THE 



HANDY BOOK OF BEES. 



PAET FIEST. 



At certain times of the year, in every liealtty hive of 

 hees, there are a queen or mother hee; males, which are 

 called drones ; and working hees. There are also honey 

 and wax, hee-hread and propolis. 



Queen. 



Worker. 



Drone. 



CHAPTER I. 



THE QUEEN BEE. 



Her Shape and Appearance. — By looking at the repre- 

 sentation of the different bees, the reader wiU see that 

 a queen is less in size than a drone, and larger than a 



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