HONEY. 1G3 



Nothing is independent of another, everything 

 is dependent on another. The welfare of the 

 part means the welfare of the whole. The wel- 

 fare of the whole means the welfare of the part. 



As you read on you will see how the bees 

 illustrate all this. 



Three Things or Products from the Bee. 



Honey, which it obtains from the sweet 

 nectar of the flowers, 



Wax, which it makes underneath its body 

 and with which it builds the combs, 



Propolis, a kind of long, waxy thread, which 

 it uses to fill up and make good all defects in 

 the comb, 



Pollen, with which the larvae are fed. 



HONEY 



is nectar that the bee obtains from the flowers, 

 and it is largely mixed with water. In the honey 

 stomach of the bee this water is separated from 

 the honey, and the pure honey is then stored 

 by the bee in the cells of the hive. 



WAX 



is formed by the bee, underneath its body. In 

 the hive, the bees hang on one another in fes- 

 toons, like a plumb line, and with their front 

 legs and mouth convert the wax into ribbons, 

 and with these ribbons of wax build their combs. 



