. The bee-keeper's guide : or Manual of the apiary . Bee culture; Bees. The Peet Cage, 267 liberated. Mr. Dadant stops the cage with a plug of wood (Fig. 99), and when he goes to Hberatc the queen replaces tile wooden stopple with one of comb, and leaves the bees to liberate tlie queen by eating out tlie comb. Mr. Bet- singer uses a larger cage, open at one end, which is pressed against the comb till the mouth of the cage reaches the middle of it. If I understand him, the queen is thus held by cage and comb till the bees liberate her. If, upon liberating the queen, we find that the bees "
. The bee-keeper's guide : or Manual of the apiary . Bee culture; Bees. The Peet Cage, 267 liberated. Mr. Dadant stops the cage with a plug of wood (Fig. 99), and when he goes to Hberatc the queen replaces tile wooden stopple with one of comb, and leaves the bees to liberate tlie queen by eating out tlie comb. Mr. Bet- singer uses a larger cage, open at one end, which is pressed against the comb till the mouth of the cage reaches the middle of it. If I understand him, the queen is thus held by cage and comb till the bees liberate her. If, upon liberating the queen, we find that the bees "ball" her, that is, gatber so closely about her as to form a compact cluster, we must at once smoke the bees off and re-cage the queen, else they will hold her a prisoner till she is dead. The Peet cage (Figs. 95 and 100), which is not only an introducing but a shipping cage, is a most valuable inven- tion. The back of the cage is tin (Fig. 95), and may be drawn out, which leaves the back of the cage entirely open. The pieces in front are to be tacked on in shipping. Fig. They prevent the accompanying bees from stinging any one who may handle the cage and also secure ventilation. The tin points, which turn easily, are turned at right angles to the cage, as shown in the figure. The cage is pressed close up to a smooth piece of comb containing both brood and honey, where it is held by the tin points, and then the tin back is withdrawn. The bees will soon eat under the comb and thus liberate the queen and almost always accept her. I have had such admirable success with this cage. 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 Cook, Albert John, 1842-1916. Chicago, Ill. : George W. York & Co.
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