The Insect World / Being a Popular Account of the Orders of Insects; Together with a Description of the Habits and Economy of Some of the Most Interesting Species

by Louis Figuier

[83] "Sur les Abeilles et l'Apiculture." In 18mo. 2e edition. Paris.

[84] "Mémoires pour servir à l'Histoire des Insectes," tome v., p. 379.

[85] "Mémoires pour servir à l'Histoire des Insectes," tome v., p. 449.

[86] Not invariably, the period is often longer.—Ed.

[87] "Cours d'Apiculture." In 8vo. Paris, 1864.

[88] "Mémoires pour servir à l'Histoire des Insectes," tome v., p. 611.

[89] Ibid, tome v., pp. 616, 617.

[90] In general, bees very much dislike bad weather; when they are foraging in the country, the appearance of a single cloud before the sun causes them to return home precipitately. However, if the sky is uniformly dark and cloudy, and if there are not any sudden alternations of darkness and light, they are not easily alarmed, and the first drops of a gentle rain hardly drive them away from their hunting-ground.

[91] "Observations sur les Abeilles," tome i., p. 265.

[92] "Observations sur les Abeilles," tome i., pp. 174-178.