02318cam a22003013u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000340011324500520014726400510019930000470025033600260029733700260032333800360034950000310038550802350041652012510065153400450190265300090194785600430195699900170199926457UtSlPG20260610133615.0mcr n260607r2008||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aQL1 aHuber, François,d1750-183110aNew observations on the natural history of bees 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2008  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2008-08-28  aProduced by Louise Pryor, Steven Giacomelli and the Online
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Literature in Agriculture (CHLA), Cornell University)  a"New Observations on the Natural History of Bees" by François Huber is a scientific publication written in the late 18th century. This work is a thorough exploration of bee behavior and reproduction, providing insights into their complex social structures and biological processes. The book appears to delve into multiple aspects of bees, particularly focusing on the impregnation of queen bees and the methods of experimentation that reveal their reproductive habits.  The opening of the book introduces a series of letters addressed to a fellow naturalist, detailing Huber's observations and experiments on the fecundation of queen bees. Huber discusses his innovative methods for observing bee behaviors through specially designed hives that enable a clearer view of their activity, and he critiques existing theories about the reproduction of queens. He presents evidence supporting that queen bees are not self-impregnated but require copulation outside the hive, detailing various experiments that refute previous conjectures made by notable naturalists. This introductory section sets a scientific tone, aiming to clarify misconceptions and contribute original findings to the study of bees. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aBees40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/26457  c67401d67401