4 The Habits of the Honeybee 



always be venerated among beekeepers for the light 

 they threw on the activities of the hive. It would be 

 interesting to note the discoveries of these men and 

 their followers if room permitted. Men of the olden 

 days were not alone in their absurd beliefs, for even at 

 the present day there appears at times a man who 

 tliinks he has made the wonderful discovery that all 

 our old beliefs are wrong; but we are comforted by 

 the fact that most of these receive no following. It is 



WORKER-BEE. 



by this means only, however, that we are to arrive at 

 the truth ultimately; for by sifting what is correct 

 from all the views advanced, and dropping the errors, 

 we shall perhaps some day know the true economy of 

 the hive. It is scarcely necessary to remark that we 

 are far from that position at the present time. 



The honeybee belongs to the group of insects known 

 beekeeping can soon recognize each with ease. This 

 order includes both solitary and social bees, wasps, 

 ants, saw-flies, and some others, all of which are inter- 

 esting- in tlieir habits. This order is divided into 



