The lazy, yawning drone."
Shakspeare's Henry V., Act I., Scene 2.
TABLE OF CONTENTS.
| Preface—Introductory | [1] |
SECTION I.
| Natural History of the Inhabitants of the Hive 3 | |
| The queen | [4] |
| The drone | [11] |
| The worker bee | [15] |
| Eggs of bees | [16] |
| Increase of bees | [18] |
| Swarming | [21] |
SECTION II.
| Anatomy and Physiology of the Bee | [31] |
| Head | [34] |
| Thorax, or Chest | [40] |
| Abdomen | [44] |
SECTION III.
Modern Bee-Hives.