The Handy Book of Bees: Being a Practical Treatise on Their Profitable ManagementW. Blackwood and Sons, 1870 - 193 páginas |
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... contain young queens , 172 The destruction of swarms condemned , 172 What should be done with them , 172 Flower - pot saucers , 154 Greater consumption of food The " express " method of feed- in populous hives , 173 ing bees , 155 What ...
... contain young queens , 172 The destruction of swarms condemned , 172 What should be done with them , 172 Flower - pot saucers , 154 Greater consumption of food The " express " method of feed- in populous hives , 173 ing bees , 155 What ...
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... containing more than 2000 square inches of combs each . Let us suppose that only half of these combs were filled with brood , and the rest filled with honey and bee- bread : that is 1000 inches of comb for brood in each hive . One inch ...
... containing more than 2000 square inches of combs each . Let us suppose that only half of these combs were filled with brood , and the rest filled with honey and bee- bread : that is 1000 inches of comb for brood in each hive . One inch ...
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... containing worker- cells , where she found a dozen or more empty , in each of which she laid one . The whole time , perhaps thirty minutes . Query , Was her series of drone - eggs exhausted just at this time ? If so , it would appear ...
... containing worker- cells , where she found a dozen or more empty , in each of which she laid one . The whole time , perhaps thirty minutes . Query , Was her series of drone - eggs exhausted just at this time ? If so , it would appear ...
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... containing worker - combs exclusively , and thus producing nothing but working bees , were exchanged for , and put in the places of the queens in the hives containing the drone - combs , we would find that their progeny , like the other ...
... containing worker - combs exclusively , and thus producing nothing but working bees , were exchanged for , and put in the places of the queens in the hives containing the drone - combs , we would find that their progeny , like the other ...
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... containing eggs being placed in queenless hives . From these eggs the bees manufactured queens for themselves . This test or experiment may easily tried ; and , if fairly and fully tried , will put the mat- ter beyond a doubt . It is an ...
... containing eggs being placed in queenless hives . From these eggs the bees manufactured queens for themselves . This test or experiment may easily tried ; and , if fairly and fully tried , will put the mat- ter beyond a doubt . It is an ...
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The Handy Book of Bees: Being a Practical Treatise on Their Profitable ... A. Pettigrew Visualização integral - 1870 |
The Handy Book of Bees: Being a Practical Treatise on Their Profitable ... A. Pettigrew Visualização integral - 1870 |
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