The Delaware register, or, Farmers', manufacturers' & mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1829, 1828-11-29

tile cell anu deposit III IL fresh money. his Their
constant practice; and the bee that is just born, as
soon as has been fed and has stretched its wnrs
flies off to flower, and commences its labors. Bm
although the bees clean out the cell the moment a
young bee is born, yet they either find no nconven.
ence from that part Of the film, which the young bee
leaves at the bottom of the cell, and which is of a
silky nature, or they unable to detach it, In con.
sequence of this, the cell is not deep, as the same
circumstances perpetually, brood alternating
with honey, the cells become every year vlsihly small
Ter and, consequently, those bees that are bed in
these small cells, of which there is great number
Of the full size of those that have had more
room Even the queen eggs, which arc say are OF.
ten deposited in the cells of neuters and have after
wards larger cells attached to the first never produce
so large queen bee, as if the cell had been of pro-
per dimensions at first. Thus we see that the con
traction of the cell may diminish the size of the hee
even to the extinction OF life, Just the contraction
of Chinese shoe reduces the foot to useless.
ness but in neither case will single new organ he
taken from added TO the bee, single toe be ia.
ken from added to the foot, whether the cell or shoe
be larger smaller.
A young bee can be readily distinguished from an
old one, by the greylsh colored down that covers il
and which it loses by the wear and tear of hard la
Dor and If the bee be not destroyed before the sea-
son is over, this down entirely disappears, and the
ground work of the insect is seen, white or black
VII d cioSe cAflnnduOl, very lew OF UeSe black or
aged bees will be at the opening of the spring
not having the stamina of those that are Younger
they perish from inability to encounter the ycissudes
of winter.
Our seasons are very variable. The scorching
droughts OF summer deny to plants their accustomed
moisture no honey therefore can be made by the bees
at such times, and they compelled to eat of their
winter food They cluster about the hive or depriy-
ed of their accustomed labor, they are very restless
and often inrude into neighborng hive apparently
for the want of employment In the summer of 1926
during the latter part of July, the heat was so distress
sing to the bees, the thermometer standing at 92o in
the shade that they seemed to have lost their usual in
snct. number of hives of the old-faslioned nat
terms, that stood on bench, well filled with bees
AT two Clock Tor three days in succession the whole
swarm OF each hive rushed out, and ran into the adj
Joining hive, where they remained for few seconds
without apparent ofaace to the invaded bees. who in
their turn flew mady out, and paid the same uncere-
monious visit TO their neighbours. No quarrel ensued
not a bee was killed by these rruptve movements
They seemed maddened by the heat; and vet the queen
was left in the hive for with all our attention TO the
sallylng parties, we dld not see single queen among
them. The same frenzy did not occur in those hives
that were suspended upon oiss thus proving that the
bees did not suffer much from heat in those suspen
ded hives, as they did in the flat botomed ones, that
rested on bench.
Our winters are equally disastrous to the moor
bees Of late years, there have been so MANY mild
days during t.c cold season, that great deal of no.
ney has been consumed. These alterations of for
por and animation greater exhaustion and loss
Of physical powers than would be occasioned BY a