Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2012-09-19 Public domain in the USA. 253 Casteel, Dana Brackenridge 1877 1958 Casteel, D. B. The Behavior of the Honey Bee in Pollen Collecting Produced by Tom Cosmas. (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "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.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/40802/40802-h/images/cover.jpg https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=ufl1.ark:/13960/t73v0s81v&seq=3 Reading ease score: 60.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Honeybee -- Behavior Pollen QL Text Category: Science - Biology Category: Nature/Gardening/Animals 123881 2025-08-16T13:34:15.740787 text/html 97363 2024-10-23T10:54:07 text/html 516482 2025-08-16T13:34:19.600776 application/epub+zip 517292 2025-08-16T13:34:16.755805 application/epub+zip 92777 2025-08-16T13:34:16.056784 application/epub+zip 698801 2025-08-16T13:34:21.665799 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 677893 2025-08-16T13:34:18.851770 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 129984 2022-09-18T16:33:51.314931 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 101010 2025-08-16T13:34:15.465788 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 81165 2024-10-23T10:54:07 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16534 2025-08-16T13:34:21.807753 application/rdf+xml 19057 2025-08-16T13:34:16.135818 image/jpeg 2820 2025-08-16T13:34:16.097781 image/jpeg 539476 2025-08-16T13:34:15.777805 application/octet-stream application/zip