IMPREGNATION OF 
a queen is hatched : she therefore lays 
the eggs of workers, (except a few 
drone eggs,)during the months of July, 
August, and September $ when the 
refrigeration of the atmosphere pre¬ 
vents her laying more fill next springs 
when, according to the mildness of 
the weather, and populousness of the 
hive, she re-commences about the end 
of March or beginning of April, and 
lays through this month and May, 
She now finishes her laying of work¬ 
ers eggs, and commences to lay those 
of males. 
Queens are not equally fruitful; for 
while some have been known to lav 
more than 150 in a day, others breed 
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