166 The Bee People. 
In this mass of pollen she lays her eggs. 
She always lays fertilized eggs early in the 
season; but I suppose she does not feed the 
young bees very generously on bee-milk, so 
they hatch into workers instead of queens. 
Of course this is just what she wants. 
As soon as the workers begin to come out, 
she can stay at home and let them gather 
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al e bombus is covered 
=< =-=— all over with hair, as you 
know, and has bands of 
yellow and black hairs across her body. 
The bombus that | know best has a yel- 
low jacket, and a broad yellow band across 
the top of her abdomen. 
The tail-end of her abdomen is black. 
She is a very pretty, furry bee, and like all 
the bombuses, her wings are dark brown 
in color. 
The honey-bee’s wings are as clear as 
glass, and that is one way you can tell a 
honey-bee from a bumble-bee. 
