. Bulletin. Insects; Insect pests; Entomology; Insects; Insect pests; Entomology. 20 THE REARING OF QUEEN BEES. to use cell bars holding sixteen cells each, and two or three of these bars are fastened in one Langstroth frame. Frequently two or even three such frames are put in one hive; but usually part of the cells are sealed or in nurseries, so that there are usually not more than fifty at a time which require feeding. These cells may also be ])ut in any colou}^ with a laying queen, pro^dded an incubating cage of perforated zinc is placed around them (see ligs. 4 and .5), or in the second st
. Bulletin. Insects; Insect pests; Entomology; Insects; Insect pests; Entomology. 20 THE REARING OF QUEEN BEES. to use cell bars holding sixteen cells each, and two or three of these bars are fastened in one Langstroth frame. Frequently two or even three such frames are put in one hive; but usually part of the cells are sealed or in nurseries, so that there are usually not more than fifty at a time which require feeding. These cells may also be ])ut in any colou}^ with a laying queen, pro^dded an incubating cage of perforated zinc is placed around them (see ligs. 4 and .5), or in the second story of a two-story colony, with the queen kept below by a perforated zinc hone}^ board (see hg. 3). STYLES OF NURSERY CAGES. One day before the (jueens are due to emerge, each cell must be placed in an individual nursery, so that the young emerging ((ucens can not attack each other. This nursery may be made of wire cloth. Fig. 9.—Titoff nurseries in frame holder, showing construction of nursery (original). or of perforated zinc, but Avire cloth is perhaps better, since in one or two cases in our apiary, during the past summer, young virgin queens managed to get through the perforated zinc and to do some damage before being discovered. The cell should not be put in a wire-cloth nursery more than one day before the queen is due to emerge, for the workers should be allowed to thin down the wall of the cell so that the queen will have no difficulty in gnawing her wa}^ out. Even when separated from the workers by wire cloth for one day, the queen usually takes a longer time in getting out, but no queen which has vitality enough to become a prolific layer will ever entirely fail to do so. Many different kinds of nnrsery cages have been advocated, and really there is little choice, between them, each queen breeder prefer- ring the one he has used, the choice frequently being made without trying any other. Before making a choice, however, it would be w^ise. Please note that these ima
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