Bees, Shown to the ChildrenIntroductory materialReading editionChapter navigation49 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterBEESABOUT THIS BOOKIntroductory materialChapter I · ABOUT THE BEEChapter II · THE QUEEN BEEChapter III · THE DRONEChapter IV · THE WORKER BEEChapter V · THE MICROSCOPEChapter VI · THE HEADChapter VII · THE WONDERFUL ANTENNÆChapter VIII · THE EYESChapter IX · THE TONGUE AND MOUTH PARTSChapter X · THE JAWSChapter XI · THE THORAXChapter XII · THE LEGSChapter XIII · THE FIRST PAIR OF LEGSChapter XIV · THE SECOND AND THIRD PAIR OF LEGSChapter XV · THE WINGSChapter XVI · THE ABDOMENChapter XVII · THE BREATHING APPARATUSChapter XVIII · THE STINGChapter XIX · THE ANCIENTS AND BEESChapter XX · THE HIVEChapter XXI · A VISIT TO A HIVEChapter XXII · THE CITY GATEChapter XXIII · THE GUARD BEESChapter XXIV · WORKERS IN THE CITYChapter XXV · THE COMB BUILDERSChapter XXVI · THE LIFE OF THE BEEChapter XXVII · THE STORY OF THE QUEENChapter XXVIII · THE POLLEN GATHERERSChapter XXIX · THE VARNISH MAKERSChapter XXX · THE NECTAR GATHERERSChapter XXXI · THE WINTER SLEEPChapter XXXII · THE SWARMChapter XXXIII · TAKING THE SWARMChapter XXXIV · THE OLD HIVE AFTER A SWARMChapter XXXV · THE MASSACRE OF THE DRONESChapter XXXVI · HONEYChapter XXXVII · MODERN BEE-KEEPINGChapter XXXVIII · THE BEES’ ENEMIESChapter XXXIX · POWERS OF COMMUNICATIONChapter XL · BEE FLOWERSChapter XLI · POLLENChapter XLII · BEES AND FLOWERSChapter XLIII · HOW FLOWERS PROTECT THEIR NECTARChapter XLIV · HOW FLOWERS ARE FERTILISEDChapter XLV · CONCLUSIONPrevious chapter ←ABOUT THIS BOOKNext chapter →Chapter I · ABOUT THE BEEAll chapters and sections (49)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsBEESABOUT THIS BOOKOpening pagesIntroductory materialChapters123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142434445Plate I◇From a photograph by] [E. Hawks Drone Queen Worker The Three Kinds of Bees◇BEES◇← ABOUT THIS BOOKCHAPTER I ABOUT THE BEE →
