. Bees; their habits, management and treatment. Bees. Front view Transverse section through the same. •bodies between the wax-workers than they commence ope- rations on the comparatively rude block thus prepared for them. One bee commences the architectural orna- ments of the hive, by excavating a shallow, circular, basin-like hole in one side of the block of wax, adding- to the sides material which it has scraped out of the hol- low. This is the first intimation of a cell. At the same time two other sculpturer-bees are hard at work upon the other side of the block, excavating simi
. Bees; their habits, management and treatment. Bees. Front view Transverse section through the same. •bodies between the wax-workers than they commence ope- rations on the comparatively rude block thus prepared for them. One bee commences the architectural orna- ments of the hive, by excavating a shallow, circular, basin-like hole in one side of the block of wax, adding- to the sides material which it has scraped out of the hol- low. This is the first intimation of a cell. At the same time two other sculpturer-bees are hard at work upon the other side of the block, excavating similar hollows, which are so contrived that the point where they meet exactly co- incides with the centre of the first cell upon the opposite side. By building upon this foundation, and by adding to the edges, a double series of cells are built closely adjoin- ing to one another, and with their entrances opening oppo- :6ite ways. The circular hollow upon Fig. 1, represents the. 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 Wood, J. G. (John George), 1827-1889. London, New York, G. Routledge and Sons
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