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a queen into the hive that has been deprived of its 

 mother-bee ; and with suitable precautions, especially 

 that of caging the supplied sovereign for thirty- 

 six hours in a receptacle made for the purpose, there 

 is usually little difficulty in getting the substitute 

 amicably received by the mourning workers. This 

 plan not only prevents the loss of two or three 

 weeks of very valuable time in the rearing and fer- 

 tilising of a queen, but obviates the danger of the 

 young queen, when raised, perishing on her wedding- 

 flight, through being snapped up by a bird, or mis- 

 taking the entrance of her hive on her return. 



Various modifications of the above plans may be 

 found in Langstroth, but enough has been said to 

 indicate the ordinary and simplest modes of pro- 

 cedure. 



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