. Bees and honey; or, The management of an apiary for pleasure and profit. Bees. Fig. S.—Anterior Ley of Worker, maynified. old age, but the majority work themselves to death, and many are killed through other causes. BROOD. The egg is laid by the Queen, in the bottom of the cell : in three 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 Fig. 9.—Eyys and Brood. The time usually taken for this process is eight days for the Worker or Queen, and 94- days for the D
. Bees and honey; or, The management of an apiary for pleasure and profit. Bees. Fig. S.—Anterior Ley of Worker, maynified. old age, but the majority work themselves to death, and many are killed through other causes. BROOD. The egg is laid by the Queen, in the bottom of the cell : in three 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 Fig. 9.—Eyys and Brood. The time usually taken for this process is eight days for the Worker or Queen, and 94- days for the Drone. The Workers will developfrom the egg in 21 days; gath eiing honey from about 16 days after emerging from the cell. The Drones will hatch in 24 days, and if the weather is propitious they will •%" in a few days after. The Queens. 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. Chicago, American Bee Journal
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