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manner the entire apiary of one hundred col- 

 onies can be changed from undesirable impure 

 stock to pure stock of selected strain in one or, 

 at most, two seasons and with little expense 

 aside from the labor of the beekeeper. 



The beekeper can readily secure good stock 

 at from one dollar to two dollars each for 

 queens and selected queens at a somewhat, 

 higher figure. 



Methods of Rearing Queens. — The 

 methods used for rearing queens will depend 

 upon the nimiber needed and the conditions 

 under which the beekeeper is working. If only 

 a few are wanted it is an easy matter to remove 

 the queen from the colony from whose off- 

 spring it is desired to produce them. In a nor- 

 mal colony as soon as the queen is removed the 

 bees will proceed to build cells to rear queens 

 to make sure of replacing the mother of the 

 colony. As soon as the queen cells are sealed 

 they can be removed very carefully and one 



