published in The British Bee journal of December 14, 1911, that the pollen is collected by being scraped into the fissure between the tibia and metatarsus, and is compressed and forced out into th ...

Honeybees collect pollen from plants, mix it with a small amount of saliva or nectar, and place it in “baskets” on their hind legs. The field or worker bees collect and transport the bee ...