CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER IV. 



THE DRONES. 



PAGES 



Distinguishing Characteristics Time of Hatching Numbers 

 Purposes served by them Destruction by Workers or other 

 means Unusual Survival 29 34 



CHAPTER V. 



THE WORKERS. 



Distinguishing Characteristics Supposed Differences of Function 

 among them Sir John Lubbock's Experiments Fertile 

 Workers Length of Life "Black Bees" Duties of 

 Workers 3543 



CHAPTER VI. 



HONEY. 



Origin how Collected and Stored Constitution Poisonous 

 Honey Best varieties of Honey Distances traversed by 

 Bees in search of Honey Uses 44 48 



CHAPTER VII. 



MEAD. 



Nature Method of Manufacture Metheglin and Mead Estima- 

 tion in former times Queen Elizabeth's Recipe Scandi- 

 navian liking for Mead 49 52 



CHAPTER VIII. 

 WAX. 



Origin Production Chemical Constitution Comb-Building 

 Detailed Description Amount of Wax in Hives Commer- 

 cial Value Properties 5371 



CHAPTER IX. 



POLLEN, OR BEE-BREAD. 



Origin Collection Conveyance Deposition Quantity Stored 



Uses Artificial Substitutes 72 75 



