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Bee People

Name: Bee People
Author: Margaret Warner Morley

Margaret Warner Morley

Read by Larry Wilson, Elsie Selwyn, KevinS, John, Zarina Silverman, Gail Wamba, powellb and Mark8018 · LibriVox · public domain · Archive.org recording · License

Chapters

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Introduction (5:26)
Apis Mellificia or The Honey Bee (4:12)
Apis Mellifica and her Eyes (4:33)
Her Tongue (12:40)
Her Honey-Sac (3:31)
Ambrosia and Nectar (2:30)
Mis Apis's Legs (12:15)
Her Wings (3:46)
How She Hears and Smells (9:34)
Her Sting (11:56)
Miss Apis and Her Sisters (3:22)
The Brothers (5:09)
The Queen (7:14)
The Work of the Hive - The Manufacture of Wax (5:54)
Honeycomb (9:46)
Honey and Honey-Dew (7:38)
Cradle-Cells (15:50)
The Family Exodus (2:45)
The New Queen (7:34)
Some Odd Notions about Bees (8:05)
Bombus -The Bumble Bee (14:35)