My thanks are due also to Mr. W. H. McCormick for his kindness in reading over the proofs.
Yours truly,
ELLISON HAWKS.
10 Grange Terrace,
Leeds, 1912.
CONTENTS
| CHAP. | PAGE | |
| I. | About the Bee | [ 1] |
| II. | The Queen Bee | [ 3] |
| III. | The Drone | [ 5] |
| IV. | The Worker Bee | [ 7] |
| V. | The Microscope | [ 8] |
| VI. | The Head | [ 10] |
| VII. | The Wonderful Antennæ | [ 12] |
| VIII. | The Eyes | [ 16] |
| IX. | The Tongue and Mouth Parts | [ 20] |
| X. | The Jaws | [ 23] |
| XI. | The Thorax | [ 25] |
| XII. | The Legs | [ 27] |
| XIII. | The First Pair of Legs | [ 29] |
| XIV. | The Second and Third Pair of Legs | [ 31] |
| XV. | The Wings | [ 33] |
| XVI. | The Abdomen | [ 36] |
| XVII. | The Breathing Apparatus | [ 39] |
| XVIII. | The Sting | [ 41] |
| XIX. | The Ancients and Bees | [ 44] |
| XX. | The Hive | [ 49] |
| XXI. | A Visit to a Hive | [ 52] |
| XXII. | The City Gate | [ 54] |
| XXIII. | The Guard Bees | [ 58] |
| XXIV. | Workers in the City | [ 60] |
| XXV. | The Comb Builders | [ 63] |
| XXVI. | The Life of the Bee | [ 68] |
| XXVII. | The Story of the Queen | [ 72] |
| XXVIII. | The Pollen Gatherers | [ 74] |
| XXIX. | The Varnish Makers | [ 77] |
| XXX. | The Nectar Gatherers | [ 79] |
| XXXI. | The Winter Sleep | [ 82] |
| XXXII. | The Swarm | [ 84] |
| XXXIII. | Taking the Swarm | [ 87] |
| XXXIV. | The Old Hive after a Swarm | [ 89] |
| XXXV. | The Massacre of the Drones | [ 91] |
| XXXVI. | Honey | [ 93] |
| XXXVII. | Modern Bee-keeping | [ 96] |
| XXXVIII. | The Bees’ Enemies | [ 99] |
| XXXIX. | Powers of Communication | [ 101] |
| XL. | Bee Flowers | [ 104] |
| XLI. | Pollen | [ 107] |
| XLII. | Bees and Flowers | [ 110] |
| XLIII. | How Flowers Protect their Nectar | [ 113] |
| XLIV. | How Flowers are Fertilised | [ 115] |
| XLV. | Conclusion | [ 118] |
Plate I
From a photograph by] [E. Hawks
Drone Queen Worker
The Three Kinds of Bees
BEES