. The American bee keeper's manual : being a practical treatise on the history and domestic economy of the honey-bee, embracing a full illustration of the whole subject, with the most approved methods of managing this insect through every branch of its culture, the result of many years' experience. Bee culture; Bees. 330 mixer's americax be of greater capacity, or take less material in the construc- tion. There are but three ways in which cells can be built, and have the sides of all equal, viz: square, trian- gular and hexagonal; sl fourth way is utterly impossible. The hexagonal form is supe
. The American bee keeper's manual : being a practical treatise on the history and domestic economy of the honey-bee, embracing a full illustration of the whole subject, with the most approved methods of managing this insect through every branch of its culture, the result of many years' experience. Bee culture; Bees. 330 mixer's americax be of greater capacity, or take less material in the construc- tion. There are but three ways in which cells can be built, and have the sides of all equal, viz: square, trian- gular and hexagonal; sl fourth way is utterly impossible. The hexagonal form is superior to either of the other modes, in strength, capacity, and a saving of materials in building; and this form, the bee has chosen! The bee, did I say ? No: there is a greater Architect than the bee, who has had the guidance and the direction in this The above cut represents a few rows of cells as they appear when constructed. These cells are not built horizontally, but on an angle. Here, again, is the most astonishing wisdom displayed. A celebrated philosopher and mathematician being asked of what form a series of vessels united, should be constructed, in order to be of the greatest possible capacity, and take the least possible material to construct them; after a full investigation, he answered; the shape, hexagonal, and on an inclination of some 28^, (I think,) with the plane of the horizon ! The cells of the honey-bee incline from 15 to 28°; that is, the mouths of cells are so much higher than the bases. This inclination is not wholly for the purpose of saving material, but also for the purpose of retaining the honey. 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 Miner, T. B. (Thomas B. ), 1808-1878. New York : C. M. Saxton
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