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... cells for depositing her eggs , the bees fill these cells with honey , and the colony which has produced two swarms is often fated to perish during the following winter , although amply supplied with provisions . According to the system ...
... cells for depositing her eggs , the bees fill these cells with honey , and the colony which has produced two swarms is often fated to perish during the following winter , although amply supplied with provisions . According to the system ...
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... cells , not having had the strength to withdraw them . Some bee - masters have an idea that straw hives are warmer than wooden ones , and that they possess the advantage of absorbing the moisture which collects on the sides . Now , it ...
... cells , not having had the strength to withdraw them . Some bee - masters have an idea that straw hives are warmer than wooden ones , and that they possess the advantage of absorbing the moisture which collects on the sides . Now , it ...
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... cells in the comb . They are used , also , to seize strange bees who want to introduce themselves into the hive , and to remove all particles of the comb or foreign matter of any kind which in- terfere with its internal cleanliness ...
... cells in the comb . They are used , also , to seize strange bees who want to introduce themselves into the hive , and to remove all particles of the comb or foreign matter of any kind which in- terfere with its internal cleanliness ...
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... cells : royal cells , in which the queens are reared , E F G ; drone cells , C D ; and worker cells , A B. The cell in the plate , in which a queen has been reared , E , is shown as partly demolished by the bees . F and G are cells ...
... cells : royal cells , in which the queens are reared , E F G ; drone cells , C D ; and worker cells , A B. The cell in the plate , in which a queen has been reared , E , is shown as partly demolished by the bees . F and G are cells ...
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... cells of the worker bees , which in due course have come to perfection . If in their first exits the queens are not ... cell is not always , as has been stated by some , moved into a royal cell ; but the bees construct a special cell ...
... cells of the worker bees , which in due course have come to perfection . If in their first exits the queens are not ... cell is not always , as has been stated by some , moved into a royal cell ; but the bees construct a special cell ...
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