. California agriculturist and live stock journal. Agriculture -- California; Livestock -- California; Animal industry -- California. The Inmates of the Hives. 5S N order for a colony of bees to maintain 3 '. an existence (other conditions being favor- J j- able), it is necessary for the hive to con- s\ tain three kinds of bees: 1. The work- ifj crs, which are undeveloped females, are those bees that perform all the labor of the hive. They elaborate the wax, build the comb, provide for and uurse the young, gather the honey, collect the pollen, and defend and protect the hive. The life of a woi
. California agriculturist and live stock journal. Agriculture -- California; Livestock -- California; Animal industry -- California. The Inmates of the Hives. 5S N order for a colony of bees to maintain 3 '. an existence (other conditions being favor- J j- able), it is necessary for the hive to con- s\ tain three kinds of bees: 1. The work- ifj crs, which are undeveloped females, are those bees that perform all the labor of the hive. They elaborate the wax, build the comb, provide for and uurse the young, gather the honey, collect the pollen, and defend and protect the hive. The life of a woi'ker bee, during the busy season, is very short—not over 80 days—CO days may be an average. In seasons of inactivity—as when torpid from cold—they live much longer. 2. The queen bee is the mother of the colony. She is sometimes called "the king" by the ignorant. There is only one to each hive.' The term "queen" leads many persons to siippose that she rules the hive like a sovereign with a roy- al scepter. Such is not the case. It is true she has a queenly look, but her office is only to lay eggs that are to hatch and develop into young bees. After she deposits the egg, she cares no more for it, but leaves it entirely to be provided for by the workers. It is very important for the bee keeper to be familiiw with the appearance of the mother bee, so that she can be readily distinguished and found when necessary. The abdomen of the queen is much longer than that of a worker, and is also free from hairs. The wings look shorter, while the legs are longer and have no baskets for carrying pollen. The black queen resembles a black wasp more than a worker bee. As she runs rapidly when scared, and seeks a place to hide, the novice often has great difficulty in finding her. When you wish to look for her, disturb the bees as little as possible, and commence to look carefully on the second or third frame from the outside. Look in the corners and around the sides o
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