. Langstroth on the hive and honey-bee. Bees. REARING lilPEOVED RACES. 269 them. On the same day, make swarms, (475) or nuclei, (522) or destroy worth- less queens (155) which you desire to re- place next day. Sm. The next day, with a sharp pen- knife, carefully remove a piece of comb, an inch or more square, that contains a queen- cell (Fig. 100), and in one of the brood combs of the hive to which this cell is to be given, cut a place just large enough to re- ceive and hold it in a natural position. (Fig. 101.) Each queenless stock can thus be supplied with a queen, ready to hatch, from the b
. Langstroth on the hive and honey-bee. Bees. REARING lilPEOVED RACES. 269 them. On the same day, make swarms, (475) or nuclei, (522) or destroy worth- less queens (155) which you desire to re- place next day. Sm. The next day, with a sharp pen- knife, carefully remove a piece of comb, an inch or more square, that contains a queen- cell (Fig. 100), and in one of the brood combs of the hive to which this cell is to be given, cut a place just large enough to re- ceive and hold it in a natural position. (Fig. 101.) Each queenless stock can thus be supplied with a queen, ready to hatch, from the best breeding Fig. 100. QUEEN-CELL^ 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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