The ABC of bee culture: a cyclopaedia of every thing pertaining to the care of the honey-bee; bees, honey, hives, implements, honey-plants, etc., facts gleaned from the experience of thousands of bee keepers all over our land, and afterward verified by practical work in our own apiary . A PART OF .J. M. MEUCHANTs APIAKY HY PAPTIST CHURCH, AVARREX, KHODK ISLAND. I. ivrTRODUCirra QUEErrs. as h geneial thing, those wlio send out queenssend along directions for introducing withthe cage ; but it may be well liere to discusssome of the general iJriucijiles recommend-ed by the l)est breeders of queen


The ABC of bee culture: a cyclopaedia of every thing pertaining to the care of the honey-bee; bees, honey, hives, implements, honey-plants, etc., facts gleaned from the experience of thousands of bee keepers all over our land, and afterward verified by practical work in our own apiary . A PART OF .J. M. MEUCHANTs APIAKY HY PAPTIST CHURCH, AVARREX, KHODK ISLAND. I. ivrTRODUCirra QUEErrs. as h geneial thing, those wlio send out queenssend along directions for introducing withthe cage ; but it may be well liere to discusssome of the general iJriucijiles recommend-ed by the l)est breeders of queens, as Avellas to take a glance at some of the mailing-cages tliat are also adai)ted to first cage to which I would call atten-tion—not because it is the best, but becauseit has been used very largely both as ashipping and mailing cage—is called thePeet PEET INTRODUCING AND SHIPPING CAGE. This cut shows a large Hat cage, the largehole being 2 inches in diameter. Communi-cating with this are two smaller ones oneincli in diameter, which are to hold theGood candy (see Candy). One side of thecage is covered with wire cloth, and theother has a niovalile tin slide. A woodencover protects the wire cloth while en routein the mails. To introduce, a couple oftin points attached to the diagonally oppo-site corners are revolved at right angles,and the same are then pushed through the


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