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SYSTEMS OF HUBER AND HUISH. 



35. 

 It is in the upper part of 

 the combs that the bees de- 

 posit their honey, their brood 

 in the middle, and the wax 

 at the bottom. 



36. 

 The bees can alter the 

 generic character of the 

 eggs after being laid by the 



queen. 



37- 

 The bees construct their 

 combs in all directions, and 

 in some instances at a right 

 angle with the entrance. 



35. 



The bees deposit their 

 honey in the side combs, 

 and as to the wax being at 

 the bottom, the entire struc- 

 ture of the combs is wax, 

 which abounds more at the 

 top of the hive than the 

 bottom. 



36. 



The bees cannot alter the 

 generic character of the eggs 

 under any circumstances 



whatever. 



37. 

 The bees work their combs 

 always parallel with the en- 

 trance. 



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