there was in the forest a great hollow tree where for years a swarm of bees had made their home. to look at it in winter, one would never guess what a store of honey was sealed up within, but in summer the bees were always passing in and out, and it was indeed a busy place. then the workers had to gather honey and build the cells and look out for the queen-mother's many babies. the queen-mother had so much care of her eggs that she could really do nothing but attend to them. after they were ready in their cells, the workers took care of them, and tucked in a lot of bread for the babies to eat when they were hatched. then there was the bread-making to be done also, and all the workers helped bring the pollen, or flower-dust, out of which it was made.