CHAPTER 1 Wax Makers 4 CHAPTER 2 Nest Builders 10 CHAPTER 3 Bees in the World 20 ACTIVITIES TOOLS Try This 22 Glossary 23 Index 24 To Learn More 24
WAX MAKERS Inside a a honeybee builds a cell First a liquid wax forms on its abdomen It cools into scales They look like fish scales scale
cell The bee removes a scale and passes it to its mouth It chews and mixes the wax with saliva Then it adds the soft wax to the cell It uses its antennae to shape it Soon it will be a perfect hexagon
