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When a colony becomes too numerous provision is made for increase by 

 producing and stocking with eggs a quantity of drone comb, then a variable 



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Figure 58. Details of standard bee hive. 



number of quee cells are built and stocked, and as the new queens are about 

 ready to emerge, the old queen and most of the older bees swarm forth 

 number of queen cells are built and stocked, and as the new queens are about 



