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his method, given further on (538), found a remedy for 

 this. If many queens are. to be raised, it is well to have a 

 new supply of cells started every week or even oftener. 



519. A day or two after introducing the queen-cells, the 

 Apiarist can ascertain, by examination, whether they have 

 been accepted. If they -have not been accepted, the cells will 

 be found torn open, on the side 

 (fig. 103), instead of on the end, 

 and the colonies will have begun 

 queen-cells of their own brood. 

 These queen-cells must be de- 

 stroyed and replaced by others 

 from the next supply. In removing 

 them, the greatest care should be 

 taken not to pass the deceptive 

 queen-cells, if any are there (fig. 

 101), which, although less appar- 

 ent, would disappoint the end in 

 view. 



520. When queens are raised 

 ahead of time for artificial in- 

 crease, Italianizing, or for sale, it 

 is more profitable to use nuclei in- 

 stead of full colonies to hatch these 

 queens. The word nuclei (plural 

 of nuQleus), from the Latin nucleus 

 a nut, a kernel, was first applied 

 by Mr. Langstroth to diminutive 

 colonies of bees. This term is 

 now universally adopted on both 

 continents. 



521. When we were raising 

 queens for sale, we had contrived a, hatched cell ; T>, sealed cell ; 

 a divisible frame (figs. 104-105) to <'> rudimentary ceil; d, cell 



make these nuclei of combs taken "'™ ^^ ""^ '"^'■ 



from full colonies. Our combs could be thus separated in two, 

 and used in smaller hives, and in the Fall, these same combs 



Fig. 103. 



QUEEN-CELLS. 



