The Hive and Its WondersAmerican Sunday-School Union, No. 146 Chestnut Street., 1851 - 126 páginas |
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... keeps it folded up , or unfolds it very rapidly , at her pleasure ; she pushes it forward , either in a curve or straight line , and darts it into every part of a flower where honey is to be found . Thus daily her task she pursues , And ...
... keeps it folded up , or unfolds it very rapidly , at her pleasure ; she pushes it forward , either in a curve or straight line , and darts it into every part of a flower where honey is to be found . Thus daily her task she pursues , And ...
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... may wipe off from them , all their nectar . All this time , she keeps herself in constant motion . The nectar thus lapped out of the nectary of the flower , is conveyed to her honey - bag or crop , until this THE HONEY - BEE . 31.
... may wipe off from them , all their nectar . All this time , she keeps herself in constant motion . The nectar thus lapped out of the nectary of the flower , is conveyed to her honey - bag or crop , until this THE HONEY - BEE . 31.
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... keeps it there for a short time , working on the balls , softening and kneading them ; probably mixing with the pollen a little honey , and packing it quite close into the cell . Sometimes the industrious bees provide so great a ...
... keeps it there for a short time , working on the balls , softening and kneading them ; probably mixing with the pollen a little honey , and packing it quite close into the cell . Sometimes the industrious bees provide so great a ...
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... keep her thus a prisoner long , she will die , from want of air or food , but they never sting her to death . They appear sometimes to encourage the meeting of the stranger with their own queen , and per- mit them to fight , when the ...
... keep her thus a prisoner long , she will die , from want of air or food , but they never sting her to death . They appear sometimes to encourage the meeting of the stranger with their own queen , and per- mit them to fight , when the ...
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... keep them in confinement in their cells , ( cover- ing them with lids of wax , ) to prevent them from killing each other , or being killed by the reigning queen . As they must be fed , they make a small hole in the waxen lid , through ...
... keep them in confinement in their cells , ( cover- ing them with lids of wax , ) to prevent them from killing each other , or being killed by the reigning queen . As they must be fed , they make a small hole in the waxen lid , through ...
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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...