LIFE IN THE INSECT WORLD. 143 



EVENING THIRTEENTH. 



HIVE BEES. 



JReneS. Now for the bees, Aunt Mary. 



Aunt M. There are many different species 

 of bees, all of which are curious and interesting; 

 but I will first tell you of the Hive Bees, which, 

 although they are naturally found in a wild state, 

 building in hollow trees and other places which 

 will afford them a convenient shelter, seem well 

 satisfied to live in the hives provided for them 

 by man, as the wren and some other birds are 

 willing to build their nests in the little boxes or 

 houses that have been made for them. 



For many hundreds of years, the habits of 

 these wonderful little insects have been careful- 

 ly studied. We read of one man who spent his 



