The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1876-04-07
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A colony Of bees frequently becomes
queenIess. either by accident or thru
natural causes. In this case, a most
singular scene may be witnessed in the
hive. The bees leave their ordinary
work when the news has been CON-
municatcd throughout the hive; they
huddle together rs IL IN the deepest
CONSERVATION. A great buzz. appsr-
emily Of consultation, is heard. FL
nally, they seem to come to the con-
clusion that there is M mending the
matter, and they agrce to set to wsrk
IN make another queen. Several
worker Iarva. in cells not adjacent.
ARE selected and devoted to royalty.
Several are chosen. to provide against
contingent loss.) The worker. maggos
cheen may I've two. or even three days
old. The first thi,g ths bees do To
each of the selected larv@ Is to enlarge
its cell by cutting away tie partition
walls f three adjacent cells. thus
throwing them into a single apartment.
The worms occupying two Of these
third cells are destro, ed, and ali the
ordinary f;od removed The msggot
is then supplied with different food,
known as royal jelly. and with much
larger quantity Of 1t. This Jelly Is a
translucent substance, possessing =
slight ncidity and astringency of taste.
The embryo bee which has been taken
from the ranks and anointed queen.
receives the most devoted attention.
She is royally supplied With supers-
bundance Of food. when she IL res-
dy to go into the condition Of nymph
the bees cap her cell over with a PEN
dent convex cover; and the cell looks
in this condition more like q roasted
peanut than amy thing else. When
the queen Is ma'ure the bees thin tho
coyer Of her cell by scooping out
waved circles, ill il becomes easy to
distinguish the royal nymph within.
She is generally retained prisoner hy
her subjects for some days after she
has reached her full development.
This is more frequently the case when
the queens are reared for swarming
time than when they are male by the
bees in order To supply deficiency.
The captive queen 'eems very Inn
patient Of her detention. She utters
cry. called by apiarians, piping. The
workers supply her with honey by
means of small hole in the cap cf
the cell, through which she extends
her proboscis to he Eel. Many oL-
servers. and among them some Of the
most accurate and faithful, saw that
the worker-bees stand with their heads
inclined. rs if in reverence, while thi.
note Is sounding.
The moment aqueen is released her
whole energy is concentrated upon m.e
point. She traverses the comb eager.
ly seeking for other royal cells. When
she finds one she falls upon it il fury.
tears away The cnver. and siings the
nymph within to death. In this way
she 'letroys every possible rival ia
her own power within the hive.
The hees generally provide agaius.
the simultaneous emergence Of ia.
several queens which they rear. BY
selecting larvae in different stages "f
development. Occasionally. however,
two queens come out at once. They.
soon meet as they wander over tho
comb in sea,ch Of royal cells. When
this Is the Case the workers, WIN
under every other combination Of cir
cuinsiances defend their queens with
their very lives. draw back, clear n
splce. aud watch to see the re,alt Of
the royal combat. The Two queen.
rush upon each other, they prapple,
an, each endvcavors 10 sting her an
tagoni,, fatally. II they haprea to
get iuto such position that the thrust
offLe siirgs would prove fatal to
both ut the same time. their Instinct
teaches them to withdraw: the hive
must not again be left queenloss; pri.
vate animosiiy must yield in favor OF
the public veal. They. however soon
rush again at each other. Finally
one or the other gains such an advan.
lage that she can destroy her rival
without forfeiiing her own life. aud
then the fatal thrust !. gwen. II was
long believed that the queen. like the
drones. possesses M sting. because
she will allow heS,eli "a be torn limb
tram hsub rather than a-e ID ~ any
hut royal antigoiisl. --(Fr,m April
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