American Bee Journal, Volume 4Dadant & Sons, 1868 - Bee culture Includes summarized reports of many bee-keeper associations. |
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Page 44
... cells containing eggs and larvæ are reached . This is not absolutely necessary , but experience shows that bees are more disposed to start queen cells on such freshly pruned margins ; and cells there built can usually be more easily ...
... cells containing eggs and larvæ are reached . This is not absolutely necessary , but experience shows that bees are more disposed to start queen cells on such freshly pruned margins ; and cells there built can usually be more easily ...
Page 67
... cell by this very attraction of cohesion , and conse- quently the cells have to conform in size to the drop of honey , or the other attraction , gravita- tion , would cause the honey to run out . " " Ah ! I see now what you are driving ...
... cell by this very attraction of cohesion , and conse- quently the cells have to conform in size to the drop of honey , or the other attraction , gravita- tion , would cause the honey to run out . " " Ah ! I see now what you are driving ...
Page 163
... cells , by filling up any empty space in the breeding - room of the hive with worker comb so soon as the bees begin drone cells . To suffer bees to build drone combs , and then to cut them out , involve a great waste of honey and a ...
... cells , by filling up any empty space in the breeding - room of the hive with worker comb so soon as the bees begin drone cells . To suffer bees to build drone combs , and then to cut them out , involve a great waste of honey and a ...
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Alsike American Bee Journal apiarians apiary artificial swarming Bee Hive bee-culture bee-keepers black bees blossoms bottom breeding brood comb cellar CHARLES DADANT cluster cold colonies commenced containing disease dollars drone comb Dzierzon early Editor eggs empty entrance experience feed feeder fertile queen filled flowers foulbrood four frames Gallup give hatched hole honey boxes honey-board honey-emptying machine inches insects Iowa Italian bees ITALIAN QUEEN BEES J. H. Thomas July keep L. L. LANGSTROTH Langstroth hive larvæ movable comb hives never nucleus Ohio old queen pasturage patent pollen pounds of honey pure QUEEN BEES queen cells queenless raised readers rear red clover removed season sent side spring summer stands surplus honey tion tree ventilation warm weather white clover Wintering Bees worker comb young bees young queen