. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. August 12, 1886.] THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. 367 is removed with as little disturbance as possible, the hive is closed, and sufficient smoke is injected at the entrance to partially stupefy the bees. The alien queen is then placed within the entrance, and driven into the hive by a few puffs of smoke. This method has generally been successful with me. Professor Hasbruck, an American authority, makes the following statement:—' It is surprising to one who has never tried it, with what care and success queens of all kinds, virgin as well as fert
. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. August 12, 1886.] THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. 367 is removed with as little disturbance as possible, the hive is closed, and sufficient smoke is injected at the entrance to partially stupefy the bees. The alien queen is then placed within the entrance, and driven into the hive by a few puffs of smoke. This method has generally been successful with me. Professor Hasbruck, an American authority, makes the following statement:—' It is surprising to one who has never tried it, with what care and success queens of all kinds, virgin as well as fertile, can be smoked into the entrances of hives at twilight. Bees are not on the look-out for strangers at this time of day, and they are ready to accept anything put into their hives, especially if the smell of all is made alike with a little smoke. I have not caged a queen of any kind for the last two years, and I have scarcely lost one in this time in introducing them at the entrance, and I have not found it necessary to resort to tobacco-smoke either, as Mr. Alley recommends.' If tobacco-smoke can be dispensed with, it is certainly an advantage, as I have a strong objection to stupefying bees in the honey-season, believing it to be, not only injurious, but dangerous to the lives of the bees. Whenever anaes- thetics are used, during the Jwney season, the dose should be so small as to quiet the bees only, not large enough even to produce partial coma or stupefaction. Fourthly. By Puff-ball and by Chloroform, I will add here a very simple method of introduction by means of puff-ball, well suited to timid persons, which maybe practised in spring and autnmn, and which I have always found successful as applied to colonies in steps. The bees are first of all fumigated to complete stupefaction, and while in this state removed from the hive and placed in an empty skep, the queen being picked out and reserved. The sleeping bees are carried in the skep to the distance of a few yards
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