. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 40th YEAR, CHICAGO, ILL,, JUNE 28, 1900, No, [This Prize Article and Illustratioas from the Bee-Keepers* Commercial Queen=Rearing in all of Its Details. BY \V. H. PRIDGKN. VERY few queen-breeders now allow the bees to construct their own queen- cells. The cells are dipt and fastened in some way to a stick and then sup- plied with just-hatcht larva?. If only a few cell-cups are needed they may be dipt by using a single dipping-stick, dipping a single cell at a time ; but this is too slow work where there are many cells to be dipt. The dip
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 40th YEAR, CHICAGO, ILL,, JUNE 28, 1900, No, [This Prize Article and Illustratioas from the Bee-Keepers* Commercial Queen=Rearing in all of Its Details. BY \V. H. PRIDGKN. VERY few queen-breeders now allow the bees to construct their own queen- cells. The cells are dipt and fastened in some way to a stick and then sup- plied with just-hatcht larva?. If only a few cell-cups are needed they may be dipt by using a single dipping-stick, dipping a single cell at a time ; but this is too slow work where there are many cells to be dipt. The dipping-stick shoiild be not larger than 5-16 of an inch in diameter. The tapering part should be S-16 of an inch long ; reduced rapidly the first >s of an inch, and then gradually reduced to the end. It should slip into a worker- 44 ff 44 ff 44 fl 44 •^^* ff 44 +? ff 44 ff 44 ff ?+ ff 44 ff A Whole Battery of Dipping-Sticks used in Modern Queen-Rearing—and the Results. 44 ff 44 ff 44 ff 44 ?••{••i* ff 44 •>* ff 44 ff 44 ff 44 ?•!• ff 44 •}•? ff 44 •!-!• ff 44 ff 44 ff 44 ?•!* ff 44 ff 44 ff 44 ff. 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 [Hamilton, Ill. , etc. , Dadant & Sons]
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