. The humble-bee [microform] : its life-history and how to domesticate it with descriptions of all the British species of Bombus and Psithyrus. Bees; Apiculture; Abeilles; Abeilles; Bee culture; Bees. PLACING QUEENS IN NESTS 139 attempts were ;i failure ; but a successful one was finally made, and the result is shown in the frontis- piece. During the long ordeal, which lasted two hours, the queen took wing and Hew back to her domicile four times. Each time I caught her in my net, and on the last two occasions she was quite pleased to find herself confmed therein, having quickly learnt that thi
. The humble-bee [microform] : its life-history and how to domesticate it with descriptions of all the British species of Bombus and Psithyrus. Bees; Apiculture; Abeilles; Abeilles; Bee culture; Bees. PLACING QUEENS IN NESTS 139 attempts were ;i failure ; but a successful one was finally made, and the result is shown in the frontis- piece. During the long ordeal, which lasted two hours, the queen took wing and Hew back to her domicile four times. Each time I caught her in my net, and on the last two occasions she was quite pleased to find herself confmed therein, having quickly learnt that this was the prelude to coming back to her nest, and she showed great eagerness to find her brood when she was placed on the photographing table, knowing perfectly well that it was there. Her coat was a little dustv, and she allowed me to brush it clean with a cani'-d's hair brush as she sat on the brood, just before her picture was taken. This nest eventually developed into a very populous colony. No doubt by taking various precautions, which could be ascertained by experiment, in placing queens in empty nests, the proportion of successes could be much increased. COMPLETE DOMESTICATION A domestic animal is one that passes its whole existence under the control of man. By controlling the pairing of domestic animals many useful and ornamental breeds of them have been produced. The honey-bee is not completely domesticated, for mating takes place in the air at some distance from '.'e hive, and cannot be controlled in the ordinary I. 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 Sladen, F. W. L. (Frederick William Lambert), 1876?-1921. London ; Toronto : MacMillan
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