. The bee people. Bees. 112 The Bee People Suppose you were to lay your fruit jars on their sides on the table in a row, and then pile another row above them, and so on. You would have them nicely packed away, but how could you fill them with- out having the contents run out as fast as put in ? Miss Apis is able to overcome even that difficulty. She builds a double row of cells placed back to back, and opening of course in opposite directions. The cells are not quite parallel with the floor of the hive, but their mouths are tipped up just a little, and they are slightly curved, as if Miss Apis
. The bee people. Bees. 112 The Bee People Suppose you were to lay your fruit jars on their sides on the table in a row, and then pile another row above them, and so on. You would have them nicely packed away, but how could you fill them with- out having the contents run out as fast as put in ? Miss Apis is able to overcome even that difficulty. She builds a double row of cells placed back to back, and opening of course in opposite directions. The cells are not quite parallel with the floor of the hive, but their mouths are tipped up just a little, and they are slightly curved, as if Miss Apis were afraid the honey might run out if she laid them down too flat. If you look into an empty cell of honey- comb, you will see that the cells in a sheet of comb are not exactly opposite to each. 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- [from old catalog]. Chicago, A. C. McClurg and company
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