(By A. I. Root Co.) 



Figure 2. 



Queen, Drone and Worker. 



QUEEN. 



It has been known for ages that there was an individual in the colony 

 larger than the other, which was supposed to be the "King" or ruler. 

 When it became known that this Individual laid eggs the name was 

 changed to Queeh. Under normal conditions there is only one queen. 

 She is the only perfect female and is the mother of the entire colony. 

 Besides being larger than the other bees, she is somewhat different in 

 shape, her body is longer, wings are shorter, and her abdomen is 

 longer in proportion to that of the worker. She is armed with a curved 

 sting which is used only in destroying other queens. Her sole duty 

 is laying eggs which are deposited at the base of the cells of combs in 

 that portion of the hives used for rearing brood. The number of eggs 

 per day varies according to the season which governs the activities of 

 the colony. During the winter months egg laying is reduced to a 

 minimum. During season of production the queen reaches her maxi- 

 mum and is capable of depositing from 1000 to 5000 eggs per day. 



