RAISING QUEEN BEES 



cell cup in the hole it occupied in the cell bar. 

 Cutting open a cell taken from the colony that 

 was made queenless to rear them, transfer a little 

 royal jelly to the base of the artificial cell, stir 

 it a trifle with the little metal spoon, and then 

 with the wire grafting needle, gently lift a 

 tiny grub or larva from the frame of the brood 

 at hand, place it in the bottom of the cup right 

 in the midst of the royal jelly, and put it in the 

 hole occupied by the dummy cup. Proceed 

 in like manner with the other cups, and when 

 all have been attended to, the frame of the 

 brood can be returned to the colony from which 

 it was taken. 



Now cover the swarm box with a blanket 

 for warmth, and leave it in a warm room until 

 the following morning, and when, on the 

 morrow, you lift out a cup to examine it, you 

 will be surprised to find that the imprisoned 

 bees will have accepted the majority of larvae 

 given them and will have fed them liberal 

 allowances of royal jelly, and will have built 

 down the cell to nearly an inch in length. 



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