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enclosed in a -wire-clotli cage, and remain thus until the 

 qneen hatches, and tliey have become reconciled to her 

 presence. 



It 'wiU not do to postpone the removal of these cells 

 for more than ten days if you wish to be sure of saving 



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Fig. 36. QUEEN CELLS MADE ON LSSERTED COMB. 



all the queens. I have known the oldest one to come out 

 of her cell, and destroy all the others in ten days from 

 the time they commenced rearing them. 



HOW TO OBTATS BEES FOR REAMXG QUEESa 



The bees to rear queens, should, when practicable, be 

 obtained from hives at least a mile and a half from the 

 place where the queens are to be raised. Take them from 

 a strong colony. If from the box-hive, invert it and 

 drive out a quart or two into an empty hive or box, look 

 out the queen if among them, and put her back. If they 



