. The bee-keeper's guide : or Manual of the apiary . Bee culture; Bees. OR, MANUAI mmi!m^i. Queen-Celk, from A. I. Boot Co. A Queen-cell from modifled worker-cell just started. J} Imcomplete cell. 0 Cell, after queen has emerged, showing cap hanging. D Thinned cell. S Cell cut into from side. While a queen usually comes forth in sixteen days, there may be a delay. Cold will delay hatching of the egg, and retard development. Sometimes queens are kept for a time in the cell, after they are really ready to come forth. Thus, there may be rarely a delay of even two days. Huber states that when a qu
. The bee-keeper's guide : or Manual of the apiary . Bee culture; Bees. OR, MANUAI mmi!m^i. Queen-Celk, from A. I. Boot Co. A Queen-cell from modifled worker-cell just started. J} Imcomplete cell. 0 Cell, after queen has emerged, showing cap hanging. D Thinned cell. S Cell cut into from side. While a queen usually comes forth in sixteen days, there may be a delay. Cold will delay hatching of the egg, and retard development. Sometimes queens are kept for a time in the cell, after they are really ready to come forth. Thus, there may be rarely a delay of even two days. Huber states that when a queen emerges the bees are thrown into a joyous excitement, so that he noticed a rise in temperature in the hive from 92degrees F. to 104 degrees F. I have never tested this matter accurately, but I have failed to notice any marked. 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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