CONTENTS. 
CHAPTER I. 
PAQ» 
The Bee well known. — A social Insect. — Bees and 
the Poets. — Origin of the Bee. — Different kinds . © 
CHAPTER II. 
The Queen Bee. — Attachment of her Subjects. — Gott- 
hold’s Emblem. — Birth and infancy of the Queen. — 
Her labors. — Laying of Eggs. — Young Bees. — But 
one Queen in a Hive. — Swarming. — Choice of a new 
Queen. — Battles between rival Queens. — Manifes- 
tations of Divine Wisdom. — Nothing too small to 
escape God’s care and notice 16 
CHAPTER III. 
The Drone. — Its life and habits. — Its reputation for 
idleness. — The charge refuted. — Incentives to use- 
ful living 31 
CHAPTER IV. 
The Worker. — Traits of Character. — Its Body. — Bread- 
baskets. — Honev-bottle. — Tongue. — Sting. — Col- 
lecting Food. — Nurse Bees. — Wax-Workers. — Their 
Labors. — Virgil’s Description 36 
