The Hive and the Honey-bee ...C. M. Saxton, 1852 - 72 pagine |
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Pagina 26 - A SWARM of bees in May Is worth a load of hay; A swarm of bees in June Is worth a silver spoon; A swarm of bees in July Is not worth a fly.
Pagina 116 - CARPENTER'S (Dr. WB) Zoology. A Systematic View of the Structure, Habits, Instincts, and Uses of the principal Families of the Animal Kingdom, and of the chief Forms of Fossil Remains. Revised by WS Dallas, FLS Numerous Woodcuts. 2 vols. 6s. each. — Mechanical Philosophy, Astronomy, and Horology. A Popular Exposition. 181 Woodcuts. CARPENTER'S Works.— Continued. — Vegetable Physiology and Systematic Botany.
Pagina 54 - I perceived the veil was of no farther service, she gave me leave to remove it; this done, a most affecting spectacle presented itself to the view of all the company, filling me with the deepest distress and concern, as I thought myself the unhappy instrument of drawing her into so imminent hazard of her life.
Pagina 23 - The worms had spun their silk coccoons, but died before passing into their nymphine state, and presented only a dry skin. I can conceive nothing more conclusive than this experiment. It demonstrates that bees have the power of converting worms of workers into queens, since they succeeded in procuring queens by operating on the worms which we ourselves had selected.
Pagina 54 - The bees, missing their Queen, began to dislodge and repair to the hive, crowding into it in multitudes, and in the greatest hurry imaginable ; and in the space of two or three minutes, the maid had not a single bee about her, neither had she so much as one sting — a small number of which would have quickly stopped her breath.
Pagina 53 - A few of the bees fell into the hive, some upon the ground, but the main body upon the cloth which covered her upper garments. 1 took the hive out of her hands when she cried out, the bees were got under the covering, and crowding up towards her breast and face, which put her into a trembling posture.
Pagina 54 - I soon observed them, to my greater sorrow and surprise, gathering closer together without the least signal for departing. Upon this I immediately reflected, that either there must be another sovereign, or that the same was returned. I directly commenced a second search, and in a short time, with a most agreeable surprise, found a second or the same; she strove, by entering...
Pagina 54 - Had she enraged them, all resistance had been in vain, and nothing less than her life would have atoned for the offence. "I spared not to urge all the arguments I could think of, and use the most affectionate entreaties, begging her with all earnestness in my power to stand her ground, and keep her present posture; in order to which, I gave her encouragement to hope for a full discharge from her disagreeable companions. I began to search among them for the queen, now got in a great body upon her...
Pagina 54 - I immediately reflected that either there must be another sovereign, or that the same was returned, I directly commenced a second search, and in a short time, with a most agreeable surprise, found a second, or the same. She strove, by entering farther into the crowd, to escape me ; but I re-conducted her, with a great number of the populace, into the hive. And now the melancholy scene began to change to one infinitely more agreeable and pleasant. The bees...
Pagina 54 - I immediately seized her, taking her from the crowd, with some of the commons in company with her, and put them together into the hive. Here I watched her for some time, and as I did not observe that she came out, I conceived an expectation of seeing the whole body quickly abandon their settlement; but instead of that, I soon observed them gathering closer together, without the least signal for departing.