The Handy Book of Bees: Being a Practical Treatise on Their Profitable ManagementW. Blackwood and Sons, 1870 - 193 páginas |
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... - sentation of the different bees , the reader will see that a queen is less in size than a drone , and larger than a A working bee . In shape she is more like a. The queen bee, Working bees, 29 Her shape and appearance, Their industry, 29.
... - sentation of the different bees , the reader will see that a queen is less in size than a drone , and larger than a A working bee . In shape she is more like a. The queen bee, Working bees, 29 Her shape and appearance, Their industry, 29.
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... less time , by one half , than drones . The mystery of this is beyond our depth , but the fact indicates the value of the presence of the queens in their hives . When a queen is accidentally killed , or dies unexpectedly , or is taken ...
... less time , by one half , than drones . The mystery of this is beyond our depth , but the fact indicates the value of the presence of the queens in their hives . When a queen is accidentally killed , or dies unexpectedly , or is taken ...
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... less drone - comb there is in a hive , the better it is for breeding purposes ; for though the bees can rear drones in worker - cells , they never rear workers in drone - cells . When a hive has much drone - comb in it , there will be ...
... less drone - comb there is in a hive , the better it is for breeding purposes ; for though the bees can rear drones in worker - cells , they never rear workers in drone - cells . When a hive has much drone - comb in it , there will be ...
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... less than an hour the working bees commence to clean it out . Speedily the foundation of a great and wonderful city is laid . GREAT BEE ! Some one has said , that steps forth to lay the first stone of a city that can never be excelled ...
... less than an hour the working bees commence to clean it out . Speedily the foundation of a great and wonderful city is laid . GREAT BEE ! Some one has said , that steps forth to lay the first stone of a city that can never be excelled ...
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... less weight and authority amongst advanced and intelligent bee - keepers now than it had when first published . He says , " Fertile workers are reared by the sides of royalty . When the bees are feeding young queens in their cells , a ...
... less weight and authority amongst advanced and intelligent bee - keepers now than it had when first published . He says , " Fertile workers are reared by the sides of royalty . When the bees are feeding young queens in their cells , a ...
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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 |
The Handy Book of Bees: Being a Practical Treatise on Their Profitable ... A. Pettigrew Visualização integral - 1875 |
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