOMOLOGY—BULLETIN No. 121.
L. O. HOWARD. Entomologist and Chief of Bureau.
THE BEHAVIOR OF THE HONEY BEEIN POLLEN COLLECTING.
BY
D. B. CASTEEL, Ph. D.,
Collaborator and Adjunct Professor of Zoology,University of Texas.
Issued December 31, 1912.
WASHINGTON:
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE.
1912.
BUREAU OF ENTOMOLOGY.
L. O. Howard, Entomologist and Chief of Bureau.
C. L. Marlatt, Entomologist and Acting Chief in Absence of Chief.
R. S. Clifton, Executive Assistant.
W. F. Tastet, Chief Clerk.
F. H. Chittenden, in charge of truck crop and stored product insect investigations.
A. D. Hopkins, in charge of forest insect investigations.
W. D. Hunter, in charge of southern field crop insect investigations.
F. M. Webster, in charge of cereal and forage insect investigations.
A. L. Quaintance, in charge of deciduous fruit insect investigations.
E. F. Phillips, in charge of bee culture.
D. M. Rogers, in charge of preventing spread of moths, field work.
Rolla P. Currie, in charge of editorial work.
Mabel Colcord, in charge of library.
Investigations in Bee Culture.
E. F. Phillips, in charge.
G. F. White, J. A. Nelson, experts.
G. S. Demuth, A. H. McCray, N. E. McIndoo, apicultural assistants.
Pearle H. Garrison, preparator.
D. B. Casteel, collaborator.
LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL.
U. S. Department of Agriculture,
Bureau of Entomology,
Washington, D. C, September 23, 1912.
Sir: I have the honor to transmit herewith a manuscript entitled"The Behavior of the Honey Bee in Pollen Collecting," by Dr. DanaB. Casteel, of this bureau. The value of the honey bee in cross pollinatingthe flowers of fruit trees makes it desirable that exact informationbe available concerning the actions of the bee when gatheringand manipulating the pollen. The results recorded in this manuscriptare also of value as studies in the behavior of the bee and willprove interesting and valuable to the bee keeper. The w