LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 
THE COMB-BUILDERS 
MOSES RUSDEN’S BEE-BOOK - 
BUTLER’S “BEES MADRIGALL” 
JOHN THORLEY IN HIS STUDY 
INVERTED STRAW HIVE 
AN OLD SUSSEX BEE-HOUSE 
COMB-FRAME FROM MODERN HIVE 
WINTER IN THE BEE-GARDEN 
DRONE-BROOD AND WORKER-BROOD 
QUEEN-BEE LAYING 
A QUEEN-CELL - 
THE HONEY-BEE, IN FACT AND FANCY 
BROOD-COMB, SHOWING ALL STAGES OF BEE-LIFE 
THE BEE-NURSERY 
A SWARM IN MAY 
A MAMMOTH SWARM 
HIVING THE SWARM 
THE SWARM HIVED 
HONEYCOMB CONSTRUCTION 
COMB BUILT UPWARDS 
IN THE STOREHOUSE 
QUEEN-BEE IN OFF-SEASON 
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