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Figure 1.2. A natural swarm of honey bees. Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey.
where the innermost hemisphere contains the eggs, larvae, and pupae
(the brood), the next hemisphere above and to the sides of the brood con-
tains the stored pollen, and the upper and outer regions contain honey
that is derived from the nectar of l owers. If you remove a comb that is
near, but to the side of, the center of the nest, it will contain three bands
covering both sides: the outer band will be honey, the center band pollen,
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