14 The Bee People. 



When insects carry pollen to the stigmas, 

 we say they fertilise the flowers. Unless a 

 flower is fertilized, it will bear no seed. 



Bees eat pollen as well as honey, and 

 while gathering it from different flowers 

 they are sure to dust the stigmas. 



Flowers can be fertilized only by pollen 

 from other flowers of their own kind. 

 Lilies can be fertilized only by pollen from 

 other lilies, and roses by the pollen of other 

 roses. Lily pollen cannot fertilize a rose, 

 nor can any pollen fertilize any flower but 

 one of its own particular kind. 



The three chief parts of a bee are the 

 head, the thorax, and the abdomen. 



The head bears the antenna, tongue, and 

 eyes. 

 The thorax has attached to it the wings 

 and legs. 



In the abdo- 

 men are the 

 •sting and the 

 honey-sac. 



