. [Articles about birds from National geographic magazine]. Birds. MAN'S WINGED ALLY, THE BUSY HONEYBEE 413. Photograph courtesy U. S. Department of Agriculture ALL TUCKED IN WITH FELT QUILTS FOR A LONG WINTER'S REST Honey-filled supers, which were stacked high above these brood chambers during the summer, have been removed, leaving only enough food to last the bees through cold weather (see Plate VI). Queens cease egg laying as freezing weather approaches and then workers go outside only on occasional warm, sunny days. Though during the honeyflow bees may work themselves to death in six weeks
. [Articles about birds from National geographic magazine]. Birds. MAN'S WINGED ALLY, THE BUSY HONEYBEE 413. Photograph courtesy U. S. Department of Agriculture ALL TUCKED IN WITH FELT QUILTS FOR A LONG WINTER'S REST Honey-filled supers, which were stacked high above these brood chambers during the summer, have been removed, leaving only enough food to last the bees through cold weather (see Plate VI). Queens cease egg laying as freezing weather approaches and then workers go outside only on occasional warm, sunny days. Though during the honeyflow bees may work themselves to death in six weeks, those hatched late in the fall Uve until spring (see text, page 411). f ''f-. 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 Washington, D. C. : National Geographic Society
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