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queens just about hatching, until one had time to remove 
them. I have shown in former editions how my tubular 
cage was used for inserting virgin queens, either by stopping 
the open end with a piece of super foundation, as shown 
below the comb (Fig. 64) on the right ; or by pressing the 
open end into the honey at the top of the comb; or again 
by inserting a ripe queen cell; and in either case, just 
pressing the cage into the stores near the top of the frame, 
the open end always being downwards. The tubular cage 
to the left shows. the detachable cell base used as a plug 
for retaining the queen while shifting her. 
In uniting, 
the queen to be reserved is just popped into one of these 
tubular cages, the end pressed down into the stores, and 
presently when all is quiet, out she walks, with no further 
care from the operator. If she is wanted out soon, then 
the end should be stopped ever so lightly, but if it is 
desirable she shall not be out for a day or two, the open 
end is pushed harder into the honey. Perhaps you find 
A Queen being “ Balled,” 
and instead of caging her fast, and perhaps only irritating 
the bees when again liberating her, all you have to do is 
to place her in my tubular cage, and simply press it into 
the comb diagonally as illustrated, where there are stores, 
so that she may quietly walk out after the bees have 
amused themselves for a few hours clearing away the 
broken comb, and dripping sweets. One can also 
Remove one Queen and insert another 
at the same operation, without any further care, or thought 
of failure; and it does not much matter whether it is a 
virgin or fertile queen to follow. With a fertile queen 
press the cage home rather hard in this case, but with the 
