. Langstroth on the hive & honey bee. Bees. 192 HANDLING BEES. daring to meddle with them. Such thriftless radicals are always to be dreaded, for they must vent their spleen on some- thing, even though they perish in the act. (84.) If a whole colony, on sallying forth, possessed such a ferocious spirit, no one could hive them unless clad in a coat of mail, bee-proof; and not even then, until all the windows of his house were closed, his domestic animals bestowed in some place of safety, and sentinels posted at suitable stations,. Fig. 91. CHAMPION SMOKER. to warn all comers to keep at a sa
. Langstroth on the hive & honey bee. Bees. 192 HANDLING BEES. daring to meddle with them. Such thriftless radicals are always to be dreaded, for they must vent their spleen on some- thing, even though they perish in the act. (84.) If a whole colony, on sallying forth, possessed such a ferocious spirit, no one could hive them unless clad in a coat of mail, bee-proof; and not even then, until all the windows of his house were closed, his domestic animals bestowed in some place of safety, and sentinels posted at suitable stations,. Fig. 91. CHAMPION SMOKER. to warn all comers to keep at a safe distance. In short, if the propensity to be exceedingly good-natured after a hearty meal, had not been given to the bee, it could never have been domesticated, and our honey would still be procured from the clefts of rocks or the hollows of trees. Probably the good nature resulting from a hearty meal is not the only cause of the above fact. There is another physiological fact connected with it (85). When her stomach is empty, a bee can curve. 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 Langstroth, L. L. (Lorenzo Lorraine), 1810-1895; Dadant, C. P. (Camille Pierre), 1851-1938. Hamilton, Ill. , Dadant & sons
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