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they appear, must guard it carefully as moths are apt to get 

 in, and, finally, unless great pains are taken, this method will 

 give us inferior queens. Mr. W. Z. Hutchinson, one of our 

 best queen-breeders, thinks verj' highly of the lamp-nursery. 



Some bee-keepers use a cage (Fig. 136) with projecting 

 pins which are pushed into the comb, so that they hold the 

 cage. A cell is put into each of these, and then they may be 

 put into any hive. Of course the bees can not destroy the cell, 

 as they can not get at it. Dr. Jewell Davis' queen-nursery 



Fig. 137. 



West Cell-Protector.— From A. I. Soot Co. 



consists of a frame filled with such cages, which can be hung 

 in any hive. I have tried both, and prefer this to the lamp- 

 nursery. The West cell-protector (Fig. 137) is excellent. The 

 cell can not be destroyed, and as the protector is open at the 

 end the queen comes forth into the nucleus, and is almost sure 

 to be well received. This is an excellent way to insert queen- 

 cells. Mr. Root recommends putting a little honey at the end 

 of the cell, so the queen will get this at once. Mr. Doolittle, 

 to introduce virgins, puts them in a cage with candy, and 

 covers the opening with paper, as well as candy, so as to delay 

 her egress. Rarely they fail to eat through this, when they 

 must be liberated. 



