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his method, given further on (528), 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 fomid torn open, on the side »i^ 



(fig. 103), instead of on the end, W^!k 

 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 ai'e 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 nucleus), 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 ; b, sealed cell ; 

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



T ,, 7 • J? I, i 1 torn by the bees, 



make these nuclei oi combs taken 



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

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





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Pig. 103. 



QtTEEN-CELLS. 



