Contents 



Pass 



I. On the Threshold of the Hive 3 



II. The Swarm 37 



III. The Foundation of the City . 131 



IV. The Life of the Bee . . . .159 

 V. The Young Queens .... 233 



VI. The Nuptial Flight .... 295 



VII, The Massacre of the Males . 347 



VIII. The Progress of the Race. . . 363 



Appendix , , 423 



