. Langstroth on the hive and honey-bee. Bees. Fig. 100. QUEEN-CELL^ -^M m :\i Fig. 101. (From Gravenhorst.) CUTTING OUT AND INSERT- ING QUEEN-CELLS. A, Unsealed cell. B, in- serted cell. C, Unfin- Lished cell. Dj Deceptive [cell just begun. Unless very great care is used in transferring a royal cell, its inmate will be destroyed, as her body, until she is nearly mature, is so exceedingly soft, that a slight compression of her cell—especially near the base, where there is no cocoon— generally proves fatal. For this reason, it is best to defer removing them, until they are within three
. Langstroth on the hive and honey-bee. Bees. Fig. 100. QUEEN-CELL^ -^M m :\i Fig. 101. (From Gravenhorst.) CUTTING OUT AND INSERT- ING QUEEN-CELLS. A, Unsealed cell. B, in- serted cell. C, Unfin- Lished cell. Dj Deceptive [cell just begun. Unless very great care is used in transferring a royal cell, its inmate will be destroyed, as her body, until she is nearly mature, is so exceedingly soft, that a slight compression of her cell—especially near the base, where there is no cocoon— generally proves fatal. For this reason, it is best to defer removing them, until they are within three or four days of hatching. A queen-cell, nearly mature, may be known by its having the wax removed from the lid, by the bees, so as to give it a irown appearance. 518. If the weather is warm, and the hive, to which a. 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 Langstroth, L. L. (Lorenzo Lorraine), 1810-1895; Dadant, Charles, 1817-1902; Dadant, C. P. (Camille Pierre), 1851-1938. Hamilton, Ill. : Dadant
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