That this nectar is much liked by the hive-bee is certain; for I have repeatedly seen, but only in the autumn, many hive-bees sucking the flowers through holes bitten in the base of the tube by humble bees.

这种花蜜很受蜂群的喜爱； 因为我曾多次看到， 但只是在秋天， 许多蜂巢中的蜜蜂通过被卑微的蜜蜂咬在管子底部的小孔吸吮花朵。