The Hive and Its WondersAmerican Sunday-School Union, No. 146 Chestnut Street., 1851 - 126 páginas |
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... taken , which is done by burning grass at the entrance of their dwelling and making the bees stupid with the smoke , the honey - bird will often lead to a second , or even to a third nest . It is common for the person following it to ...
... taken , which is done by burning grass at the entrance of their dwelling and making the bees stupid with the smoke , the honey - bird will often lead to a second , or even to a third nest . It is common for the person following it to ...
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... taken from the bees without killing them to obtain it ; and this cruel prac- tice , formerly so common , is now almost en- tirely dispensed with . Then , thousands of flourishing families of bees were every year 0 entirely destroyed ...
... taken from the bees without killing them to obtain it ; and this cruel prac- tice , formerly so common , is now almost en- tirely dispensed with . Then , thousands of flourishing families of bees were every year 0 entirely destroyed ...
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... taken into their honey - bags . first appears , formed in the shape of little scales between the segments or rings of the body of the bee , on the under side , when she is preparing to build her comb . The produc tion of the wax by the ...
... taken into their honey - bags . first appears , formed in the shape of little scales between the segments or rings of the body of the bee , on the under side , when she is preparing to build her comb . The produc tion of the wax by the ...
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... taken into her honey - bag . When the wax is formed and ready for use , a single worker disengages itself from one of the inner festoons of the cluster , and makes its way to the roof of the hive , to begin the comb . It fixes itself ...
... taken into her honey - bag . When the wax is formed and ready for use , a single worker disengages itself from one of the inner festoons of the cluster , and makes its way to the roof of the hive , to begin the comb . It fixes itself ...
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... taken up by an- other set of bees . You have seen the masons engaged in building the walls of a house , and the labourers supplying them with the loads of brick or stone and mortar , necessary for carrying on their work . We may call ...
... taken up by an- other set of bees . You have seen the masons engaged in building the walls of a house , and the labourers supplying them with the loads of brick or stone and mortar , necessary for carrying on their work . We may call ...
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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...