. A manual of bee-keeping. Bee culture; Bees. QUEEN CAGES. 127 porarily confining her. In strengthening stocks by the addition of other Bees, it is also advisable to secure the reigning Queen for a day or two as a precautionary measure against the malice of the strangers. For this purpose cages of various patterns are used. The most simple form is that of a coarse wire gauze cup,. Fig. 52. with a 5-inch tin margin soldered on, as Fig. 52. The Queen, with or without a few of her own Workers, is placed therein, a card slipped underneath to keep her there, and then transferred to the comb where i
. A manual of bee-keeping. Bee culture; Bees. QUEEN CAGES. 127 porarily confining her. In strengthening stocks by the addition of other Bees, it is also advisable to secure the reigning Queen for a day or two as a precautionary measure against the malice of the strangers. For this purpose cages of various patterns are used. The most simple form is that of a coarse wire gauze cup,. Fig. 52. with a 5-inch tin margin soldered on, as Fig. 52. The Queen, with or without a few of her own Workers, is placed therein, a card slipped underneath to keep her there, and then transferred to the comb where it is desired to fix it. The card being now withdrawn, the cage is gently pressed down with a screwing motion into the comb as' far as the bottom of the cell, there to remain the neces- sary time. It is advisable, if practicable, to tie it there, as the Bees, in their anxiety to get at the new Queen, will sometimes undermine and hoist it up, when the Queen may get out too soon, perhaps meeting an execu- tioner. In fixing this cage, select a comb near the centre of the hive where there is some honey, so that her majesty may have food at hand. This is not abso- lutely essential, and in straw skeps the cage may be fixed on the bung at the top, care being taken that there is sufficient space beneath when replaced for the Bees to crowd about it. Mr. W. Carr has invented a very simple and perfect Queen cage which any mere novice can 'make in a few. 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 Hunter, John, Hon. Secretary of the British Bee-keepers Association. London, D. Bogue
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