504 THE MICKOSCOPE. 



the pollen is at once kneaded and packed closely in the 

 cells provided for its preservation. The quantity of this 

 collected in one day by a single hive during favourable 



Fig. 259. 



1, Honey-lee's tongue. 2, Leg, showing pocket for carrying the Bee-bread. (The 

 small circles show the objects about the natural size.) 



weathei is said to be at least a pound ; this chiefly con- 

 stitutes the food of the working-bees in the hive. The 



