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pletely fashioned. The cells for the drones are considerably larger 
and heavier than those for the workers, and being generally con- 
structed later, are nearer the edges of the combs. Every cell that was 
ever built by the honey bee, either for workers or drones, has been of 
the same form, and no improvement can possibly be made in its con- 
struction. The depth of the store-cells, however, varies very mate- 
rially ; they may be found from one-fourth to three inches deep. 
CHAPTER XXX. 
SIGHT. 
Many conjectures are entertained in regard to the sight of bees; 
and authors have failed to agree on this point as in most others, And 
that there is something mysterious concerning it, every one who has 
paid the least attention to the subject must readily admit. For, if 
we follow the little laborer during its excursions in the fields, in search 
for honey, we sce it proceed from flower to flower with as much pre- 
cision, as though this organ existed in its utmost perfection. And 
when it has gathered its little load, it rises in the air, and as true as 
the needle to the pole, it makes its way straight homewards, as if 
in full view of the hive. But let the hive be moved only a few inches 
to the right or left, or let the entrance be partially closed or turned 
around only one inch or two, from the place it formerly occupied, the 
bee appears not to notice this in the least, but flies with unerring pre- 
cision to that point on the alighting board, formerly occupied by the 
door of the hive, and after several fruitless attempts to find the en- 
trance, it rises again into the air, as it would appear, for the purpose 
of removing at such distance from the hive as is best suited to 
the focus of its visual organ. 
Dr. Bevan observes, “The eyesight of bees, notwithstanding the 
wonderful mechanism of their eyes, seems less perfect. than their 
other senses; on some occasions it scarcely ‘serves them to distinguish 
