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THE HONEY-MAKERS. 
the same manner to the next, and so on, until it is 
brought to the border of the nest and in a position 
for use. The reader will readily see the reason 
for the name — carder bee. 
The following figure represents two carder bees 
working the moss toward their nest : — 
Carder Bees Heckling Moss. 
The dome or roof of their houses is sometimes 
seen rising four, or even six inches above the level 
of the plain or meadow. In addition to moss and 
grass, a coarse kind of wax is often used to form 
the ceiling of the roof, for the purpose of keeping 
out the rain, and as a protection against high winds. 
Before the waxen finish is given, it has been no- 
ticed that, on a fine, sunshiny day the upper por- 
tion of the dome is opened a little, apparently for 
the purpose of hastening the hatching of the eggs j 
