MAN'S WINGED ALLY, THE BUSY HONEYBEE 



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Photograph courtesy U. S. Department of Agriculture 

 ALL TUCKED IN WITH FELT QUILTS FOR A LONG WINTER'S REST 



Honey -filled supers, which were stacked high above these brood chambers during the summer, 

 have been removed, leaving only enough food to last the bees through cold weather (see Plate 

 VI). Queens cease egg laying as freezing weather approaches and then workers go outside only on 

 occasional warm, sunny days. Though during the honeyflow bees may work themselves to death 

 in six weeks, those hatched late in the fall Uve until spring (see text, page 411). 



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THIS TURKISH BEEKEEPER STACKS HIS HIVES 



Boxes have no movable frames inside, honeycombs being firmly attached to the under side of 

 the covers. Open a hive, turn the lid upside down, and the family life of the colony is disclosed. 

 A stone wall at the rear provides protection from wind, and the reed matting over the apiary keeps 

 out moisture and cold. 



