. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. June, 1912, Amc^rican Hee Journal Mr. Dines dequeens about l! or 7 days before he gives the prepared comb, or combs, and at the expiration of this period destroys all queen-cells which the bees have started. He thinks the colony is then in an ideal condition to go to work on the prepared combs. Mr. Case dequeens only one or two days previous to giving the comb of eggs and larva;, then he takes away all brood, giving combs with some honey and pollen instead. The prepared comb, with the young larvie, is placed flatwise on the top- bars of the frames, wi
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. June, 1912, Amc^rican Hee Journal Mr. Dines dequeens about l! or 7 days before he gives the prepared comb, or combs, and at the expiration of this period destroys all queen-cells which the bees have started. He thinks the colony is then in an ideal condition to go to work on the prepared combs. Mr. Case dequeens only one or two days previous to giving the comb of eggs and larva;, then he takes away all brood, giving combs with some honey and pollen instead. The prepared comb, with the young larvie, is placed flatwise on the top- bars of the frames, with space enough under the comb to give room for the queen-cells. With the hanging frame having pro- jecting top-bars, a specially constructed arrangement to hold the prepared comb, and hold it in just the right in the operation of cutting out the queen-cells; whereas, if they do not have access, the brood does not de- velop, and the cutting out of the queen- cells is simpler. Apparently, Mr. Dines has allowed the bees to take care of the brood on the upper side of his prepared combs, as he places them be- tween two sectional hives with sealed brood in the one above and the other below, as well. Therefore, it would be difficult for him to shut the bees away from the upper side of the prepared comb. I hope that I have made this matter plain. Mr. H. L. Case told us that he had over 100 fine queen-cells built out on one comb, and after the queens had liatched from these cells, the amount of unconsumed royal food left in them would indicate that the queens did The illustration represejits Uscar Dines' device for lioldinE a brood-frame horizontally and supporting it in its proper place tor the purpose of rearing aueen-cells. It does not show the height of the rim. place, is very desirable. Mr. Dines showed such an arrangement at the Syracuse convention, mentioned be- fore, and the same received the en- dorsement of many distinguished bee- keepers present. It consisted of a nar-
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