The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-04
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W r. PEOPLES DEPARTMENT.
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ablcs us 20 see and know this. We can
sc the tired little bee enter into It's nome
with an the honey 1t can carry in ita money
sack. 10 store for the winter and the
pollen baskets On its les MED with poilt u
Tor the Young. We can see the nurse
bees. those too young 10 80 10 the hcid'
building comb. feeding tAc yucca ana me
drOuts-lor not only do the dlonca ana
queen gather no honey. bat they 90 not
even eat until the food has been di6est-
"a for them 10y the Industrious WORKERS
they would stdrNc ia % lev uays IL iell
alone ON comb of honey. " c may sec
the queen acDOslung AN cfs IN tacn on
tine cells as she moves about over inc
comb, cRas so tiny as 20 joe acaiceiy WIS.,
hlc TO tAe novice. though easily dlstlh-
gulsutd by the pIacuDtd t4t Inc 'h1
matches ln three days, ana in inc polto4H
OF the cell ls seen a Tiny iarNd, slhliidI ia
appearance TO the common NY MASCOT.
For five days IT grows under the care OF
the nurse bees. when ~ ls hidden lIoh our
sight by the Gaping OF the cell. ih l"rh-
ty-onc days from the layins or the exc "a
fully developed honey bee crawis from
the cell-that u.s. 10 viii emerge i'm twenty
one days IL lt bee "a worker bee; the drones
require tWcnty-lOur days ana ia" queen
only fifteen.
The queen never leaves the hive after
sine begins 90 lay, unless she goes out
with swarm 90 seek a. new nome Wueh
the old home becomes too crowded. she
can lay from 1000 10 300 eggs day, ana
drOnes ana workers live from two TO
eight months. Tie worker bee matched IN
tho fail viii live till the young bees ne
gin 10 appear in The spring but the pee
Matched In the spring never lives to eat
the honey 10 SO industriOusly gathers, ana
may wear itself out I'm SIX weeks. inc
young bee. when hatcned, busies ltseh
with the work inside the hive for per
haps two weeks before going 10 the heId
for honey and when II irst ventures
outside 10 may be seen on the wing close
90 the hive with its head toward the en-
trance. II thus acquires the use OF lls
wings. and at the same time MARKS wen
the appearance of its home before losing
sight OF DO. These young bees also sup
ply the hive with fresh air on hot days
and when the weather ls oppressed Il
number Of them may De seen before lie
entrance holding fast 10 the board, Whhe
they move their wings as though they
expected 10 carry away the whole mouse.
10 is thus they fan the AIR 10 make il
circulate. o.,
some persons will say. THAT is all
very nice. but who wants 10 nave bees
about tie yard 90 sting people, Such n
remark is prompted merely 10y our SentIal
ignorance OF the tiny creatures. Bees
viii not sting al all away from home un-
less attacked. nor Will they sting at home
if gently handled-cspcclaNy ls TINS true
of the Italian bees. with the ObSeiA dloIy
hive inside of the house theie -. on
course no danger Of suuES, uhlcss lley
Doe mcddled with from the outside 1T "a
Ice gets into the room by chance us only
thought is To- get out again ohouiu oc'd-
sion require handling the bees. a ven over
the face and gloves on the hands oltr per
feet protection. The great tnlne li tic
bee world ass in all nature, Us hlhuHt0S,
and kindness 90 the bees ls best SHOWN 10y
gcntlenoss. Never Jar or snake inc HlFc
thump on the hive dlsturps the beta ~
much as the jolt of heavy wagon asalls I
the corner of the house Wouid u.s. anu
when they think theli nome eAu"'6'i' N