Show WORK OF BEES IN ORCHARDS it has been proved that little honey gatherers are responsible for cross Poll pollination Pollen atlon it has been a matter ametter ot of doubt until recently as to just whit hat agencies were mere responsible for cross poll pollination pollen atlon in ap pie orchards it m was as thought that the bind ind was nas a factor as m well ell as the bone bees and other insects it ins has been proved bo however meNer that the wind ila has vcr little to do in aiding adding cross pollen aaion and that honey bes b es wild bees and other insects insect 3 are very necess necessary I 1 ry tor for the transference trans terenca ot of pollen to determine the tha importance ot of the honey bee and other insects as factora in cross poll pollination pollen atlon an experiment 11 nag as earned carried on by tho the kansas esperi ment station under the direction or of james W mcculloch assistant en ell tom wind nag mas not considered in the test because it was as found that wherever apples were grown far from an apiary only a small amount of 0 fruit was grown it was nas found that tame bees were the predominating insects Ni visiting tho the flowers they gilted u cited the tha trees tree from c early arly morning until sundown cloudy or windy mindy tr seemed to reduce their number and they did not begin flying until atler the dew den hid had left the trees |