. The bee-keeper's guide; or, Manual of the apiary. Bees. OR, MANDAI, OF THK APIARY. S7 Italian race, only that they were more yellow beneath, and when first from the cells, or newly hatched, they are very' dark, owing- to the fact that the body-rings seemed pushed together. They are admirable in the way they defend their hives against robbers, the ease with which they are shaken from the combs, their great activity, their great tendency to remain in the hive on very windy days, the wonderful fecundity of the queen, her persistence in laying during a dearth of nec- tar-secretion, and their gre
. The bee-keeper's guide; or, Manual of the apiary. Bees. OR, MANDAI, OF THK APIARY. S7 Italian race, only that they were more yellow beneath, and when first from the cells, or newly hatched, they are very' dark, owing- to the fact that the body-rings seemed pushed together. They are admirable in the way they defend their hives against robbers, the ease with which they are shaken from the combs, their great activity, their great tendency to remain in the hive on very windy days, the wonderful fecundity of the queen, her persistence in laying during a dearth of nec- tar-secretion, and their great euperiority for queen-rearing. Fig. Carniolan Drone.—X2. (From Department of Agriculture.) often starting fifty or more good queen-cells. Neither the Cyprian nor Syrian has found favor in America, and have largely been given up. OTHER RACBS. The Egyptian bees are very yellow, intensely cross, and frequently have laying workers. These are probably the bees which are famous in history, as having been moved up and Aqgrn the Nile, in rude boats or rafts, as the varying periods of nectar-secreting bloom seemed to demand. The heath bees of Northern Germany are much like the common German bees, of which they are a strain, except that they are far more inclined to swarm. The Carniolan bees (Figs. 10, 11, 12) of Southwestern. 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, 1842-1916. Chicago, Ill. , George W. York & company
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