. The bee people. Bees. 84 The Bee People. get honey. They will upset hives, and do not seem to mind being stung at all. There is one story of a tame bear that used to take honey out of a bottle. He would lick out all he could reach, then turn the bottle up and let the honey run into his mouth. Usually it ran into his eyes as well, but that did not seem to trouble him. A good many creatures are fond of bees and honey, so you see dangers beset Miss Apis's path, and even the pleasant occu- pation of gathering sweets from flowers is not without its Please note that these images are ex


. The bee people. Bees. 84 The Bee People. get honey. They will upset hives, and do not seem to mind being stung at all. There is one story of a tame bear that used to take honey out of a bottle. He would lick out all he could reach, then turn the bottle up and let the honey run into his mouth. Usually it ran into his eyes as well, but that did not seem to trouble him. A good many creatures are fond of bees and honey, so you see dangers beset Miss Apis's path, and even the pleasant occu- pation of gathering sweets from flowers is not without its 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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