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replaced with those obtained from a good breeder. This Department 
can supply names of breeders, nearest the applicant, of any race raised 
in this country. 
INTRODUCING QUEENS. 
When queens are shipped by mail they usually come in cages which 
ean be used for introducing. If the colony to receive the new queen 
has one, she must be removed and the cage inserted between the 
frames. The small hole leading into the candy compartment is 
uncovered, and the bees gradually eat through and release the queen. 
If queens are reared at home, e@ similar cage may be used for intro- 
ducing. 
In view of the fact that disease may be transmitted in mailing 
cages, it is always a wise precaution to remove the new queen and 
destroy the accompanying workers and the cage and its contents. 
The queen may then be put into a clean cage without worker bees 
with candy known to be free from contamination (made from honey 
from healthy hives) and introduced in the regular way. Queens sold 
by breeders are always mated unless otherwise specified, and conse- 
quently the colony in which they are introduced has no effect on the 
offspring. During the active season the bees in the colony are all the 
offspring of the new queen in about nine weeks. Three weeks is 
required for the previous brood to emerge (if the colony has not been 
queenless), and in six weeks after all the old brood emerges most of the 
workers from it will have died. 
DEALERS IN BEE KEEPERS’ SUPPLIES. 
There are several manufacturers of supplies in this country who 
can furnish almost anything desired by the bee keeper. Some of 
them have agents in various parts of the country from whom supplies 
may be purchased, thus saving considerable in freight. 
BEE KEEPERS’ ASSOCIATIONS. 
There are a large number of associations of bee keepers in all 
parts of the country, formed for the betterment of the industry and 
a few associations which are organized to aid the members in pur- 
chasing supplies and in selling the crops. Of these the National 
Beekeepers’ Association is the largest. It helps its members in 
obtaining their legal rights, and aids in securing legislation for the 
furtherance of the industry. The annual conventions are held in 
different parts of the country, and copies of the proceedings are 
sent to the members. There are also numerous state, county, and 
town associations, some of which publish proceedings. The names 
of officers of the nearest associations or of the National Beekeepers’ 
Association will be sent on request from this Department. 
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