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14, D). Perhaps one or two cone-shaped cells appear, hanging- 

 down ; these arc queen cells (Fig. 78 and Fig. 14, page 36). 

 Close at hand open cells will show the larvas, pearly white, 

 in various stages of development (Fig. 78). And others have 

 eggs (189), like little bits of blue-white thread, on the bases 

 of the cells. Some of the eggs stand out at right angles 

 from the comb ; these are one day old ; others bend over 

 towards the base ; these are two days old : others lie upon the 

 bases of the cells ; these are three days old, and are just about 

 to produce larvre. Other cells, capped and uncapped, contain 

 pollen, or " bee bread," of various hues. As bees store pollen 

 near the entrance, brood in the middle, and honey at the back, 

 if your frames run from front to back, you may find pollen, 

 brood, and honey in the same comb ; while if the frames run 

 from side to side of the hive, pollen will probably be found in 



Photo from, life'] 



Fig. 79. 

 ' THUMPING " BEES OFF A COMB. 



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the combs next the entrance, honey in those at the back, and 

 brood, with honey higher up, on the other frames. 



184. Removing Bees from Combs — To get bees off a comb, 

 it is sometimes advised that they be jerked off or brushed off. 

 They may be jerked off if one keeps on jerking long enough, 

 but the second jerk often puts bees on the wing, and leads to 

 mischief. They may be brushed off with a goose wing, or a 

 strong feather, but, though bees will often submit meekly to a 

 brush that meets them in the face, if it take them the other 



