GENERAL HINTS 15 
dead, or dying from starvation in cold weather, 
and although it is a recognised fact that 
queens which have been injured by frost 
become drone-breeders it was not so in this 
case: 
The Antenne.—The antenne of the bee 
must be accounted among the most mar- 
vellous of its organs. They are made up of 
a number of joints and chambers, and, though 
they are conjectured to be the organs of the 
senses of hearing, feeling, and smelling they 
are not definitely so known to be. As in 
the case of many other insects the antenne 
of the male bee are much longer than those 
of the female. 
The Tongue.—From the bee-keeper’s point 
of view the tongue of the bee is one of its 
most important organs, for by means of it 
the bee secures the nectar from the flowers. 
When the nectar is in abundance the tongue 
serves as a trunk or proboscis through which 
it can be drawn, and when the supply is 
scanty the spoon-like end of the proboscis 
serves to lap it up. From the tongue the 
nectar passes into the ‘‘ honey stomach”’ from 
which it is regurgitated and stored in the 
hive. 
The Legs.—The six legs of the bee serve 
