Child, Lydia Maria, 1802-1880 · New York : Clark Austin & co. · leaf 240
usually in the trunks of old trees. The hunters have a curiousway of tracing them to their homes. They catch a bee, andafter holding it some time, they let it fly, and observe whichway it steers its course; this betrays in what direction thenest is. They then catch another bee, move about a… … The Humble-Bee forms an intermediate link between theHive-Bee and the Wasp. Their honey is said to be more deli-cious than that of the hive-bee. When there is a scarcity offood, the hive-bees sometimes go and rob the nests of thehumble-bees ; and it is said that these amiable little…
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