. [Articles about birds from National geographic magazine]. Birds. Photograph courtesy U. S. Department of Agriculture ALL TUCKED IN WITH FELT QUILTS FOR A LONG WINTER'S REST Honey-filled supers, which were stacked high above these brood chambers during the summer, have been removed, leaving only enough food to last the bees through cold weather (see Plate VI). Queens cease egg laying as freezing weather approaches and then workers go outside only on occasional warm, sunny days. Though during the honeyflow bees may work themselves to death in six weeks, those hatched late in the fall Uve until
. [Articles about birds from National geographic magazine]. Birds. Photograph courtesy U. S. Department of Agriculture ALL TUCKED IN WITH FELT QUILTS FOR A LONG WINTER'S REST Honey-filled supers, which were stacked high above these brood chambers during the summer, have been removed, leaving only enough food to last the bees through cold weather (see Plate VI). Queens cease egg laying as freezing weather approaches and then workers go outside only on occasional warm, sunny days. Though during the honeyflow bees may work themselves to death in six weeks, those hatched late in the fall Uve until spring (see text, page 411). f ''f-. Htm 111 H kit 1 i( 1 THIS TURKISH BEEKEEPER STACKS HIS HIVES Boxes have no movable frames inside, honeycombs being firmly attached to the under side of the covers. Open a hive, turn the lid upside down, and the family life of the colony is disclosed. A stone wall at the rear provides protection from wind, and the reed matting over the apiary keeps out moisture and 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 Washington, D. C. : National Geographic Society
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