. The A B C of bee culture: a cyclopaedia of every thing pertaining to the care of the honey-bee. c. Cages for queeivs. tik'si- :in> for iiilioiliiciiif;. lor sciidiiiu: lliclii botli by mail and expivss. and for keeiiing them safely many times about the apiary, espe- cially when we liiid several just liatehed out in a hive. For introducing only, a cage marie by simply rolling up a piece of wire cloth will do, many times; but as this gives us no perfectly sm-e metliod of supplying tlie queen with food, I can but regard it un- safe, for queens have frequently been found starved when the cage
. The A B C of bee culture: a cyclopaedia of every thing pertaining to the care of the honey-bee. c. Cages for queeivs. tik'si- :in> for iiilioiliiciiif;. lor sciidiiiu: lliclii botli by mail and expivss. and for keeiiing them safely many times about the apiary, espe- cially when we liiid several just liatehed out in a hive. For introducing only, a cage marie by simply rolling up a piece of wire cloth will do, many times; but as this gives us no perfectly sm-e metliod of supplying tlie queen with food, I can but regard it un- safe, for queens have frequently been found starved when the cage was pushed between two combs of sealed lioney, the bees having removed all the honey from around the cage, as they almost always do when a comb is cruslied. To be on the safe side, it would seem best to have a good supply of food in the cage at all times. If this supply is given in tlie form of lioney, there is almost always a liability of tlie bees and queen getting more or less daubed or smeared with it; and unless this can be soon removed by otlier bees they are sure to die sooner or later, for the breathing - tubes located in different parts of their bodies are easily closed by sugar or honey, if it is allowed to dry on them. Honey in a sponge has been one of the most successful ways of giving a supply for long journeys ; but even this is apt to give them a dauby look, and I have several times found bees, and sometimes the queen, wedged into or under the sponge, dead. One of these was an imported queen: and as all the bees witli her were spry and active. I could but think she had got entangled under the sponge, and died from this alone. Can- dy has been used for some time quite suc- cessfully ; the only difliculty seems to be in providing just enough moisture and no more. Besides the above-mentioned wants, we want a (pieeii - cage that can be cheaply made, especially if we are going to sell queens for a dollar. Tliere are a great many dilTerent cages made, both for shippin
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