250 AGRICULTURE 



The cells in which queens are hatched are 

 of a different shape. They are rather pear- 

 shaped, and hang with their mouths down- 

 wards. They are about an inch long and 

 one-third inch in diameter. 



The cells used for storing honey are the 

 same as the drone and worker cells. The 

 bees themselves usually prefer the drone cells 

 for this purpose. 



Pollen or Pollen or bee bread is the fertilising dust 

 of flowers, gathered by the bee on the hairy 

 under surface of her body. She then collects 

 it and kneads into a kind of sticky dough 

 with honey, after which it is placed in the 

 pollen baskets found on her third legs, and in 

 that manner it is carried home. Pollen forms 

 the nitrogenous part of the food of the bees, 

 and is absolutely essential in preparing food 

 for the larvae. The adult bees also use a 

 certain amount for their own nourishment. 



When not required for immediate use it 

 is stored in the cells. 

 Propolis Propolis is a sticky substance which exudes 



