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Queen bee—A fertilized female produced from a fertlized egg, 
the larva of which is especially fed in an enlarged cell, known as the 
queen cell. 
‘ Queening—The introduction of a queen into a queenless colony of 
ees. 
Queenless—A colony which has no queen. 
Rendering wax—The act of melting combs and refining beeswax. 
Ripe honey—Honey which has been evaporated by the bees and 
prepared for capping over. 
‘ Robbing—Bees entering other hives for the purpose of stealing 
oney. 
Royal cell—The queen cell. 
Royal jelly—A predigested food rich in carbonate secreted by 
bees and fed only to the larvae which are to become queens. 
Shook swarm—An artificial swarm made by shaking bees from an 
overcrowded colony into a new hive, to avoid swarming. 
Skep—A straw hive formerly used in rural sections. 
Smoker—A device equipped with a bellows for producing smoke. 
Solar wax extractor—A box containing a metal tray and a basin 
covered with a double glass frame, used for extracting beeswax by the 
heat of the sun. 
Spent queen— queen bee which has become worthless. 
Swarm—A division of a colony of bees into two for the purpose 
of increase. The old bees and old queen leave the hive. 
Tested queen—A queen whose young show type characters. 
Transferring—Taking bees and comb from a log or box gum and 
putting them into movable frame hives. 
Unripe honey—Honey which has not been evaporated and treated 
with acid by the bees. 
Worker bee—An undeveloped female bee the larva of which was 
not fed royal honey. 
FIRMS HANDLING BEE SUPPLIES AND QUEENS 
We frequently get requests for the names and addresses of firms 
dealing in bee supplies and queen bees. The following list has been 
prepared, and prospective beekeepers are advised to write for cata- 
logues, to the different firms. Catalogues often contain suggestions 
which will be most helpful: 
American Beekeeper, Berclair, Texas. 
American Can Co., 112 W. Adams St., Chicago, Il. 
August Lotz & Co., Boyd, Wis. 
Jas. W. Bain, Marion, Ohio. 
W. W. Cary & Son, Lyonsville, Mass. 
J. B. Case, Port Orange, Fla. 
Dan G. Clark, 325-327 Broadway, Nashville, Tenn. 
Francis J. Colahan, Bernardo, Calif. 
Collingdale Apiaries, care J. R. Rambo, Collingdale, Pa. 
J. H. M. Cook, 70 Cortlandt St. New York, N. Y. 
W. W. Crim, Pekin, Ind. 
Dadant & Sons, Hamilton, II. 
John M. Davis, Spring Hill, Tenn. 
Gus Dittmer, Augusta, Wis. 
Doolittle & Clark, Borodino, N. Y. 
W. T. Falconer Mfg. Co., Jamestown, N. Y. 
E. T. Flanagan & Sons, Belleville, Il. 
Griggs Brothers, 521 Monroe St., Toledo, Ohio. 
M. H. Hunt & Son, Bell Branch, Mich. 
J. M. Jenkins, Wetumpka, Ala. 
