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The dummy bar is now removed with, a drawing 

 action — after giving the box a sharp dump to throw the 

 bees to the floor — and the bar of prepared cells takes 

 its place. This sudden appearance of larvae when every- 

 thing appeared so hopeless, acts in a wonderful way. 

 The cells are accepted and carefully attended to at once, 

 without waste of time. 



STRONG COLONIES TO COMPLETE CELLS. 



It is a recognised fact that whilst a colony with a 

 queen will not, generally, accept queen-cells to build, 



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almost any strong colony will complete queen-cells once 

 started. Therefore as soon as the cells are accepted, 

 E. L. Pratt removes them from the box in a careful 

 manner, and after replacing them in the cell-frame (2 

 Frame Fig. 54) gives them to a strong colony to 

 complete. 



A super, divided from the brood-nest by a queen- 

 excluder, containing 2 frames of unsealed larvae is chosen 

 to hold the cells during completion (first frame in Fig. 

 54). Strong colonies have more nurse bees, therefore 

 a greater supply of royal jelly is available. The 

 temperature of the hive is more easily maintained when 

 it is "boiling over" with bees. This question is a vital 

 one to the queen; should the cells get even a slight chill 

 the occupants often die. It prevents perfect development 



