. The American bee keeper. Bee culture; Honey. 80 THE AMERICAN BEE-KEEPER. ITALY. April, 3 4 3 2y2 9 9% IVa 3 iVs 1% 3 3 0 7 12 141/2 21-22 24-25 19 24 In the Apicoltore, Mr. Th. Marre publishes the following table concerning the growth of the bees: Queens. Workers. Drones. Age of the eggs (in days) when they hatch usually .. 3 3 3 Under exceptional circumstances, when the heat is insuf- ficient 8-10 Numbers of days during which the larvae received a first- class jelly 5 Number of days during which they receive coarse jelly None Total time betu^een the deposition of the eggs and the time the e
. The American bee keeper. Bee culture; Honey. 80 THE AMERICAN BEE-KEEPER. ITALY. April, 3 4 3 2y2 9 9% IVa 3 iVs 1% 3 3 0 7 12 141/2 21-22 24-25 19 24 In the Apicoltore, Mr. Th. Marre publishes the following table concerning the growth of the bees: Queens. Workers. Drones. Age of the eggs (in days) when they hatch usually .. 3 3 3 Under exceptional circumstances, when the heat is insuf- ficient 8-10 Numbers of days during which the larvae received a first- class jelly 5 Number of days during which they receive coarse jelly None Total time betu^een the deposition of the eggs and the time the eggs are sealed 8 Time spent by the larva/e to spin its cocoon 1 Time of apparent rest 1 Time of ti-ansformation into nymph 3 Time of transformation of the nymph into j)erfect insect 3 Total number of days spent in the cell 8 Duration of development from the laying of the egg to the time of emerging from the cell under ordinary- circumstances 16 In very favorable circumstances 151/2 Under adverse circumstances, chieiiy the lack of suffi- cient heat or too small population 22 26 Age at which the worker begins to fly before the hives, counted in days from ...e hatching, or I'ather emerging from the cell 4-7 Age at which she begins to gather nectar under ordinary circumstances 13-16 When forced to do so by want of honey or old bees 5-8 Time for the queen to attain perfect maturity after she has emerged from the cell Her age when she goes out to mate, in the spring of the year In the fall Time between mating and beginning of laying under ordinary circum- stances Time between the issuing of the first swarm and the going out of the young queen to mate 10-13 Time between the sealing of the first queen cell and the issuing of the first swann 1-2 Time between the issuing of the first and second swarms 8-11 Between the second and third 3 Between the third and fourth 1-2 Some of the above figures have nerver been given before, as far as I know. Others are slightly different from those gene
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