. Bulletin. Insects; Insect pests; Entomology; Insects; Insect pests; Entomology. THE REARING OF QUEEK BEES. 13 used for the first time, each cell should be thoroughly daubed on the inside with royal jelly. This seems to give to it the odor of a queen cell; at any rate the bees are much more ready to accept it. A small amount of royal jelly should then be put at the bottom of the concave. Fig. 2.—Standard frame with bars of queen cells on wooden bases. The top bar holds cells of the Root pattern (original).- depression, and a larva from the colon}' of the breeding queen placed on it. The larva
. Bulletin. Insects; Insect pests; Entomology; Insects; Insect pests; Entomology. THE REARING OF QUEEK BEES. 13 used for the first time, each cell should be thoroughly daubed on the inside with royal jelly. This seems to give to it the odor of a queen cell; at any rate the bees are much more ready to accept it. A small amount of royal jelly should then be put at the bottom of the concave. Fig. 2.—Standard frame with bars of queen cells on wooden bases. The top bar holds cells of the Root pattern (original).- depression, and a larva from the colon}' of the breeding queen placed on it. The larva must not be more than three days old, and it is far better to use one which has not been hatched from the egg for more than one day. This transfer from the worker cell to the artificial queen cell ma}' be done with a match or toothpick which has been cut thin and bent on the end to an angle of about 45°. No special tool is necessary, although when this procedure is to be re- peated frequently it may be desirable to use a steel rod or some similar instrument, shaped as above described. The bar is then placed in a queenless colony, and the b'ees will build down on the cells until they complete them, at the same time feed- ing the larviB with royal jelly until the time comes for the cell to be sealed. As a rule not all the cells are accepted, but just as many will be accepted in the case of artificial cells as when natural cells are fastened to a bar. as previously described. If a two-story hive is. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States. Bureau of Entomology. Washington : G. P. O.
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