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strong colony may be divided by an excluder dummy, and 
as soon as the queenless portion makes preparation for 
building queen-cells, the selected eggs or larve may be 
given them for rearing the desired queens. Those first 
started are at the same time destroyed, or the combs 
removed. 
Quadruple Nucleus and Queen-rearing Hive. 
This method of queen-rearing can be carried out with an 
average colony during the whole season, by using a long 
hive capable of being divided into four compartments, and 
having four entrance ways. 
The original position of the stock is shown by the 
illustration No. 1. The first development finds the stock 
divided as No. 2, with the queen-rearing compartment at 
the right (A) taking a portion of the combs, while the stock 
has foundation given to replace them. 
The original entrance at é is retained; while the stock 
throughout the further developments is allowed the use of 
the entrance at the back as it is moved to the rear. 
The first, second, and third nucleus queen-rearing lots as 
developed, retain the one entrance at e only, as common 
to all; unless, or until, either may be allowed to retain a 
queen of its own. 
The second development (No. 3) finds at B a further 
queen-rearing nucleus pushing A further back. 
The third development shows that both A and B are 
moved back to make room for C, No. 4. 
Soon after this A will have its cells ready to be removed, 
when those in B may be transferred to A ; those in C to B, 
leaving C to start again. 
These developments, of course, imply that a large number 
of cells are wanted ; but the process can be modified to suit 
“the requirements of the owner. 
