Action of the middle legs 14 Action of the hind legs 16 Additional details of the basket-loading process 18 Pollen moistening 22 Storing pollen in the hive 29 Summary 31 Bibliography 33 Index 35 ILLUSTRATIONS. TEXT FIGURES. Page. Fig. 1. Left foreleg of a worker bee 8 2. Left middle leg of a worker bee 9 3. Outer surface of the left hind leg of a worker bee 10 4. Inner surface of the left hind leg of a worker bee 11 5. A flying bee, showing the manner in which the forelegs and middle legs manipulate pollen 14 6. A bee upon the wing, showing the position of the middle legs when they touch and pat down the pollen masses 15 7. A bee upon the wing, showing the manner in which the hind legs are held during the basket-loading process 17 8. The left hind legs of worker bees, showing the manner in which pollen enters the basket 19 9. Inner surface of the right hind leg of a worker bee which bears a complete load of pollen 22 THE BEHAVIOR OF THE HONEY BEE IN POLLEN COLLECTING. INTRODUCTION.