Extract 19

Question 1

/ qualis apes aestate nova per florea rura / exercet sub sole labor,

Answer 1

/ Just like the work drills the bees in the early summer through the flowery meadows under the sun,

Question 2

, cum gentis adultos / educunt fetus, aut cum liquentia mella stipant et dulci distendunt nectare cellas, /

Answer 2

, when they lead the adult swarm of the hive, or when they stuff flowing honey and fill cells with sweet nectar,

Question 3

/ aut onera accipiunt venientum,

Answer 3

, or they receive the burdens of those arriving,

Question 4

, aut agmine facto / ignavom fucos pecus a praesepibus arcent: /

Answer 4

, or with a battle line made, they keep the drones (a lazy swarm) form the hives:

Question 5

/ fervet opus, redolentque thymo fragrantia mella. /

Answer 5

: the work seethes and the fragrant honey smells of thyme. /