The Hive and Its WondersAmerican Sunday-School Union, No. 146 Chestnut Street., 1851 - 126 páginas |
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... , at length , it arrives at the hollow tree , or the deserted white ants - hill , which contains the honey , it hovers over it for a moment , pointing to it with its bill ; then takes its place on the branch of THE HONEY - BEE . 11.
... , at length , it arrives at the hollow tree , or the deserted white ants - hill , which contains the honey , it hovers over it for a moment , pointing to it with its bill ; then takes its place on the branch of THE HONEY - BEE . 11.
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... contain five or six hundred drones . This proportion , how- ever , is not correct with respect to every swarm . The Worker Bee . The workers are the smallest bees of the hive . They are the labourers , the industrious part of the family ...
... contain five or six hundred drones . This proportion , how- ever , is not correct with respect to every swarm . The Worker Bee . The workers are the smallest bees of the hive . They are the labourers , the industrious part of the family ...
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... contain eggs that are to become drones , or those that are to become workers . The royal cell , or that of the queen , is quite different from either . It is something like a pear in shape ; the upper , or largest part fastened to the ...
... contain eggs that are to become drones , or those that are to become workers . The royal cell , or that of the queen , is quite different from either . It is something like a pear in shape ; the upper , or largest part fastened to the ...
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... containing the young is made of wax and pollen , mingled together , and dark in colour . It is not flat , like the first , but its shape is peculiar , resembling that of a saucer turned over , and thus , being 22 THE HONEY - BEE .
... containing the young is made of wax and pollen , mingled together , and dark in colour . It is not flat , like the first , but its shape is peculiar , resembling that of a saucer turned over , and thus , being 22 THE HONEY - BEE .
Página 30
... contains this sweet food of the bee . But the . bee can obtain it , robbing the flower of its sweets , for the use of the hive , without de- stroying , or injuring in the least , the bright blossom where it was gathered . She has a most ...
... contains this sweet food of the bee . But the . bee can obtain it , robbing the flower of its sweets , for the use of the hive , without de- stroying , or injuring in the least , the bright blossom where it was gathered . She has a most ...
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Términos y frases comunes
appear attention baskets become begin body bottom build built busy busy bee called carry cells CHAPTER close cluster collect colour comb common contains covering creature destroy direction drones early eggs enemies enter entrance fall flower follow formed gather give given head hive honey honey-comb insect keep kind known labours laid leave length light little bee little creature live load look manner mouth move never nurse once opening pass perhaps persons pollen poor powers prepared queen ranges remarkable remove rest rich round royal season seems seen shape side single sometimes soon sting summer supply swarm sweet taken thee things thou thousands tree turned usually wants whole wild bees wings wonderful workers worms young
Pasajes populares
Página 114 - 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 114 - The hills melted like wax at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.
Página 126 - And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment.
Página 114 - As smoke is driven away, so drive them away: as wax melteth before the fire, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God.
Página 98 - And the Amorites, which dwelt in that mountain, came out against you, and chased you, as bees do, and destroyed you in Seir, even unto Hormah.
Página 117 - So shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy soul : when thou hast found it, then there shall be a reward, and thy expectation shall not be cut off.
Página 92 - Not to myself alone I rise and set ; I write upon night's coronal of jet His power and skill who formed our myriad host ; A friendly beacon at heaven's open gate, I gem the sky, That man might ne'er forget, in every fate, His home on high."
Página 54 - Thou spread'st the curtains of the night, Great Guardian of my sleeping hours ; Thy sovereign word restores the light, And quickens all my drowsy powers. 3 I yield my powers to thy command ; To thee I consecrate my days : Perpetual blessings from thy hand Demand perpetual songs of praise.
Página 74 - I thee, thou busy, busy Bee! Thou art a miser, thou busy, busy Bee! Late and early at employ; Still on thy golden stores intent, Thy summer in heaping and hoarding is spent, What thy winter will never enjoy: Wise lesson this for me, thou busy, busy Bee!
Página 74 - I thee, thou busy, busy Bee. Thou wert working late, thou busy, busy Bee ! After the fall of the Cistus...