Honey -Comb. 113 



other, but that the bottom of a cell on 

 the right side of the comb overlaps the 

 edges of three or four cells j^^p^^^on 

 the left side. That is, the 

 cells are placed so that the" 

 bottom of one rests where three others 

 on the opposite side come together, and 

 sometimes overlaps a fourth. 



You can easily see the edges of the op- 

 posite cells through the wax that forms 

 the bottom of a cell, and you can under- 

 stand that placing the cells this way makes 

 the comb much stronger. 



Now the comb is made and ready to 

 be filled with honey. 



Probably young bees that have not yet 

 gone out of the hive in search of nectar, 

 build the cells. 



The rovers bring in nectar, and standing 

 over the cells press it up from their honey- 

 sacs. A great many loads are necessary 

 to fill one cell, as each bee carries less 

 than a drop at a time. 



