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aUEEN REARING. 



queen-cell is given, is veiy liopuluus, the cell may be intro- 

 duced bj' simply inserting- it in its natural position between 

 two combs of brood. It is very important to have the queen- 

 cell in or near the brood, or the hees might neglect it. 



Sometimes, the laees so crowd the royal cells together 



Fig. 102. 



CLUSTER OF CELLS. 



(Prom "Advanced Bee Culture.") 



(fig. 102) that it is difficult to remove one without fatally 

 injuring another, aSj when a cell is cut into, the destruction 

 and removal of the larva usually follows. Mr. Alley, by 



