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Bees, Shown to the Children

Name: Bees, Shown to the Children
Author: Ellison Hawks

Ellison Hawks

Read by KevinS, Susan Russell, Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025), Evelyn Lehmann, Rochelle Berenyi, MaybeCordelia, Cindy Winsor, Owlivia, crazylemur, atylerelder, GreenMagik, Rachel Costello, mleigh, hollyberry, James R. Hedrick and Larry Wilson · LibriVox · public domain · Archive.org recording · License

Chapters

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Preface (2:37)
About the Bee (3:50)
The Queen Bee (2:20)
The Drone (2:47)
The Worker Bee (2:08)
The Microscope (2:16)
The Head (3:39)
The Wonderful Antennae (6:33)
The Eyes (7:01)
The Tongue and Mouth Parts (3:49)
The Jaws (2:36)
The Thorax (3:38)
The Legs (3:27)
The First Pair of Legs (2:19)
The Second and Third Pair of Legs (2:04)
The Wings (5:13)
The Abdomen (4:23)
The Breathing Apparatus (2:20)
The Sting (4:00)
The Ancients and Bees (9:01)
The Hive (4:07)
A Visit to the Hive (3:15)
The City Gate (6:17)
The Guard Bees (3:49)
Workers in the City (4:58)
The Comb Builders (8:50)
The Life of the Bee (6:00)
The Story of the Queen (3:49)
The Pollen Gatherers (5:44)
The Varnish Makers (3:06)
The Nectar Gatherers (4:43)
The Winter Sleep (3:16)
The Swarm (4:25)
Taking the Swarm (2:47)
The Old Hive after the Swarm (2:36)
The Massacre of the Drones (5:22)
Honey (5:48)
Modern Bee-Keeping (5:41)
The Bees' Enemies (3:17)
Powers of Communication (4:54)
Bee Flowers (4:22)
Pollen (4:24)
Bees and Flowers (5:04)
How Flowers Protect Their Nectar (3:05)
How Flowers are Fertilized (5:54)
Conclusion (3:53)