American Bee Journal, Volume 54Dadant & Sons, 1914 - Bee culture Includes summarized reports of many bee-keeper associations. |
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Page 187
... cell . ' The idea that the bee smells with its sting , an organ nearly always inside the bee , seems a little like a man smell- ing with his liver . We know the queen is accepted or rejected according to its smell , and when a bee is ...
... cell . ' The idea that the bee smells with its sting , an organ nearly always inside the bee , seems a little like a man smell- ing with his liver . We know the queen is accepted or rejected according to its smell , and when a bee is ...
Page 188
... cells or between the combs , are less active than those in the interior of the cluster . " Also it was noticed that " bees fan to heat the cluster in winter as well as to cool the hive in summer . Observations of this kind were repeated ...
... cells or between the combs , are less active than those in the interior of the cluster . " Also it was noticed that " bees fan to heat the cluster in winter as well as to cool the hive in summer . Observations of this kind were repeated ...
Page 191
... cells or large grubs in queen - cells that the bees are bent on swarming , go to the hive con- taining the colony to be treated , which hive we will call A , and set beside it an empty hive which we will call B. Lift A off the stand ...
... cells or large grubs in queen - cells that the bees are bent on swarming , go to the hive con- taining the colony to be treated , which hive we will call A , and set beside it an empty hive which we will call B. Lift A off the stand ...
Page 200
... cells in a dequeened colony in my bee- house . When I came to take the cells they had disappeared ; but instead of them I saw a young fertile queen . Noticing the colored mark on her back , I immediately recognized a queen which had ...
... cells in a dequeened colony in my bee- house . When I came to take the cells they had disappeared ; but instead of them I saw a young fertile queen . Noticing the colored mark on her back , I immediately recognized a queen which had ...
Page 201
... cell or just hatched virgin at the time of removing the old queen . One thing that has not been men- tioned should be strongly emphasized : In all cases treated the colony was strong or else made strong before treat- ment by the ...
... cell or just hatched virgin at the time of removing the old queen . One thing that has not been men- tioned should be strongly emphasized : In all cases treated the colony was strong or else made strong before treat- ment by the ...
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