. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. 20 G THE BRITISH BEE JOQENAL. [May 1, 18&0. tegua in large numbers in the hive under treat- ment. When these have in them sealed royal brood, take from a strong stock two or three well-covered frames containing bee-bread, honey, and brood. I'ut these into another empty hive and close them up with division-boards, and cover warmly. As the old bees will fly back to their former home, brush off the young bees from two or three more crowded combs and add them to the little artificial colony or ' nucleus.' These will stay and keep the brood
. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. 20 G THE BRITISH BEE JOQENAL. [May 1, 18&0. tegua in large numbers in the hive under treat- ment. When these have in them sealed royal brood, take from a strong stock two or three well-covered frames containing bee-bread, honey, and brood. I'ut these into another empty hive and close them up with division-boards, and cover warmly. As the old bees will fly back to their former home, brush off the young bees from two or three more crowded combs and add them to the little artificial colony or ' nucleus.' These will stay and keep the brood at the right temperature for developing. Next, from the frame containing the maturing royal pupae, after gently removing the adherent bees, cut out very carefully a queen-cell with a piece of comb attached to it above (see cut). This must now be securely pinned to one of the frames in the nu- cleus, or carefully placed between two frames with its cap downwards, and then all made snug and warm again. Consider- able delicacy in handling is necessary to prevent any injury to the all- important cell. We need not say that the pins must be kept Avell away from it. Sj'rup must be supplied to the bees, both because manv are too young to fly, and because it is important for those who are older to remain at home, so as to keep up the temperature. It is advisable, also, to close the entrance so far that only one bee at a time can pass in or out; this is to prevent robbing. In a few days the young queen will come forth from her cell, and in another weelv will be ready to begin egg-laying. It is of consequence to put into the nucleus another frame containing brood before the queen takes her nuptial flight, lest all the bees should accompan}^ her, and so the whole of the little community be lost. The multiplication of such nuclei can, of course, be made according to the number of young queens required. Artificial Swarms.âWhere an increase of stocks is desired, and circumstances, such as th
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