. British bee-keeper's guide book to the management of bees in movable-comb hives, and the use of modern bee-appliances. Illustrated. Bee culture. NUCLEUS-HIVES. 133 Be careful not to damage the cells, or the inmates may be injured; and do not expose them long- to cold air or hot sun, or the royal occupants may be destroyed. Unless the bee-keeper is proficient at this work, it would be well to remove only one cell at 2 time, and return the frame from which it was taken to its position in the hive until the cell is inserted in its place in the nucleus. In cutting out the cell, leave a piece of
. British bee-keeper's guide book to the management of bees in movable-comb hives, and the use of modern bee-appliances. Illustrated. Bee culture. NUCLEUS-HIVES. 133 Be careful not to damage the cells, or the inmates may be injured; and do not expose them long- to cold air or hot sun, or the royal occupants may be destroyed. Unless the bee-keeper is proficient at this work, it would be well to remove only one cell at 2 time, and return the frame from which it was taken to its position in the hive until the cell is inserted in its place in the nucleus. In cutting out the cell, leave a piece of comb attached to it above (see Fig. 8). 1 he cell should now be placed between the combs of the nucleus, point downwards, and secured on one of them by pinning it with one or two pins thrust ihroLigh the cells attached to the queen-cells. Or the cell may be placed in a spiral wire protector (Fig. 95), which prevents the sides from being torn open. The pro- jecting end of wire is pressed into the comb, so that the queen-cell will hang in the middle of the cluster, and a tin cover slipped in above will keep it safe from the bees. Close up the space with the division-board, cover with the quilt, and feed with syrup. After all the nuclei hav^e received their cells, they must be watched to see that sufficient bees remain. It too many leave, add more in the way before described. Three to four days later the queens will hatch, and in a week or so they will have become fertilised by selected drones (which would by this time be flying freely), since up to the present time we have no others in the apiary (see " Queen-Rearing," page 123). If queen-cells have been made in holders, ripe ones (see page 129) should be introduced to each nucleus in the evening, and great care must be taken not to injure them by shaking or jarring, and they should. i'% 95. —Queen- cell Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhan
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