The herald and news. (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, March 20, 1914, Page FIVE, Image 5
FACTS CONCERNING BEES
^neea Lays From 2,000 to 3,000 Eggs*
v a Day?Bees Have Two
Stomachs
| Philadelphia Record.
There arc some curious facts connected
with the life and workings of ;
the bee that are no. generally known. !
'Scientists tell us ;.hat the bee hos two i
stomachs and 1,000 eyes, and thai a
queen lays between 2,000 and 3,000
.eggs a day.
A ihive is made up of a single queen
bee, working bees (female and non- i
breeders) and male bees, known as I
drones.
As many as 2.000 drones and many J
Rhousai^ds of workers are quartered in j
sinflo hive.
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Drones do not sting but they make
KJonsiderable noise while flying.
The smallest bees in the hive are the ;
jworkers, and they are armed with a
The queen lives to the age of 3 or 4 j
years, but her fenilry decreases after j
the second breeding season.
The worker's life is limited to from 5 j
to S weeks, in which lime she literally j
works herself to death.
To hatch a drone requires several i
days more than it does to hatch a
I queen or worker. j
! Bees cannot climb a smooth surface ,
[like glass, earthenware or tin.
The eggs of bees are white, similar
ko polished ivory, and about the size of :
a period (.).
For several evenings before swarm
ing a peculiar noise can be heard in
the hive. The celebrated Huber de- j
scribed it as a kind of ring, or sound i
kf a small trumpet; by comparing it 1
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^^witn tne notes 01 a yia.uu-ioi ic, it j
fceemedto be ;he same sound with the j
Bower A of the treble.
John Burroughs says that when a j
^bee brings pollen into the hive he ad- j
vances to the cell in whic'a it is to be j
^deposited and picks it off as one might j
his overalls or boots, making one foot!
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help another.
Because of its thoughtful provisions i
for the iuture, and for the care shown j
* its young, the honey bee ranks among <
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ilie highest of all insects.
Queen Grows Smaller.
Toward the close of the summer season
queen bees shrink in size, so much !
so that they are of:en mistaken for J
(workers.
The young queen takes her wedding ;
jotirijey when but 6 or S days old, mat- j
ing with the drone bee in mid-air. This j
single mating is said to be good for I
th'e fertilization of a few hundred thou- j
| sand eggs. j t
The average crone aoes no: me {
more than from two to four months. j
Every bee has two kinds of eyes,1 r
says a scientist, two large, compound \
d'^ones looking like hemispheres on eith- t
er side, and three simple or single L
(eyesx which crown the head. Each t
^cbmpound eye is really an immense' i
innfggregation of eyes, composed of 3,- c
500 facets, which mean that every c
olject seen has its image reflected 3.- j r
- 500 times in the bee's tiny brain. j j
It is'characteristic of bees that they j s
can fortell an approaching sto'm. If a>
shower be approaching, they hurriedly j {
fly through the air in a regular scram- j *
ble for their hive. j
Scientists tell us that when the i
i
vrorkers discover that two rival queens
are in the hive, numbers of them will
crowd around each queen and seem
to encourage a fight. Should the
queens seem averse to fighting, or attempt
to fly off, the bees at once detain
them. If, on the other hand, eith- j
er combatant shows a disposition to
fight, all the bees forming the circle .
at once move back so as to give full f
room for that attack. As one writer :
puts it. It seems strange that those
^ees, who in general show so much 1
anxiety about the safety of their queens j
should, in particular circumstances, ^
oppose her pieparations to avoid im- ,
pending danger?shouid seem to pro-*!'
jno>ie the battle, and to excite the fury "
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of the combatants.
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lounir isees nrsi uuuc?.
The young Dee is at the height of her j \
strength and usefulness in a few days i
after she comes out from her cell. For | ?
the next two weeks, generally, she re- i i
mains at home, making herself useful c
in helping to do the housework of the! i
I
iiive, removing dead bees and foreign ?
matter, attending the queen and feed-|-(
ing her, securing wax, building comb,jt
caring for the larvae and ventilating i
I the hive. j?
Herman says that, when first hatch- ;
ed, th bee appears to have no desire ?
I to collect honey; she must first serve 1
B her apprenticeship in the hive before \
H^ci^desire awakens to go forth to the. t
I honey fields. When older, she either
I joins the field force and collects honey : 1
I or is detailed to do sentinel duty at j t
I the entrance of the hive, for bees have (
I a habit of placing a guard at the en- t
I trance of the hive to prevent any in- i
I trusion from other colonies. ; (
I Before leaving their old home, eaclr c
>ee fills her honey sack so as to be ?
irovided for the journey.
After the cells are completed, and
learly filled with noney, they are alowed
to remain open a few days, that
xe ex;ra water may evaporate, and
hv honey be properly curea. iney are
hen sealed or capped over with wax.
The wonderful regularity of the honey:OJiib
is a beautiful tribute to the skill
>f the iiny worker, while its slight irregularities
show it to be the work of
n.elligence rather than of an unreasoning
machine.
The time of the drone is spent' in
gluttony and idleness. He has a very
;hnrt tonsrue. too short to gather honey |
rom the flowers. In size he is Targe
md bulky, and in each hive there are
lundreds or even thousands of them,
ust before the swarming season. As
he season advances the workers
,laughter these drones in the most
:ruel manner. In the strict sense, bee
ife is communal, and the death of the
Irone is necessary \J> the welfare of
he hive. It is not pjofitable to carry
hese idle, non-paying boarders over
he winter season.
Queen's Departure Causes Panic.
According to the World's Encyclo>edia
of Wonders and Curiosities, we
ind that when a queen is removed ? "
rom a hive the bees do noe immediatey
know it. They go on with their i tre;
roung and do all the ordinary chores, j s
3ut, after a few hours agitation en- str?
;ues. There is a great tumult in the at <
live. There is *a great TAOIXmy Jsd {the
live. A strong, humming noise is- wh
leard. The bees desert their young! thr.
1
md rush over the surface of the combs \ wai
n a wildc panicky confusion. Evi- reti
lently they have discovered that their i sto]
uler is gone, and the bad news i rcy
spreads like wildfire through the hive.! ten:
)n returning the queen peace is at' er
>nce restored. The bees recognize the and
ndividual person of their queen.! the
should another be palmed upon them,! for
? * -3 ? - ? ? 1* ? 1* M A +Vv rt S
ney seize aim sun uunu nc, su mat, | are
,he either suffocates or dies from I des
Minger. It i? very remarkable that the j
Yorkers never attack a queen bee with !
heir stings. I T
But should more than IS hours pass she
jefore the stranger queen is in-j woi
roduced, she has ^:ne chance to es- j ser
jape this cruel punishment. <A>t first, anc
he bees arrest anl hold lier, but less j If t
igidlv, and the crowd soon begins to j a j
lisper^e, aild finally allows her to rule J woi
>ver the hive in which she was first hai
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How a Bee Stings.
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her sting behind her in the I
and she has made. A careful ob-:
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c-ate nerve?and with these palpi she j
will sound a piece of flesh?a nose or c
a hand, say?as perfectly as a physi- j
cian will sound a patient's lungs. She
can tell precisely in this way whether ^
or not her sting will penetrate without 1
meeting any obligation or coming to
any harm. If it seems good to her at _
the end of her examination, she turns
iarts in her sting, and at the same
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she has time she withdraws her sting,
circling around the wound) .'**Opqat
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screwing out the little weapon as a an(}
carpenter screws out a bit. But if she *eres
ins not time her life is in danger; she Mr
'lies away, leaving behind not only her C., sa
>ting but her poison sac as well. ed fc
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