. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. May 22, 1919. THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. 205 have learnt then that the element of ex- citement under certain conditionSj and voluntarily, would aid in establishing a high internal pressure, through rapid breathing (which is always noticeable also before the flight of a worker bee and when sucking fluids) leading to a high blood pressure. To suggest that a queen must have mated within the hive because of unfavourable weather, and at the same time not keeping her in confinement, is too fallacious a suggestion to require any comment. I have no
. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. May 22, 1919. THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. 205 have learnt then that the element of ex- citement under certain conditionSj and voluntarily, would aid in establishing a high internal pressure, through rapid breathing (which is always noticeable also before the flight of a worker bee and when sucking fluids) leading to a high blood pressure. To suggest that a queen must have mated within the hive because of unfavourable weather, and at the same time not keeping her in confinement, is too fallacious a suggestion to require any comment. I have no share in this view. The question is:—What is the deep natural reason for flight—mating? Is it Bees in India and Kashmir. Having been an enthusiastic bee-keeper for some years prior to tJie war, I was naturally most interested in the " opera- tions '' of the Indian bee when I arrived in India, with my battalion. There are two noticeable types of bees in India. The large variety, which to the ordinary eye is identical with our English, Black bee, and a smaller variety about half tlie' size of the Black bee. This smaller bee is the more common ie 'he plains of. HOMES OF THE BEE IN INDIA. a safeguard against '"in-breeding"? Could artificial favourable conditions for hive-mating be instituted? We need not be over-discouraged by the past, and, equally advisable, we need not exaggerate the possibilities of new tests in advance, whether for success of failure. In re- search, open-mindedness 'S a capital prin- ciple- India. Its colour is inclined to be greyish, and it is equally as' busy as our own bee, but being only half the size it naturally produces smaller quantities of honey. A swarm of these small bees when out " house hunting," usually selects a home in a scrubby thick bush, the foliage and. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these i
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