Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 149
MOSE WAS FLYING AT FULL SPEED, HIS ROSY DRAPERYSTREAMING IN THE AIR. <SEE PAGE 645.) For fear that one queen may not come out allright the provident little creatures usually starttwo or three queen-cells at once. It is curious towatch the first queen as she comes out. Shemoves up and down the… … queen-cells, and if she finds one, she fallsupon it in the greatest excitement, and stingsher rival to death. Sometimes, by accident,two new queens come out at the same time;then it is wonderful to see the bees. They cleara space and bring the two rival queens together,and stand back to watch the…
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