So 8 



THE BEE NATION, 209289. 



CHAPTER XVII. 

 ROYALTY 211227 



The Queen Bee Drones Massacre of the Drones 

 Female Supremacy Struggles between Queens 

 Emergence of Young Queens Development of Royal 

 Larvae Loss of Queen Introduction of a Stranger 

 Queen. 



CHAPTER XVIII. 

 SWARMING 228241 



Signs of Swarming Swarming Artificial and Natural 

 Settlement in a New Home Killing of Young 

 Queens by Old Wedding Flight Return of the Queen 

 Egg-laying Determination of Nature of Eggs 

 Abdication of Queen. 



CHAPTER XLX. 

 DOMESTIC WOBK 242254 



Work of Younger Bees -Feeding of Larvae Preparation 

 of Honey and Storage thereof Pollen Cleaning the 

 Hive Rebuilding the Cells Change of Building to 

 Suit Circumstances Propolis Cleanliness of Bees 

 Burial of Dead Ventilating Bees Details on Cell 

 Building. 



CHAPTER XX. 

 ACTIVITY ABROAD 255 264 



Gathering Nectar and Pollen Guards Enemies Lan- 

 guage Scent Memory Virgil and Shakspere on 

 Bees. 



CHAPTER XXI. 

 MONARCHY, SOCIALISM AND INSTINCT 265 272 



Constitutional Monarchy Communism " Instinct " of 

 Work Robber Bees Bees with Sugar Refineries 

 Living on Humble Bees Artificial Feeding. 



CHAPTER XXII. 

 CELL-BUILDING 273283 



Shape of Cell Gradations of Shape Meliponae 

 Hexagons Long Development Queens and Workers 

 Wars Greeks and Bees. 



