PART I. 
NATURAL HISTORY 
OF BEES. 
CHAP. I. 
OP THE 
QUEEN-BEE, DRONES, AND WORKERS. 
The individuals composing the po¬ 
pulation of a Hive, consist of th > ee 
sorts, all visibly and necessarily dls* 
tlnct from one another, and each class 
intended by Nature to fulfill its own 
functions, and act the part allotted to it. 
These are—the queen-bee, drones,; 
and common, or working bees, usually 
