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THOUSAND ANSWERS 71drone-comb spoken of a great deal. Please explain how I mayhe able to know drone-comb.A. Lay a rule on the surface of the comb. If the cells measurefive to the inch they are worker-cells. If they measure four tothe inch, they are dronercells.Q. How many drone-cells do you think it is necessary to havein each hive? Some of my hives had so much drone-comb that Imelted some of it up and put in foundation.A. I doubt that it is really necessary to have any dronecombexcept in those hives which contain such good stock thatFig. 16. Even with full sheets of foundation, many timeb more than enoughdrone-brood will be bu.lt in odd places by the bees.you want to rear drones from them. Some, however, believe inhaving perhaps two inches square in each hive.Q,. If bees are given full sheets of foundation will there beany drone-cells?A. None to speak of; but the bees are likely to find somelittle vacancy that they can fill with drone-cells. Practicallyspeaking, however, there will be no drone-comb ifentirely filled with worker-foundation.the frames areQ. When is the best time to cut out drone-comb to preventmore being built?A. It doesn't matter when, if you fill the hole with worker-