176 The Bee People. 
became an expert at gathering clover- 
nectar. You see, she began to practise 
gm,t00 late in life. 
You will sometimes see bumble-bees 
Hi) asleep on the flowers toward night. 
Ms“) Perhaps they have wandered too far 
E\AY) from home; perhaps they think flower 
‘i petals make a very dainty bedroom. 
Wi? Often the bees kept in a room will take 
f a nap on a cloudy day. 
4 You can tell when a bee is i 
} It does not shut its eyes, of course, 
; (but it looks very droopy and sleepy. 
f Look at that bee on the iris bud; 
hi |? would n’t you Anow it had gone to sleep? 
¥/ You can get a great deal of pleasure 
from the bees by watching them out of 
doors. You can see them go into different 
Nkinds of flowers and find out just how 
they take the nectar. 
Bees never sting unless you go too near 
their hives or else touch them. You can 
