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its fellow on either side. These interspaces are well 

 filled by bees, but very few of which disturb them- 

 selves on our account ; nor need we be disturbed 

 on theirs if, with precaution, we lift out one of these 

 filled frames for inspection, the bees retaining their 



Fig. 3.— Honeycomb (Natural Size). 



A, Queen Cell, from which Queen has hatched showing Lid; B, Queen Cell 

 torn open ; C, Queen Cell cut down ; D, Drone Grub ; E, Drone Cell, 

 mrtlv sealed • F Drone Cells, sealed ; G, Worker Cells, sealed ; H, 

 OM Qulen Cell ; i, Sealed Honey ; K Fresh Pollen Masses ; L CeHs 

 nearly filled bv Pollen ; M, Aborted Queen Cell on Face of Comb , JN 

 Bee bitinSts way out of Cell ; O, Eggs and Larvae in various conditions. 



position, and in large part continuing their work 

 as though nothing particular had happened. 



As we now cast our eyes over the comb, delicately 

 and perfectly modelled in wax, we discover that 



C 



