The cells are of three sizes,—one for the worker bees, the 
smallest; another for the drones, the next size; and lastly, 
for the Queens. (See Fig. 5.) You understand, of course, 
that these cells are not only for storing pollen and honey, 
but also, and primarily, for cradles in which to nurse the 
babies. Nevertheless, many cells are made exclusively for 
honey. 
There are always many more cells for worker bees than 
for drones, and a comparatively small number of cells for 
Queens—say from ten to twenty. These last are called royal 
cells, for they are very large and of peculiar construction. 
The Queen of the colony, who, as we have said, lays all the 
eggs, deposits one in the bottom of each cell and glues it 
fast. In this work the Queen is attended by several worker 
bees, and if by chance more than one egg is dropped in a 
cell, the attendants hasten to carry out and destroy all the 
eggs in excess. The laying of eggs is continued as fast as 
cells are made ready, from spring until fall, and as many as 
200 eggs are laid in a day. That would make 6,000 in a 
month. 
After the eggs are laid, they are left to the care of the 
workers — the nurses. It is said that young worker Dees are 
wax workers and the old bees are collectors of honey and 
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