CHAPTER III. 



THE HONEY BEE: CLASSIFICATION, PHYSI- 

 OLOGY AND CHARACTERISTICS. 



The Queen, 48 



When Qneens are Bred, 48 



Impregnation of the Queen, 51 



Sex of Eggs, 55 



Laying and Hatching of Eggs and Treatment of the Young, 56 



Playing, 62 



Drone Laying Queen, 64 



External Evidence of the Loss of the Queen, 65 



Internal Evidence, 67 



The Drone, 69 



The Drone killed by Workers, 70 



White-Headed Drones, 71 



The Worker, 71 



Wax produced by Workers, 74 



Their Industry, 76 



Fertile Workers, 77 



