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All such places will be filled by the bees with propolis or bee-glue; a substance, which is always soft in the summer heat of the hive, and which forms a most congenial place of deposit for the eggs of the moth.
Langstroth on the Hive and the Honey-Bee A Bee Keeper's Manual 1852
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"Yes, it is bee-glue (_propolis_); it is very common on old hives."
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"I think not; if you will examine it closely, you will perceive it is not so hard and bright; it already begins to crumble; bee-glue is not affected by the weather for years."
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Now the miller enters the hive and makes an incision into the bee-glue, or cement, with her sting, and leaves her eggs.
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