5A TREATISE ON THE 
CHAPTER VIII. 
THE INMATES OF A HIVE. 
A HIVE consists of the queen or mother- 
Bee, the workers or neuters, varying in num- 
bers from 10,000 to 20,000, or 36,000, and 
the males or drones, from 5 to 700, and dou- 
ble that number. 
CHAPTER IX. 
OF THE QUEEN BEE. 
THE queen Bee is easily distinguished 
from other Bees by the form and size. and 
her color tends to a deeper yellow. "The 
slowness, or even gravity of her march, her 
Stature, and above all, the various homage 
paid her by the Bees, characterize herin a 
distinguished manner. She is larger, longer 
