. The bee-keeper's catechism [microform] : being a practical reference book, giving minute directions on the culture of the honey bee, both in common and moveable comb hives, and illustrating a system of artificial swarming ... the result of more than twenty years' extensive practical experience in bee culture in the climate of Canada. Bees; Bee culture; Abeilles; Apiculture. INDEX. w '^'m . Qnestion I. What constitutes a good swarm of bees ? 7 Question 2. Give a description of the queen ?. .7 Question 3. What benefit is the queen to the colony ?. 8 Question 4. Bow long will a queen live ? '.
. The bee-keeper's catechism [microform] : being a practical reference book, giving minute directions on the culture of the honey bee, both in common and moveable comb hives, and illustrating a system of artificial swarming ... the result of more than twenty years' extensive practical experience in bee culture in the climate of Canada. Bees; Bee culture; Abeilles; Apiculture. INDEX. w '^'m . Qnestion I. What constitutes a good swarm of bees ? 7 Question 2. Give a description of the queen ?. .7 Question 3. What benefit is the queen to the colony ?. 8 Question 4. Bow long will a queen live ? '. 8 , Questions. When the queen dies or is taken away, what is the result ? , 8 Question 6. Give a description of the drone ? 9 Question 7. Of what use are the drones ? 9 8. How long will a drone live ? 10 ''I'lastion 9. Give a description of the worker bee ? 10 Question 10. How long does the worker live ? 11 Question 11. When do the colony begin to rear brood ?... 11 Question 12. How long a time is required to develop a queen? 12 Question 13 How long a time is required to develop the worker f 12 Question 14. How Irug a time is required to develop a drone ? 12 Question 15., Is there any differehce between the eggs that produce queens, workerf, or dronos ? 12 t^aestion 16. How aro ^ueens impregnated ? 13 Question 17. W^hat iv the result of retarded impregnation ? 13 Question 18. What in the difference between a fertile and nnimpregnatdd queen ;.. 11 Question 19. How is it possible for impregnated eggs to hatch ? / 15 Question 20. How is the wax for building combs obtained ? 15 7^ , ...< , -â -.^.*;^UiAj« ;^;w«l*?^4*^.i ^-i.:^'. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Mitchell, S. H. [Stratford, Ont. ? : s. n. ]
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