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BEES AND BEE-KEEPING, 
was distended, and she was moving about leisurely, 
and peering into the cells, while the bees were giving 
that service rendered to queens when they are eager 
to stimulate ova-production. The following morning 
(thirty-six hours after the operation), about 500 eggs 
had been deposited in worker-cells. In due time, 
worker-bees were hatched from the eggs, and the 
queen was still laying (November 25) when the 
colony was packed for winter. In the meantime, eggs, 
laid by this artificially-fecundated queen, had two 
queen-cells raised from them in queenless nuclei. 
The resulting queens were treated as before, and one 
laid in worker-cells three days after the operation. 
Advancing winter prevented further experiments. 
It is careful work like this that makes history, but 
Professor McLain was not actually alone, for another 
worker was, at about the same period, travelling along 
similar lines, and, strangely, I was in the confidence of 
both ; so that, instead of experimenting myself, honour 
demanded that I should do no more than watch results. 
I refer to Mr. Simmins, who has been struggling 
with this problem as one of the highest value, if only 
a thoroughly satisfactory solution be found for it. I 
have aided him by microscopic examinations from 
time to time, but in no other way. Had practical 
success crowned his efforts, a detailed account of his 
plans would have been necessary, but it is only need- 
ful to say that perseverance and ingenuity, having both 
been brought to bear, show that the necessary concomi- 
tants of an alliance cannot be mechanically commanded. 
Partial successes are frequently obtained, but these 
are insufficient. One queen operated upon appeared 
