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of space and material. 63. Solidity of structure. 64. Geome- 

 trical problem of the comb solved. 65. Expedient to secure the 

 sides and bases of the cells 1 



CHAP. III. 66. Drone cells and worker cells. 67. Store cells. 

 68. Construction of combs. 69. Wax-makers also produce 

 honey. 70. First operation of the wax-makers. 71. Process of 

 the foundress. 72. Kneading the wax. 73. Formation of first 

 wall. 74. Correction of mistakes. 75. Dimensions of first wall. 

 76. Operations of the nurses. 77. Bases of cells. 78. Wax- 

 makers resume their work Completion of pyramidal bases. 

 79. Pyramidal partition. 80. Formation of cells. 81-82. 

 Arrangement of combs. 83. Sides not parallel. 84. Process 

 not merely mechanical. 85-86. Process of construction. 87. 

 Labour successive. 88. Dimensions of cells. 89. Their number. 

 90. Bee-bread. 91. Pap for young. 92. Food adapted to 

 age. 93. Transformation. 94. Humble-bees females. 95. 

 Their nursing workers. 96. Transformation. 97. How the 

 temperature of the cocoons is maintained. 98. Anecdote related 

 by Huber. 99. Remarkable care of the nurses. 100. Heat 

 evolved in respiration by the hive-bee. 101. Cross alleys con- 

 necting the streets. 102. First laying of the queen in Spring. 

 103. Her royal suite. 104. The eggs 



CHAP. IV. 105. The larvae. 106. Transformation of worker nymph. 

 107. Worker cells. 108. Treatment of a young worker. 

 109. Of the drone. 110. Drone nymph. 111. Koyal cell and 

 nymph. 112. Its treatment. 113. Honey cells. 114. Pas- 

 turage progress of work. 115. Construction of comb. 116. 

 Remarkable organisation. 117. Magnitude and weight of bees. 

 118. Character of queen. 119. Royal jealousy. 120. Prin- 

 ciple of primogeniture. 121. Assassination of rivals. 122. 

 Battle of virgin queens. 123 . Reason of mutual hostility. 124. 

 Result of the battles. 125. Battle of married queens. 126. 

 Battle of a virgin with a fertile queen. 127. Sentinels at the 

 gates Treatment of an intruding queen. 128. Remarkable 

 proceeding of bees that have lost their queen effect of her 

 restoration. 129. Effect of the introduction of a new queen. 

 130. Policy of the hive. 131. Operations at the beginning of a 



CHAP. V. 132. Change of state of the queen after laying. 133. 

 First swarm led by her majesty. 134. Proceedings of the first 

 swarm. 135. Loyalty and fidelity to the queen remarkable 

 experiment of Dr. Warder. 136. Interregnum after swarming. 

 137. The princess royal. 138. Second swarm its effects. 

 139. Successive swarms. 140. Production of a factitious queen 



