. The bee-keeper's guide : or Manual of the apiary . Bee culture; Bees. OR, MANUAI< OF THB APIARY. 287 they appear, must g-uard it carefully as moths are apt to get in, and, finally, unless great pains are taken, this method will give us inferior queens. Mr. W. Z. Hutchinson, one of our best queen-breeders, thinks very highly of the lamp-nursery. Some bee-keepers use a cage (Fig. 136) with projecting pins which are pushed into the comb, so that they hold the cage. A cell is put into each of these, and then they may be put into any hive. Of course the bees can not destroy the cell, as they c
. The bee-keeper's guide : or Manual of the apiary . Bee culture; Bees. OR, MANUAI< OF THB APIARY. 287 they appear, must g-uard it carefully as moths are apt to get in, and, finally, unless great pains are taken, this method will give us inferior queens. Mr. W. Z. Hutchinson, one of our best queen-breeders, thinks very highly of the lamp-nursery. Some bee-keepers use a cage (Fig. 136) with projecting pins which are pushed into the comb, so that they hold the cage. A cell is put into each of these, and then they may be put into any hive. Of course the bees can not destroy the cell, as they can not get at it. Dr. Jewell Davis' queen-nursery Fig. West Cell-Protector.—I'rorn A. I. Moot Co. consists of a frame filled with such cages, which can be hung in any hive. I have tried both, and prefer this to the lamp- nursery. The West cell-protector (Fig. 137) is excellent. The cell can not be destroyed, and as the protector is open at the end the queen comes forth into the nucleus, and is almost sure to be well received. This is an excellent way to insert queen- cells. Mr. Root recommends putting a little honey at the end of the cell, so the queen will get this at once. Mr. Doolittle, to introduce virgins, puts them in a cage with candy, and covers the opening with paper, as well as candy, so as to delay her egress. Rarely they fail to eat through this, when they must be 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 Cook, Albert John, 1842-1916. Chicago. Ill. : George W. York & Co.
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