Project Gutenberg 2008-08-28 Public domain in the USA. 340 Huber, François 1750 1831 Huber, Francis Huber, Francois New observations on the natural history of bees Produced by Louise Pryor, Steven Giacomelli and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images produced by Core Historical Literature in Agriculture (CHLA), Cornell University) "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.) Reading ease score: 64.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Bees QL Text Animals-Wild-Insects Browsing: Nature/Gardening/Animals Browsing: Science - General Category: Science - Biology Category: Nature/Gardening/Animals 358818 2025-06-11T05:31:32.552296 text/html 361318 2021-01-04T01:43:20 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 393555 2021-01-04T01:43:20 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 480756 2025-06-11T05:31:42.493206 application/epub+zip 485889 2025-06-11T05:31:36.827266 application/epub+zip 191023 2025-06-11T05:31:35.047267 application/epub+zip 822998 2025-06-11T05:31:46.578244 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 791365 2025-06-11T05:31:41.235191 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 367525 2022-09-12T09:40:44.898320 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 311356 2025-06-11T05:31:31.839266 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 311164 2021-01-04T01:43:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 107558 2021-01-04T01:43:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 311241 2021-01-04T01:43:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 107517 2021-01-04T01:43:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20671 2025-06-11T05:31:46.728194 application/rdf+xml 16479 2025-06-11T05:31:35.633230 image/jpeg 3671 2025-06-11T05:31:35.336234 image/jpeg 476365 2025-06-11T05:31:32.597263 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia