THE 



HANDY BOOK OF BEES. 



PART FIEST. 



THE KATURAL HISTORY OF BEES. 



In every healthy hive of hees there may be found, at cer- 

 tain seasons of the year, a queen or mother hee, males or 

 drones, and working bees ; honey and vrax, bee -bread 

 and propolis. 



Queen. 



Worker. 



Drone, 



CHAPTEE I. 



THE QUEEN BEE. 



By loo King at the representations of the dififerent bees, 

 the reader wiU see that a queen bee is less in size than a 

 drone, and larger than a working bee. In shape she is 



