. Langstroth on the hive & honey bee. Bees. THE ITALIAN BEE. 295 respects it had no peoaliar merits. Its introduction into this country, has helped to constitute the new era in bee-keeping, and has imparted much interest to its pursuit. It is one of the causes which have enabled America to surpass the world in the production of honey. 553. Their appearance can be described as follows: "The first three abdominal rings (fig. 113) of the worker bee are transparent, and vary from a dark straw or golden color to the 'deep yellow of ochre. These rings have a nar- row dark edge or border, so
. Langstroth on the hive & honey bee. Bees. THE ITALIAN BEE. 295 respects it had no peoaliar merits. Its introduction into this country, has helped to constitute the new era in bee-keeping, and has imparted much interest to its pursuit. It is one of the causes which have enabled America to surpass the world in the production of honey. 553. Their appearance can be described as follows: "The first three abdominal rings (fig. 113) of the worker bee are transparent, and vary from a dark straw or golden color to the 'deep yellow of ochre. These rings have a nar- row dark edge or border, so that the yellow, which is some- times called leather color, constitutes the ground, and is seemingly barred over by these black edges. This is most distinctly percepti- ble when a brood-comb, on which bees are densely crowded, is taken out of a hive, or when a bee is put on a window. When the bee is full of honey these rings extend and slide out of one another, and the yellow bands show to better ad- vantage, especially if the honey eaten is of a light color. On the contrary, during a dearth of honey, the rings are drawn up, or telescoped in. one another, and the bee hardly looks like the same insect. This peculiarity has annoyed many bee- keepers, who imagined their beautiful bees had suddenly become hybrids. In doubtful cases, as the purity of Italian bees is very important, it is well to follow the advice of A. I. Root: "If you are undecided in regard to your bees' purity, get some of the bees and feed them all the honey they can take; now put them on a window, and if the band C (fig. 113) is not plainly visible, call them ; 554. Aside from this test, their tenacity and quietness on the comb, while handled, are infallible signs of purity. We have repeatedly carried a frame of brood covered with. Fig. 113. ABDOMEN OF THE ITALIAN BEE. (From The A B C ot Bee Culture.). Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been dig
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