MANAGEMENT OF HONEY BEES. oo 
the young, judge of their age and necessi- 
ties, and recognize their queen. 
Though it does by no means appear clear 
that the Bees are devoid of sight when em- 
ployed at their in-door operations, but, on 
the contrary, there is reason to believe, as 
already stated, that the stemmata or ocelli 
serve as orbs of vision, yet this naturalist is 
probably not wrong in ascribing to the an- 
tenn an important share in these operations. 
That the Bees use them as means of com- 
munication and recognition, seems readily 
admitted by apiarians. When a hive has 
lost its queen, the event, as may well be sup- 
posed, causes a high degree of agitation in 
the colony ; the disturbed workers, who have 
first, by some unknown means, acquired the 
knowledge of this public calamity, soon quit 
their immediate circle, and, meeting their 
~ companions, says Huber, their antenne are 
reciprocally crossed, and they slightly strike 
them. 
The communication made by these means 
is quickly disseminated, and in a few minutes 
