. The bee-keepers' guide; or, Manual of the apiary. Bees. 104 Honey-Comb ('eUs diameter, and this in natural, not distorted cells. This varia- tion of one-fifth of an inch in ten cells is extreme, but a varia- tion of one-tenth of an inch is common. The sides, as also the angles, are not constant. The rhombic faces forming the bases of the cells also vary. The bees change from worker (Fig. 31, c) to drone-cells (Fig. 31, a), which are one-fifth larger, and vice verm, any system (Fig 31, b), but simply by enlarging or contracting. It usually takes about four rows to complete the transfor
. The bee-keepers' guide; or, Manual of the apiary. Bees. 104 Honey-Comb ('eUs diameter, and this in natural, not distorted cells. This varia- tion of one-fifth of an inch in ten cells is extreme, but a varia- tion of one-tenth of an inch is common. The sides, as also the angles, are not constant. The rhombic faces forming the bases of the cells also vary. The bees change from worker (Fig. 31, c) to drone-cells (Fig. 31, a), which are one-fifth larger, and vice verm, any system (Fig 31, b), but simply by enlarging or contracting. It usually takes about four rows to complete the transformation, though the number of deformed cells varies from two to eight. Fig. Rhumbs, Pyramidal Bases, and Cross-sect ions of Cells illustrated. a—Drone-cells. h—Deformed cells. Honey-Comb. c—Worker-celte. d d—Queen-cells. The structure of each cell is quite complex, yet full of interest. The base is a triangular pyramid (Fig. 31, e) whose three faces are rhombs, and whose apex forms the very centre. 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 Cook, Albert John, 1842- [from old catalog]. Lansing, Mich. [Columbus, Ohio, Printed by Myers bros. ]
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