. 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. /.','w''-<i /.:,., srcn Ironi .il'ini'. N M/c,. 'rill ~.imr, ^(.Ic \ K'w . width, but I believe these dimensions are sometimes 'I"he honey-pot is e.\ceetiin^t,dy delicate and fragile, the wall beinj,^ thin as well as soft ; but being left undisturbed, it remains water-tight for about a month, which is as long as it is needed. The queen re-shapes the mouth of t
. 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. /.','w''-<i /.:,., srcn Ironi .il'ini'. N M/c,. 'rill ~.imr, ^(.Ic \ K'w . width, but I believe these dimensions are sometimes 'I"he honey-pot is e.\ceetiin^t,dy delicate and fragile, the wall beinj,^ thin as well as soft ; but being left undisturbed, it remains water-tight for about a month, which is as long as it is needed. The queen re-shapes the mouth of the honey- pot daily acconiing to her requirements. Thus, at night, when the honey-pot is full of honey, the mouth is attenuated and small—only aI)out a ([uarter of an. 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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