266 QUEEN REARING. 
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. 92), 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. | 
90), 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 
: QUEEN-CELLS. 
queens for sale, we had contrived ., patched cell; b, sealed cell; 
a divisible frame (fig. 93) to make ¢, rudimentary cell; d, cell 
these nuclet of combs taken from tone Bethe Bees 
full colonies. Our combs could be thus separated in two, 
and used in smaller hives, and in the Fall, these same combs 
were returned to the full colonies. Two small frames are 
