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THE EARMEr’s manual. 
Bees depend, for the establishment of the new colonies. 
In the chapter entitled. Enemies of the Bees, may be 
seen what a field of destruction constantly awaits this 
most valuable insect, from their common enemies ; but 
the accidents, or casualties of life, together with the 
common diseases of the Bees, open another extensive 
field of mortality for their destruction, so that, whe- 
ther at home or abroad, asleep or awake, the Bee 
may truly be said to be in the midst of death: all 
this is highl) to be regretted by the friends of the 
Bee. To counteract these evils of extermination 
which surround the Bee, nature has rendered them 
vastly prolific, and fixed in their breasts an indisso- 
luble bond of union. Their broods are very numer- 
ous, and they, like the Chinese, never emigrate, by 
deserting their swarms ; when a swarm is once form- 
ed, they never dissolve by desertion. 
1 have noticed that the Brood all spring from the 
eggs which the queen Bee deposits in the cells, and 
that their number always corresponds to the exact 
number of cells. These eggs are broad at one end, 
and pointed at the other ; at the end of three days 
they are hatched, and a worm appears at the bottom 
of the cell. In this state, it is termed larva, and re- 
tains one position in the form of a ring, without mo- 
tioti, yet replete with life. At the end of five or six 
days, it envelops itself in a wjiitish silken film, and 
changes into a chrysalis. In this state, it is called a 
nymph. These wonderful chatiges are common to 
all classes of the fly, as well as the Bee, and take 
their rank amongst the mysteries of nature. “ The 
Bee in its state of nymph is enveloped in a jiellicle, 
so delicate and fine, that its six legs may be distinct- 
ly seen arranged under its belly, and its proboscis 
bent, in its whole length. The Bee in this state is 
while ; in the sequel, all the parts of the body gra- 
dually become covered, and insensibly develop them- 
selves, and become perfect on the 21st to the 23d 
day. The drone takes its flight generally on the 
