THE BEE. 511 
some of them are emplojed as receptacles 
I ^riria of flowers, which is the great basis and raw 
3ll their curious operations. When a bee comes 
with its thighs filled with farina, it is often met 
'-’"trance by some of its companions, who first 
S^lif devour the provisions so kindly 
fHitv tliem. But when the members of the com- 
'“■e no longer oppressed by hunger, the carriers of 
N, '^‘-'posit their loads in cells prepared for that pur- 
S k. V‘ these cells the bees resort, when the weather 
v" 8n they cannot venture into the fields to seek a 
W'y of food. The farina being digested, and con- 
A.-jj wax, the bees possess the faculty of bringing 
Jticjj .he stomach to the mouth, employing the tongue, 
placed beneath the two teeth, or fangs, in sup- 
k V I,.® materials for the construction of their 
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At;n^°''®''nd with a moist paste or wax. 
x'li. ^he bee continues to supply fresh wax to the 
^ 
construction 
at work, this member is in 
1 being at times more or less 
waxen 
perpetual and 
concave, and 
By its different 
>s 
, the bee 
I Qj, ,*®h are employed in raising and fashioning the 
4"' tlQ' *** '•®11’ ^*11 ^hey have acquired a sufficient height. 
<• a„ 'St paste or wax is no sooner dry, than it assumes all 
'■'’"ces of common wax. 
only require much warmth, but are also ex- 
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possession of a new hive, they carefully examine 
A, of it, and, if they discover any small boles >r 
Paste ■ . i . 
^ My . require rauca wuiima, aui cue ca 
fiiigl^^llcitous to prevent other insects from an entrance 
Jl tju*^ O'V'es. To accomplish both these purposes, when 
yarious trees, as poplars, birches, and willows, 
AM,®j®‘'tirely from wax, more durable, and more c.apable 
'A the vicissitudes of weather. A bee hs.fing pro- 
l|i- * II, quantity of this purely natural production, 
''ll 'Is two hinder thighs, repairs to the 
'I companions are in readiness to draw 
' 1 '*' 'let; 1-^’ "Ppl.V It to fill up such chinks, hol^, or 
I'a I®''®'®"’ *'"’ t^®y thelt habitation. This is 
V "te °”^y which bees apply the glue, 
ij ?'^t'’Cniely solicitous to remove such insects, or 
t' -^Yl *'■'*» as chance to introduce themselves into the 
80 light as not to exceed ffieir powers, they 
them firmly with a resinous substance coi- 
