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"Cowan's rapid Extractor." — The Encyclopedia Britannica, 1910

Cowan's Extractor

"Cowan's rapid Extractor." — The Encyclopedia Britannica, 1910

"Cowan's four-frame Extractor; interior." — The Encyclopedia Britannica, 1910

Cowan's Extractor

"Cowan's four-frame Extractor; interior." — The Encyclopedia Britannica, 1910

A kind of stinging insect.

Cynips

A kind of stinging insect.

An African species of shrike, the crested drongo is known for feeding on bees.

Crested drongo

An African species of shrike, the crested drongo is known for feeding on bees.

A frog telling the smaller animals a story, while a porcupine eyes some fruit.

Frog Storyteller

A frog telling the smaller animals a story, while a porcupine eyes some fruit.

Gall-fly is a name applied to the members of the family Cynipidae, which are not flies, but are related to ants and bees (order Hymenoptera).

Gall-fly

Gall-fly is a name applied to the members of the family Cynipidae, which are not flies, but are related…

A 1 pound section wooden box for holding comb honey.

Wooden Box for Holding Comb Honey

A 1 pound section wooden box for holding comb honey.

"The comb is made of wax, found in various plants, but which is also secreted by the bees themselves in organs situated under the abdominal base, and suspended perpendicularly by one of their sides. Empty spaces are left to permit of the bees reaching every part." &mdash Goodrich, 1859

honey-comb

"The comb is made of wax, found in various plants, but which is also secreted by the bees themselves…

A small stinging insect with six yellow spots on the subpedunculate abdomen.

Hornet

A small stinging insect with six yellow spots on the subpedunculate abdomen.

A hornet's nest attached to a branch of a tree.

Hornet Nest

A hornet's nest attached to a branch of a tree.

"Hruschka's extractor, first brough to public notice in 1865, may be said to have revolutionized the bee-industry as a business. It enabled the honey producer to increase his output considerably by extracting honey from the cells in most cleanly fashion without damaging the combs, and in a fraction of the time previously occupied in the draining." — The Encyclopedia Britannica, 1910

Hruschka Extractor

"Hruschka's extractor, first brough to public notice in 1865, may be said to have revolutionized the…

Humble bees sometimes damage beans and cultivated flowers. Some plants depend on the humble bee for fertilization, such as red clover.

Humble Bee

Humble bees sometimes damage beans and cultivated flowers. Some plants depend on the humble bee for…

"The <em>Humble-bees</em>, or as they are often called in this country, the <em>Bumble-bees</em> are of many species, but they all resemble the common honey-bee in their habits." &mdash Goodrich, 1859

Interior of the Humble-Bee's Nest

"The Humble-bees, or as they are often called in this country, the Bumble-bees are…

Pimpla, A destructive insect.

Ichneumon

Pimpla, A destructive insect.

"The typical hive of America is the improved Langstroth, which has no other covering for the frame tops but a flat roof-board allowing 1/4 in. space between the roof and top-bars for bees to pass from frame to frame." &mdash; The Encyclopedia Britannica, 1910

Langstroth Hive

"The typical hive of America is the improved Langstroth, which has no other covering for the frame tops…

Also known as Orchis morio. A depiction of the pollination of an orchid, where a hive bee is sucking nectar from the flower.

Pollination of an Orchid

Also known as Orchis morio. A depiction of the pollination of an orchid, where a hive bee is sucking…

"Bee is the common name given to a large family of hymenopterous or membranous-winged insects, of which the most important is the common hive or honey bee (apis mellifica). It belongs to the warmer parts of the Eastern Hemisphere, but is now naturalized in the Western. A hive commonly consists of one mother or queen, from 600 to 800 males or drones, and from 15,000 to 20,000 working bees, formerly termed neuters, but now known to be imperfectly developed females. The humblebees, or bumblebees, of which over 60 species are found in North America, belong to the genus bombus, which is almost world wide in its distribution. "&mdash;(Charles Leonard-Stuart, 1911)

Royal Cells

"Bee is the common name given to a large family of hymenopterous or membranous-winged insects, of which…

"Clear-winged moths, Sesiidae, day-fliers, and looking more like bees, wasps, and ichneumons which they are supposed to imitate." &mdash; Encyclopedia Britanica; 1893

Sesiidae

"Clear-winged moths, Sesiidae, day-fliers, and looking more like bees, wasps, and ichneumons which they…

"Hornets and wasps and their structures." &mdash; Goodrich, 1859

Structures of hornets and wasps

"Hornets and wasps and their structures." — Goodrich, 1859

"Toad-flax (Linaria vulgaris). Flowers being visited by an insect for nectar. B, longitudinal section, showing the insect's proboscis extended down the spur toward the nectar-gland; C, insect with a mass of pollen (p), rubbed off from anthers onto the dorsal hairs of the thorax, during successive visits." -Gager, 1916

Common Toadflax with Insect

"Toad-flax (Linaria vulgaris). Flowers being visited by an insect for nectar. B, longitudinal section,…

"Exterior, W.B.C. Hive." &mdash; The Encyclopedia Britannica, 1910

W.B.C. Hive

"Exterior, W.B.C. Hive." — The Encyclopedia Britannica, 1910

"Interior, W.B.C. Hive." &mdash; The Encyclopedia Britannica, 1910

W.B.C. Hive

"Interior, W.B.C. Hive." — The Encyclopedia Britannica, 1910

A common wasp that preys on bee hives.

Wasp

A common wasp that preys on bee hives.

The European Hornet (Vespa crabro) and the wasp (Vespa vulgaris).

Wasp and Hornet

The European Hornet (Vespa crabro) and the wasp (Vespa vulgaris).

The subterranean nest of the common wasp.

Wasp Nest

The subterranean nest of the common wasp.

Elachertus cacoeciae is a species of Chalcid wasp of the Hymenoptera order.

Chalcid Wasp

Elachertus cacoeciae is a species of Chalcid wasp of the Hymenoptera order.

A typical digger wasp.

Digger Wasp

A typical digger wasp.

A popular name for wasps that burrow in the ground, in which th lay their eggs, provisioning each cell with the bodies of other insects, on which the larvae feed after hatching.

Digger Wasp

A popular name for wasps that burrow in the ground, in which th lay their eggs, provisioning each cell…

The Ichneumon wasp is a parasitoids, where the larvae feed on another insect until it dies.

Ichneumon Wasp

The Ichneumon wasp is a parasitoids, where the larvae feed on another insect until it dies.

A wasp that makes his nest in wood or cork, then covers the enterance with mud.

Potter Wasp

A wasp that makes his nest in wood or cork, then covers the enterance with mud.