The Bee People
by Margaret Warner Morley
Description: An attractive introduction to the curious structure, habits, and activities of bees, in which readers learn how the bees' wondrous body parts equip them to gather nectar and pollen, construct the hive, and nurture the young, and how the different kinds of bees interact in the life of the hive. Over one hundred pen drawings by the author illustrate the features described in the text.
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Table of Contents
1. Apis Mellifica, or the Honey-Bee
2. Apis Mellifica and Her Eyes
3. Her Tongue
4. Her Honey-Sac
5. Ambrosia and Nectar
6. Miss Apis's Legs
7. Her Wings
8. How She Hears and Smells
9. Her Sting
10. Miss Apis and Her Sisters
11. The Brothers
12. The Queen
13. The Work in the Hive—The Manufacture of Wax
14. Honey-Comb
15. Honey and Honey-Dew
16. Cradle-Cells
17. The Family Exodus
18. The New Queen
19. Fancies and Facts about Bees
20. Bombus, the Bumble-Bee
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