CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER I— THE HIVE BEE. 



Pae« 

 Queen Bee— Her Treatment bj her Subjects 25 



CHAPTER n.— THE HIVE BEE. 



Mode of Communication among Beea — Antipathy between rival 

 Queens -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. 



Inteiior 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 

 Waspsh-Hornets 1^ 



