Gleanings in bee culture . Vig. 2.—Removing the cover. Fig. 1. — Ready to begin worlv at hive Xo. 1. tween good photography andgood bee-keeping. The formercalled for lighting, as is shownin the preceding juctures; butI felt that, with the others, thelighting ought to be in harmo-ny with the instruction thatwas being given. J]ven afterthis explanation I feel the gooddoctor will trip me up.) The inside of the frame, wefind, is filled with wax comb,which is made uj) of a greatnumber of cells—at least HOOOon each side. In these cells isstored the food supply of thecolony. In them are laid theeggs
Gleanings in bee culture . Vig. 2.—Removing the cover. Fig. 1. — Ready to begin worlv at hive Xo. 1. tween good photography andgood bee-keeping. The formercalled for lighting, as is shownin the preceding juctures; butI felt that, with the others, thelighting ought to be in harmo-ny with the instruction thatwas being given. J]ven afterthis explanation I feel the gooddoctor will trip me up.) The inside of the frame, wefind, is filled with wax comb,which is made uj) of a greatnumber of cells—at least HOOOon each side. In these cells isstored the food supply of thecolony. In them are laid theeggs from which develop theyoung bees, the whole timefrom infancy to maturity be-ing spent in such narrow con-lines. Then in the cold daysof winter, when all actisity inthe hive ])ractically ceases,when the individual mem-bers huddle close together tokeep eacli other warm, eachempty cell may be fdled withan insect, so that no spaceshall be unoccupied. The in-terior of a hive is a wonderfulutilization of a limited area,dow
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