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OUEEN-REARING IN ENGLAND. 



and humidity found in the brood-nest of a normal colony. 

 In fact it is a decided gain to remove the queen-cells as soon 

 as they are sealed and incubate them in cages in such a 

 colony ; for as long as they remain uncaged in the queen- 

 rearing colony this cannot well be used for rearing any more 

 queens, and if they are caged there the correct temperature 

 will not be maintained, with the result that the development 

 of the queens is retarded, and they may be affected injuri- 



Fiff. 19. 



Sladen's Combined Incubating and Introducing Cage. The form o( top 



shown at t is the best. 



ously. Caged queen-cells should always be incubated 

 between combs containing brood in all stages. 



Two forms of incubating receptacles have been used in 

 Ripple Court Apiary, the Sladen combined incubating and 

 introducing cage, and the Sladen multiple incubating cage. 



The Sladen combined incubating and introducing cage is 

 shown in Fig. 19. Tt consists of a n-shaped strip of strong 



