THE QaEEtf-3EE. 13 
f i h mhh i t i ll 1 11 n i i i mi hi in rnri n*ma T"'i 
Solicitous to learn its origin, and 
conjecturing that it might be the 
male prolific fluid, he began to watch 
motion of the males: and he assures 
us, that he saw several of them in¬ 
sinuate the posterior part of their bo¬ 
dy into the cells, and there deposit 
the fluid* There was something very 
specious in this supposed discovery. 
It afforded a good reason tor the pro- 
digious number of males in a hive. At 
tne same time, the English naturalist 
neglected to answer one strong ob~ 
o w 
jsction. Larvce* appear when there 
are no drones* From the month cf 
September till April, hives are ge- 
*The infant state of the bee* 
