The hive and its wondersReligious Tract Society, 1881 - 124 páginas |
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Africa alight apiary assist attack Author of Soldier become bee-bread bee-keepers Beeswax blossom body boxes brood busy bee called colony colour commence covered cradles Crona Temple curious drones early eggs Egypt enemies entrance feed flowers fragrant G. E. Sargent garden gather given grub hatched head hole hollow tree honey-bee honeycomb hunter inhabitants journey Judea KINKAJOU labour larvæ legs little bee little creatures little insect live Lord Louisa Emily Dobrée male bees nectar nest nurse-bees piece of comb poison pollen possession pounds propolis pursue queen queen bee RELIGIOUS TRACT SOCIETY remain roof round rows royal cells season seems seen shape sheath side skep Soldier Fritz soon sting STINGLESS BEES Story stung supply swarm sweet taken thousand waxen weather well-filled hive whilst white clover wild bees wings wonderful workers young
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Página 109 - The hills melted like wax at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.
Página 110 - For, behold, the Lord cometh forth out of His place, and will come down, and tread upon the high places of the earth. And the mountains shall be molten under Him, and the valleys shall be cleft, as wax before the fire, and as the waters that are poured down a steep place.
Página 109 - I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint. My heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels.
Página 54 - We seek the bloom of the eglantine, Of the painted thistle and brier ; And follow the steps of the wandering vine, Whether it trail on the earth, supine, Or round the aspiring tree-top twine, And reach for a state still higher.
Página 6 - ... nest, alighting every now and then, and looking back to ascertain if the traveller is following it, all the time keeping up an incessant twitter. When at length it arrives at the hollow tree, or deserted...
Página 99 - When they had laden themselves with honey they would rise into the air, and dart off in a straight line, almost with the velocity of a bullet. The hunters watched attentively the course they took, and then set off in the same direction, stumbling along over twisted roots and fallen trees, with their eyes turned up to the sky. In this way they traced the honey-laden bees to their hive, in the hollow trunk of a blasted oak, where, after buzzing about for a moment, they entered a hole about sixty feet...
Página 54 - And colour the eastern sky, With its blended hues of saffron and lake, Then say to each other, " Awake ! awake ! For our winter's honey is all to make, And our bread for a long supply.
Página 36 - To thee their nectared essence yield. Come, honey-bee, to our woodlands come, There's a lesson for us in thy busy hum ; Thou hast treasure in store in the hawthorn's wreath, In the golden broom and the purple heath; And flowers less fair, That scent the air, Like pleasant friends, drop balm for thee ; And thou winnest spoil By thy daily toil, Thou patient, and thrifty, and diligent bee. We may learn from the bee the wise man's lore, — " The hand of the diligent gathereth store.
Página 119 - Little Blind May. By Constance Beverley. The Fortunes of Fenborne. Ned Heathcote's Model Engine. Lily's Cross. The Least of These. By Crona Temple. Loved into Shape ; or, the Story of Bob Sanders. Jane Hudson ; or, Exert Yourself. Osgood's Rebellion, and what came of it ; or, Days at Westbrook College. Rhoda Lyle ; or, the Rose of the Home. Lottie Freeman's Work. The Voyage of the "Steadfast.
Página 6 - ... nest. Chattering and twittering in a state of great excitement, it perches on a branch beside the traveller, endeavouring by various wiles to attract his attention ; and having succeeded in doing so, it flies lightly forward in a wavy course in the direction of the bees...