WHITE-HEADED DRONES THE WORKER. 71 

 WHITE-HEADED DRONES. 



In the summer of 1856 I discovered in one of 

 my hives a number of drones, with heads nearly 

 white, some of which continued through the season 

 up to the usual time of killing drones. 



The same phenomenon has reappeared in the same 

 hive each year since that time, and during the past 

 year they have been more numerous than any of the 

 preceding. I have counted as many as thirty-six of 

 these in sight at once, by looking through the glass 

 in the rear of the hive. In the spring of 1859 a 

 young queen superseded the old one in this hive ; 

 still the drones reared afterwards were the same, 

 there being about one-half thus marked. I have 

 examined a large number of stocks in the middle and 

 western States, and have made inquiries of various 

 bee-keepers, but have failed to learn of another in- 

 stance of like character. 



The above hive of bees is owned by W. C. & J. 

 S. Harbison, and is in their apiary at the residence 

 of the former in Chenango, Lawrence county, Penn- 

 sylvania. A. Harbison. 



THE WORKER. 



The workers are undeveloped females, in size, 

 considerably less than either the queen or drones ; in 

 numbers, comprising the great majority, and being 

 practically the sovereigns of the hive. All as mem- 



