. Langstroth on the hive & honey bee. Bees. C03IB. 95 iug the honey season; and if there is no place to use them, Ihej- are gathered in small knots here and there. This only happens when the eomhs are entirely filled and sealed. It has been noticed, most especially, in hives in which a comb had been broken down by heat. (333.) In such cases, many of the bees gorge themselves with the wasting honey, and. Pig. 44. THE WAX-PRODUCING ORGAN OF THE WORKER. (Magnified. After cluster on the outside, until the heat has subsided, and the running honey has been gathered up. Scales of wax, in
. Langstroth on the hive & honey bee. Bees. C03IB. 95 iug the honey season; and if there is no place to use them, Ihej- are gathered in small knots here and there. This only happens when the eomhs are entirely filled and sealed. It has been noticed, most especially, in hives in which a comb had been broken down by heat. (333.) In such cases, many of the bees gorge themselves with the wasting honey, and. Pig. 44. THE WAX-PRODUCING ORGAN OF THE WORKER. (Magnified. After cluster on the outside, until the heat has subsided, and the running honey has been gathered up. Scales of wax, in lumps, can then be found where thej' have clustered. 203. Although the faculty of producing wax is diminished in old bees, who are subject to the natural law which makes it more difficult to fatten an old animal, it is proved that they may also produce small scales of 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 Langstroth, L. L. (Lorenzo Lorraine), 1810-1895; Dadant, C. P. (Camille Pierre), 1851-1938. Hamilton, Ill. , Dadant & sons
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