. Bees and honey;. Bees. Fig. o—Anterior Leg: of Worker (magnified.) Brood The egg is laid by the queen in the bottom 'of the cell; in uhree days it hatches into a small, white worm, called "larva," which, being fed by the bees, increases rapidly in size; when this larva nearly fills the cell, it is closed up by the bees. The worker develops from the egg in 21 days; gathering honey from about 16 days after emerging from the cell. The drone hatches in 24 days, and if the weather is propitious he will "fly" in a few days after. The queen matures in 16 days, and is able to fly
. Bees and honey;. Bees. Fig. o—Anterior Leg: of Worker (magnified.) Brood The egg is laid by the queen in the bottom 'of the cell; in uhree days it hatches into a small, white worm, called "larva," which, being fed by the bees, increases rapidly in size; when this larva nearly fills the cell, it is closed up by the bees. The worker develops from the egg in 21 days; gathering honey from about 16 days after emerging from the cell. The drone hatches in 24 days, and if the weather is propitious he will "fly" in a few days after. The queen matures in 16 days, and is able to fly in a few hours after emerging from 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 Newman, Thomas Gabriel, 1833-1903. [from old catalog]; Dadant, Camille Pierre, 1851- [from old catalog] ed. Chicago, Ill. , The American bee journal
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