RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1858.09.16. Tegetmeier thinks from experiments, which he has made that 15 lb of sugar is consumed in the secretion of a pound of wax. CUL-DAR48.B32. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 9.2021. RN1
NOTE: See record in the Darwin Online manuscript catalogue, enter its Identifier here. Reproduced with permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library and William Huxley Darwin. The volume CUL-DAR48 contains notes for Natural selection chap. 8 'Transitions of Organs'. Notes on bees' cells for origin of species theory.
[B32]
Sept. 16/58/
Mr Tegetmeier thinks from experiments, which he has made that 15 lb of sugar is consumed in the secretion of a pound of wax, & in the support of a large swarm of Bees during a fortnight. But that very much is not consumed in support of the Bees, is shown by this weight of honey deposited, if on empty combs as given to them.
[in margin:] Shows all of saving wax.
Some American Apiarians says that 10 lb of Honey go to to make one lb of Wax Mr Tegetmeier has never seen any more than I have a parallel wall, such as Huber describes of wax.
Mr T. showed me some irregular comb & where cells were too small or too shallow for Bees to work adjoining perfect cell had a curved wall part of cylinder.
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