. The new bee-keepers' text-book. Bees; Bee culture. SURPLUS HONEY IN BOXES AND EXTRACTED. the honey and conveys it to the honey-sacs, from which it is emptied into the cells. The engraving shows how the tongue appears when magnified. A is the hollow tube through which the sweet juice or honey is sucked. The reported division of the tube into three parts stated by naturalists, is corroborated by the longitudinal line seen under the lens. The other large appendages shown, appear to be feet for en- abling the bee to support itself while sucking up the nectar, and also for enabling it to back out
. The new bee-keepers' text-book. Bees; Bee culture. SURPLUS HONEY IN BOXES AND EXTRACTED. the honey and conveys it to the honey-sacs, from which it is emptied into the cells. The engraving shows how the tongue appears when magnified. A is the hollow tube through which the sweet juice or honey is sucked. The reported division of the tube into three parts stated by naturalists, is corroborated by the longitudinal line seen under the lens. The other large appendages shown, appear to be feet for en- abling the bee to support itself while sucking up the nectar, and also for enabling it to back out after getting all it wants. The sting is often the dread of beginners. It is composed of two darts in one sheath. These darts when inserted into the flesh penetrate. BEE-STING. alternately, till the whole sting is buried. Each is furnished with barbs, which retain it until the poison escapes. The poison bag lies near the root of the sting, and the poison is ejected along the barbed darts into the wound. When stung remove the sting by rubbing it outward, and not by catching it between the thumb and fiuger, because in this way all the poison is pressed from the bag into the wound and the effect is much severer than it otherwise would be. After extracting the sting, pinch or press the wound and apply some alkali, as soda or 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 King, Albert J; King, N. H; King, Homer A. New York, King
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