The Honey Bee: Its Natural History, Physiology, and ManagementBaldwin, Cradock, and Joy, 1827 - 404 pages |
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2d Edit abundance afford animals antennĉ ants aphides aphis apiarian apiary appears Aristotle ARTHUR DOBBS ascertained bee-boxes bee-house bees blossoms body Bonner brood CHAPTER cluster collected colour COLUMELLA combs common constructed covered drones eggs entrance EVANS experiments of Huber farina favourable female fermentation fertile floor flowers fluid former glass hatched hive hives or boxes honey honey-dew Huish humble-bee Hunter Hymettus impregnation inch insects instance instinct Kirby and Spence labour larva larvĉ latter laying leaves Linnĉus male naturalist nectar observed opinion organs oviducts ovipositor plants Plates Pliny pollen possess probably proboscis produced propolis pupa quantity Reaumur regarded respect round royal cells says Schirach season side Spanish broom species spiracles spring stemmata sting storifying straw hives supposed Swammerdam swarm tion trees usually Vide VIRGIL Vols wasps weather whilst whole wild thyme Wildman wine wings winter workers young queens
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