Honey-Comb. 114 
other, but that the bottom of a cell on 
the right side of the comb overlaps the 
edges of three or four cells -\/R 
the left side. That is, the 
cells are placed so that the 
bottom of one rests where three others 
on the opposite side come together, and 
sometimes overlaps a fourth. 
You can easily see the edges of the op- 
posite cells through the wax that forms 
the bottom of a cell, and you can under- 
stand that placing the cells this way makes 
the comb much stronger. 
Now the comb is made and ready to 
be filled with honey. 
Probably young bees that have not yet 
gone out of the hive in search of nectar, 
build the cells. 
The rovers bring in nectar, and standing 
over the cells press it up from their honey- 
sacs. A great many loads are necessary 
to fill one cell, as each bee carries less 
than a drop ata time. 
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