It is estimated that, to collect one pound of honey, 62,000
heads of clover must be deprived of their nectar, necessitating
3,750,000 visits from bees. It would seem from this that the
reputation of the wonderful little insect for industry has not
been overrated. Wax is a substance secreted by the bees, and
is analogous to the fat of higher animals. To produce a single
pound of wax, the bees must consume from fifteen to twenty
pounds of honey. This expensive substance is used by the thrifty
little insects with the greatest economy. (Text.)--_Public
Opinion._
(1596)