MANAGEMENT OF HONEY BEES, 87 
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dled with their utmost ire is kindled against 
the invader, as far as concerns the reception 
of the newly hatched insect, and its intro- 
duction to the duties and avocations of the 
Bee community, they appear altogether self- 
ish and indifferent. "There is another case 
in which this indifference appears very 
striking : a sudden change of weather, about 
the end of autumn, from a mild temperature 
to raw frost, has such an immediate effect on 
the brood, that it is not uncommon to ob- 
serve a young Bee, which shall have so far 
succeeded in breaking its prison, as to extri- 
cate its head, and nearly its shoulders, yet 
perishing from the cold in this situation, 
without the slightest effort on the part of the 
workers to save the life of a companion 
whose rearing has already cost them so much 
labor. 
Immediately after the young Bee has issu- 
ed from the cell, the workers hasten to clean 
it out, clear away the ragged remains of the 
cover, fortify it anew with the usual strong 
bordering of wax, and thus prepare it for the 
