262 A Model u Bee Farm 



constantly be broken. These and other difficulties are 

 not so much in evidence when all young bees are used for 

 queen-rearing, while the cells are ecjually as fine, and the 

 queens certainly more desirable. There are 



Several Ways of starting the Queen Cells 



The new worker combs containing the larva- just 

 hatched from the eggs may be sliced as shown in Fig. 01 1, 

 so that at least one whole cell is left in each ; these are 

 then attached to the lower edge of a comb reduced to a 

 semicircular form ; to plain bars across the frame ; or to 

 the author's removable cell bases ; the attachments being 

 made in a vertical manner by melting the wax on the, 

 then, upper side of the base. All is done in a warm room, 

 and the frame carried quickly to the desired stock. 



Having experimented with artificial cell-cups since 1881, 

 I must say that by the above plan, using worker cells, 

 the bees can produce the queen cups upon them far 

 more economically than the bee-master. In 1894 I car- 

 ried out a series of experiments with drone cells attached 

 to my bars and pegs, transfering the larvae thereto, but 

 only to return to the method given of transfering the 

 worker cell cut down singly, with its tin\- inmate as 

 deposited by the queen, and started on its life journey 

 by the workers. 



The Cell Nursery 



Where a large number of queens are required, as soon 

 as any queen cells are capped, they are to be removed 

 with adhering bees to another queenless hive retained for 

 this express purpose. 



Mark each frame with the date of setting the eggs, and 

 allow eleven days before cutting out the cells, that they 

 may remain in the correct temperature of the hive until 



