CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER I.— THE HIVE BEE. 



Pago 



Queen Bee — Her Treatment by her Subjects 25 



CHAPTER II.— THE HIVE BEE. 



Mode of Communication among Bees — Antipathy between rival 

 Q,ueens-"-Their Combats — Helplessness when mutilated — Senses 

 of Bees— Manner of discovering Bees' Nests practised by Ameri- 

 can Honey-hunters 37 



CHAPTER III.— THE HIVE BEE. 



Interior Arrangements of a Bee-hive — Structure of a Comb — Form 

 of the Cells— Worker-Bees — Collection of Honey — Elaboration 

 of Wax — Bee-bread — Cleanliness of Bees 46 



CHAPTER IV.— THE HIVE BEE. 



Fertility of Queen Bee— Swarming — Ventilation of the Hive — 

 Irascibility— Duels— Robberies— Defences of Bees 68 



CHAPTER V.— THE HUMBLE BEE. 



Builds her own Habitation — Curious Division of Labour — Remark- 

 able for Good-nature and Affection for her Young — Ingenuity in 

 overcoming Difficulties — The Carpenter-Bee — The Mason-Bee — 

 — The Upholsterer-Bee 82 



CHAPTER VI.— THE COMMON WASP. 



The Nest — Construction and Materials — Form of the Combs — 

 Affection for its Young — Manner of feeding them — Solitary 

 Wasps— Hornets 100 



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