A manual of rational bee-keeping, tr. by A.F.G.L. Gower1879 |
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... collecting , sees them perishing from hunger , and not from cold as is generally supposed . This is proved by ... collects on the sides . Now , it is clear to any careful observer that dampness collects as much on the sides of a straw ...
... collecting , sees them perishing from hunger , and not from cold as is generally supposed . This is proved by ... collects on the sides . Now , it is clear to any careful observer that dampness collects as much on the sides of a straw ...
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... tongue , which is very long , and furnished at the sides with minute hairs , has at its extremity a small bladder in the form of a sponge , which is used to collect the honey from 28 On Rational Bee - Keeping . CHAPTER V.
... tongue , which is very long , and furnished at the sides with minute hairs , has at its extremity a small bladder in the form of a sponge , which is used to collect the honey from 28 On Rational Bee - Keeping . CHAPTER V.
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... collect the pollen , which the bee brings to the hive in the shape of small pellets or balls of different colours . There are four wings , two pairs of unequal size . The two wings of each pair separately being closely linked together ...
... collect the pollen , which the bee brings to the hive in the shape of small pellets or balls of different colours . There are four wings , two pairs of unequal size . The two wings of each pair separately being closely linked together ...
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... collected by the workers ; but still , we have not noticed that those hives which hold most drones , provided the queen prospers , yield less than those which contain fewer of these gluttons ; for , though they do consume a great deal ...
... collected by the workers ; but still , we have not noticed that those hives which hold most drones , provided the queen prospers , yield less than those which contain fewer of these gluttons ; for , though they do consume a great deal ...
Page 36
... collect honey , and takes her share in the work of the hive . The worker bee is so called because she alone works at the construction of the comb , collects the honey , provides food for the brood , keeps the hive free from anything ...
... collect honey , and takes her share in the work of the hive . The worker bee is so called because she alone works at the construction of the comb , collects the honey , provides food for the brood , keeps the hive free from anything ...
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