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BEES AND BEE-KEEPING. 
fully, and the uncut cells of the strip B, Fig. 8o, are 
dipped into it. It is immediately placed in position, 
cell mouths downwards, and pressed with the fingers 
gently into place, care being taken not to crush or 
injure the cells in so doing. When the latter are 
completed, the strip is taken with them, and the comb 
thus left free for similar use subsequently. 
The “nucleus,” or queen-cell hive receives the 
Fig. 81.— Queen-cells built upon' Alley’s Plan (Natural Size). 
frames and cell-building strips, and such combs as 
may be required to fill it. It Is placed on the stand 
whence the bees (page 298) were taken, and at such 
an elevation that the bottom edge of the alighting- 
board meets the top edge of the box containing the 
worried and impatient prisoners, for whose escape a 
slight gap is made, so that any objectionable drones 
may be strained out. If none exist, a free regress is 
