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OverviewThe notion has always very generally prevailed that the queen of the bees is an absolute ruler, and issues her royal orders to willing subjects. Hence Napoleon the First sprinkled the symbolic bees over the imperial mantle that bore the arms of his dynasty; and in the country of the Pharaohs the bee was used as the emblem of a people sweetly submissive to the orders of its king. But the fact is, a swarm of bees is an absolute democracy, and kings and despots can find no warrant in their example. The power and authority are entirely vested in the great mass, the workers. Full Product DetailsAuthor: John BurroughsPublisher: Kessinger Publishing Imprint: Kessinger Publishing Dimensions: Width: 23.50cm , Height: 0.80cm , Length: 19.10cm Weight: 0.259kg ISBN: 9781162671543ISBN 10: 1162671548 Pages: 144 Publication Date: 10 September 2010 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Unknown Availability: In Print ![]() Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |