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pressed against the lower edge of the comb. It is necessary to 

 use care to have this melted wax of just the right temperature 

 so as not to destroy the eggs by overheating them, while at the 

 same time warm enough to run readily and stick to the dry 

 comb. The shallow cells, those which have been trimmed, open 

 downward in the same position as a natural queen cell built 

 under the swarming impulse. 



The care of the cell building colonies, emerging queens, 

 etc., is the same by this method as any other and will be found 

 in detail further on. See page 63. Aside from the strips of 

 prepared cells, no brood will be given to the queenless bees, 

 and they will concentrate their attention on building cells, 

 with the result that a considerable number of fine cells will be 

 secured. 



