Bees That Cost 25/- Each
American bees are claimed to be faster workers than the ordinary Britaeh bee. In five week* a British bee can gather 201 b of clover honey, but its American cousin can collect 401 b in the same time. American Queens cost about 25/- each, but in a short time as many as 1,600 bees can be mothered by her. A hive of them will sell for as much as £9. But the American Quesn is worn out and dies in about three years, While the British Queen will live for six years.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 13, Issue 54, 18 February 1949, Page 2
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97Bees That Cost 25/- Each Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 13, Issue 54, 18 February 1949, Page 2
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