54 AN EASY METHOD OF 



No young bees or moths were discovered in 

 the hive. Instances of this kind frequently 

 occur, and the true cause is unknown, from 

 inattention. 



The Queen may be superanuated, or may 

 become diseased in the breeding season, so as 

 to render ber unfruitful ; or she may die of 

 old age. In either case, the colony will be 

 lost, unless supplied with another Queen, as 

 explained in remarks on Rule 8; for when the 

 Queen becomes unfruitful by either of the fore- 

 going causes, the bees are not apprized of the 

 loss which will in future be sustained by them, 

 until after the means of repairing the same are 

 gone beyond their reach. All the grubs may 

 have passed the various stages of their trans- 

 formation, or at least advanced so far towards 

 the perfect insect, that their nature cannot be 

 changed to a Queen. 



The Queen is much more tenacious of life 

 than any other bee, and may live to a great 

 age. But one Queen exists in the same hive 

 any great length of time. When there are 

 more than one, the peculiar sound of each, as 



