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Artificial cells 12. 



queen rearing 10-24 



Age of female larvae, for transfer to artificial cells 13 



Alley nursery cage 22 



plan, modified 18 



system of cell starting 18 



Benton mating box 26-27 



Breeding queens, mating 24-28 



buying 8 



Carniolan bees 8, 15, 29 



Caucasian queens 23 



Cell bases - 12 



cups, artificial 12 



introduction 23 



Cells, artificial 12 



' ' Cocoons, ' ' use in transfer of larvte 19 



Colony, size in mating of queens 24 



Cyprian bees 8, 9, 15, 29 



Doolittle wax cups 12 



Drone comb, use in queen rearing 19 



production, desirability of old queens for 7 



traps, use in selection of drones 30 



Drones, selection 29 



Eggs, queen's age as factor in production 7 



Female larvte alike in early development 9 



Flight of queens 27 



Hive, full, use as mating hive 24 



small, use in mating 26-27 



two-story, for queen rearing 13 



Koney board, for queen rearing 14 



Honey production, frequent requeening for 7 



Hybrids, danger from use 8, 29 



fixing types 29 



Importing queens, desirability 8 



Incubators 19 



Introducing queen cells 23 



Italian V)ees 8, 9 



Larvpe, female, age for transfer to artificial cells 13 



alike in early development 9 



Mailing cages 26 



Mating boxes, styles and sizes 24-27 



queens 24-28 



storing in nursery 23 



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