25(5 HYMENOPTERA. 
Lucy, But do the bees carry the fa- 
rina home in their stomachs ? 
Mother, No ; when a bee ah'ghts in a 
flower, it rolls and rubs itself about, till, 
by means of the hairs with which it is 
thickly cov<^red, it has collected all the 
farina ; then, by passing its legs over its 
body, it brushes off this dust, and form- 
ing it into pellets, sticks them into a 
cavity, or hollow, in each hind thigh. 
When a bee, thus loaded, returns home, 
it is immediately surrounded by some of 
the stay-at-home workers, and into each 
of their expecting mouths it pours through 
its trunk a little honey. The newly ar- 
rived bee is also unburdened of its farina, 
which is either eaten by the other bees, if 
hungry, or placed in proper cells, where 
it is known by the name of bee-bread. 
Lucy. What a very disagreeable taste 
it has. 
Mother. In three days these industri- 
ous little creatures have been known to 
make comb enough to contain three 
thousand eggs. 
