56 BEEKEEPING 



between the laying of the eggs and the 

 emergence of the adult — ^being a male he 

 must be excused for the usual masculine 

 habit of being a bit behind time. 



The cells in which the drones are pro- 

 duced are decidedly larger than worker 

 cells and the cappings which the bees 

 build over the larvae are decidedly ele- 

 vated. A surface of drone brood looks 

 for all the world as though the cells were 

 full of wind that was bulging them out- 

 ward almost to the bursting point. If 

 bees are left to build their combs accord- 

 ing to their own ideas they will always 

 provide plenty of these large cells, es- 

 pecially around the edges of the frames. 

 This tendency can be in large part avoid- 

 ed by forcing them to build combs only on 

 full sheets of foundation. In this the size 

 of the cell is stamped in the wax in such a 

 way as to induce the bees to build only 

 worker cells. We can always be sure 

 they will find room for a few drone cells 

 around the edges or at the bottom even 

 where such foundation is supplied. 



