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Are Not Bees Directed Alone By Instinct?Category: SAGACITY OF BEES. On this subject I have but little to say, as I have failed to discover anything uncommonly remarkable, separate and distinct in one swarm, that another would not exhibit. I have found one swarm guided alone by instinct, doing just what another would under the same circumstances. Writers, not contented with the astonishing results of instinct, with their love of the marvellous, must add a good share of reason to their other faculties,--"an adaptation of means to ends, that reason alone could produce." It is very true, without close inspection, and comparing the results of different swarms in similar cases, one might arrive at such conclusion. It is difficult, as all will admit, "to tell where instinct ends, and reason begins." Instances of sagacity, like the following, have been mentioned. "When the weather is warm, and the heat inside is somewhat oppressive, a number of bees may be seen stationed around the entrance, vibrating their wings. Those inside will turn their heads towards the passage, while those outside will turn theirs the other way. A constant agitation of air is thus created, thereby ventilating the hive more effectually." _All full stocks do this in hot weather._ Next: What They Do With Propolis Previous: Do The Bees Eat More When Allowed To Come Out Occasionally In Winter?
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