HOW TO KEEP BEES FOR PROFIT 



about ten days from the time the egg was 

 deposited by the queen, the bees close up the 

 cells with a substance made of bee bread and 

 wax, which under the microscope is seen to 

 be porous so as to enable the developing bee 

 to secure the necessary air, and in twenty- 

 one days from the time the egg was laid the 

 fully developed worker bites through the cap 

 of the cell, and at once heads for a cell filled 

 with honey, from which she sips a liberal 

 supply. In about four days she is ready for 

 her duties as a nurse bee, and about two weeks 

 after birth is ready to begin her work as a 

 field bee. 



It is an interesting sight to watch a lot of 

 young bees having a play spell in front of 

 their hive. They will fly back and forth in 

 front of the entrance, seldom flying more than 

 three feet away, but as they become older they 

 become self-reliant, and in a few days they 

 may be seen returning to their homes heavily 

 laden with propolis, pollen, and nectar. 



Their life is short, only about five weeks, 

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