112 The Bee People. 
Suppose you were to lay your fruit Jars 
on their sides on the table in a row, and 
then pile another row above them, and 
sO on. 
You would have them nicely packed 
away, but how could you fill them with- 
out having the contents run out as fast 
—— as put in? 
~~ 2 Miss Apis is able 
— 2 A to overcome even 
that difficulty. She 
‘builds a double row 
of cells placed back to back, and opening 
of course in opposite directions. 
The cells are not quite parallel with the 
floor of the hive, but their mouths are 
tipped up just a little, and they are slightly 
curved, as if Miss Apis were afraid the 
honey might run out if she laid them 
down too flat. 
If you look into an empty cell of honey- 
comb, you will see that the cells in a sheet 
of comb are not exactly opposite to each 
