co.vyjLNys. xxi 



CHAPTER X.W 



Wax, AND HOWTHE Bees MAKK IT ilO 



A\ «x protliiccd from lloncy— The Time and Labuur ncccbsaiy 

 for the Process — All Workers, except the young Bees, arc 

 Wax-makers— The \\'ork of young Bees— The Children of 

 the IIi\e most Useful. 



CHAPTER XWI. 



XlGllT-WORK AND VENTILATION 11-1 



Bees never Sleep — The Necessity of Ventilation, and how the 

 Bees provide for it — The Guard at the Gate. 



CHAPTER XXVII. 

 The Divibiox ot Lauour in the Hive . . ,116 



E\ciy Bee has its \\'ork — Their jVttention to little Things — 

 The Importance of little Things— Other Examples of the 

 \\'onders done by little Creatures — The Hive a Savings 

 Bank. 



CHAPTER XXVIII. 

 More about the Observation of Bees . . .120 



The Observatory Hive — Huber's 'Leaf Hive — Sir J. Lub- 

 bock's Observations of Bees and their Sense of Colour. 



CHAPTER XXIX. 

 Introduction to Modern Bee-keeping . . . 12o 



Boys and Girls may keep Bees — Best to begin in a small Way 

 — The Necessity of Common Sense and Perseverance — 

 Whatever you do, do it thoroughly — Good Management 

 always pays— Virgil's Story of the- old Gardener, 



CHAPTER XXX, 

 First Principles of Bee-keeping , . . . 127 



This book not ' a Guide-book ' — The Golden Rule for successful 

 Bee-keeping — The best kind of Straw Hive and how to 

 begin with it — The Disadvantages of the Straw Hive, 



