. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. May 11, 1905 THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL 347 But few who use the baby nuclei advocate giving them even ripe queen-cells, and I think it can be done to advantage only when the weather ie warm. The man who uses the baby nuclei to advantage is he who males queens in them. The vitality of a queen is not made to depend upon her mating, but upon her rearing. For the beneUt of those who are using, or expect to use, the baby nuclei, I will give our plan. We have cells built in full colonies, and when sealed we place them in a nursery cage in a full colony where
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. May 11, 1905 THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL 347 But few who use the baby nuclei advocate giving them even ripe queen-cells, and I think it can be done to advantage only when the weather ie warm. The man who uses the baby nuclei to advantage is he who males queens in them. The vitality of a queen is not made to depend upon her mating, but upon her rearing. For the beneUt of those who are using, or expect to use, the baby nuclei, I will give our plan. We have cells built in full colonies, and when sealed we place them in a nursery cage in a full colony where there is a laying queen, between 2 frames of brood. Here we have warmth and moisture suQicient to hatch them properly, and they will be fed by the young bees through the wire gauze. Here they should remain until old enough to male. The reason for placing the cage in a colony with a laying queen is that if it is placed in a queenless colony when the queens are 4 or 5 days old the bees will bill the young queens through the wire and kill them. I claim that a queen mated in a baby nu- cleus is the safest queen, and I am not alone in this. Mr. Gill, of Colorado, tells how he lost $200 through a shipment of queens he re- Pure. Brilliant. Fast Colors. Quickest, Safest surest dyes matle. Same pacKu^'e fttur Dye colors cotton, wool, silk or mixed kockIs- All other dye3 require tor Uilferent ^ood». etarl>>'eMdo tbeworkin nuc UnilD NoL-hemicals required. Cheap-Ul't nuvn est and best for successful home u(»e — no fail- ures if instructions are followed. Ninety beauti- ful shades. Sold by niailonly—lOc package. KIGGINS MFG. DEPT. 16. OLD TOWN, MAINE please mention Bae Joamal wrien wnxuuik Southwestern Bee-keepers SAVE MONEY See our prices on all BEE-KEEPERS' SUP- PLIES before yon bay. &>eu(l for Catalog. We carry a full and complete line, will act be un- dersold, and will discount prices of any com- petitor. HONEY-CANS AND FOUNDATION. We represen
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