58 Account of the Quecn Bee. 
lace, in all her pomp and majefty. On the 
twenty-fourth day, the young Queen became a 
MOTHER, and laid eggs; on the thirty-firt 
day, thefe eggs were fealed up, and, on the for- 
ty-third day, a number of young bees emerged 
from the cells. About the fame time I repeat- 
ed this experiment with other two hives, which 
both fucceeded equally well. 
I made another experiment with a different 
hive, out of which I took the Queen and moft 
part of the bees. This hive had neither a roy= 
al cell nor drones in it, yet, in feventeen days 
thereafter, a Queen was reared, and on the 
asth day fhe laid eggs. I then took out the 
young Queen again, leaving fome new laid 
eggs in the old hive. Within eight days after, 
there was another royal cell erected and fealed 
up. This I immediately took out of the hive - 
but, upon infpecting the hive eight days there- 
after, I found neither Queen, eggs, nor royal 
cell, none of which indeed I expeGed. Upon 
taking a piece of comb, however, with eggs in 
it, out of another hive, and putting it into this 
hive, the bees erected another royal cell, which — 
in due time produced another young Queen. 
The advocates for the do@trine of the drones 
being males, and their aid being neceflary for 
the 
