. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. Fig. 3. ini â¢*â¢â¢â â â¢â¢ â¢â â¢â â â â a â â â â â â â â â â â â < !â â «â »â < â â â â â â I I â Illllll â â â â¢â III' â â â¢â â â â â ⢠Ill' f â¢â¢â¢â â¢â¢â¢ Fig. 4. is a modification of a method employed for introducing queens to skeps several years since, combined with the admirable principle set forth by the Rev. Geo. Raynor, of caging the deposed queen prior to the introduction of the alien. It is made of fine wire, and has a flange on the top which rests on a plate of vulcanite, through which the cage passes down into t
. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. Fig. 3. ini â¢*â¢â¢â â â¢â¢ â¢â â¢â â â â a â â â â â â â â â â â â < !â â «â »â < â â â â â â I I â Illllll â â â â¢â III' â â â¢â â â â â ⢠Ill' f â¢â¢â¢â â¢â¢â¢ Fig. 4. is a modification of a method employed for introducing queens to skeps several years since, combined with the admirable principle set forth by the Rev. Geo. Raynor, of caging the deposed queen prior to the introduction of the alien. It is made of fine wire, and has a flange on the top which rests on a plate of vulcanite, through which the cage passes down into the hive. As will be seen, this first plate is pierced with some largish holes, which should be close round the flange and within the central hole in the crown of the hive. Attached to the upper side of the first plate is a second, which has pin holes corresponding with the larger ones in the under plate, and has also two or three which come directly over the open queen-cage. The object of these perforations is to enable the queen and her aliens surrounding to partake of scented syrup during her confinement, from a bottle placed on the top of the vulcanite when in position. As will be perceived, a wire runs down one side of the cage, and its withdrawal is the means by which the queen is set at liberty. Notwithstanding all that has been written on queen-introduction, the British bee-keeping world are deeply indebted to the ' Renfrewshire Beekeeper' and the Rev. George Raynor, for their persistent adhesion to the fact that bees will feed alien queens, at a time when, if they could get at them, they would slay them. ' Such a di- vinity doth hedge' a queen, that al- though at first most obnoxious to the ' people' upon whom she has been imposed, they speedily soften towards her; and, seeing the strait in which she is placed, and being unable to withstand her solicitations for food, the%v bring her of the ch
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