1 66 The Bee People. 



In this mass of pollen she lays her eggs. 

 She always lays fertilized eggs early in the 

 seaspn ; but I suppose she does not feed the 

 young bees very generously on bee-milk, so 

 they hatch into workers instead of queens. 



Of course this is just what she wants. 

 As soon as the workers begin to come out, 

 she can stay at home and let them gather 

 the pollen. 



The bombus is covered 

 all over with hair, as you 



My Bombus. , i i i i r 



know, and has bands of 

 yellow and black hairs across her body. 



The bombus that I know best has a yel- 

 low jacket, and a broad yellow band across 

 the top of her abdomen. 



The tail-end of her abdomen is black. 

 She is a very pretty, furry bee, and like all 

 the bombuses, her wings are dark brown 

 in color. 



The. honey-bee's wings are as clear as 

 glass, and that is one way you can tell a 

 honey-bee from a bumble-bee. 



