INDEX. 
Artificial cells 12 
queen rearing 10-24 
Age of female larvae, for transfer to artificial cells 13 
Alley nursery cage 22 
plan, modified 18 
system of cell starting - 18 
Benton mating box 26-27 
Breeding queens, mating 24-28 
buying. . 
( 'arniolan bees 8, 15, 29 
( laucasian queens 23 
Cell 1 >ases 12 
cups, artificial 12 
introduction 23 
Cells, artificial 12 
" ( locoons," use in transfer of larvae 19 
Colony, size in mating of queens 24 
( Jyprian bees 8, 9, 15, 29 
Doolittle wax cups 12 
Drone comb, use in queen rearing 19 
production, desirability of old queens for 7 
t.raps, use in selection of drones 30 
Drones, selection 29 
Eggs, queen's age as factor in production 7 
Female larvae alike in early development 9 
Flight of queens 27 
Hive, full, use as mating hive 24 
small, use in mating 26-27 
two-story, for queen rearing 13 
Honey board, for queen rearing 14 
Honey production, frequent requeening for 7 
Hybrids, danger from use S, 29 
fixing types 29 
Importing queens, desirability S 
Incubators 19 
Introducing queen cells 23 
Italian bees R,9 
Larvae, female age for transfer to artificial cells 13 
alike in early development 9 
Mailing cages 26 
Mating boxes, styles and sizes 24 27 
queens 24 2 s - 
storing in nursery 23 
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