. The honey-makers. Bees. Honey 205 Again, one may see a row of hives in a village yard, or even in the yard or on the house-roof in a large city, where the eager little workers hie them away to the parks or the back yards and bring home abundant stores of sweets. The present writer, while walking in a crowded part of New York City, has had a handful of flowers plundered by honey-bees. Sometimes a glass hive is attached to a school-room window, where the children at any time can safely watch the movements of the busy occupants. zAgain, the glass hive has its place in the home, affording recrea


. The honey-makers. Bees. Honey 205 Again, one may see a row of hives in a village yard, or even in the yard or on the house-roof in a large city, where the eager little workers hie them away to the parks or the back yards and bring home abundant stores of sweets. The present writer, while walking in a crowded part of New York City, has had a handful of flowers plundered by honey-bees. Sometimes a glass hive is attached to a school-room window, where the children at any time can safely watch the movements of the busy occupants. zAgain, the glass hive has its place in the home, affording recreation to the family. There has been such a revival of interest in bees and honey the past few years that the hive is almost as common in many sections as the hen-house or the Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Morley, Margaret Warner, 1858-1923. Chicago, A. C. McClurg and company


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