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Being hungry, she has no thought but that of immediately 
soliciting food from the workers or seeking it herself. 
Waiting 30 Minutes. 
There is no loss of time in thus waiting. Asa matter of 
fact, the apiarist confines the queen in a tube, and places it 
in his vest pocket while he does something else. 
In the Author’s case he may so prepare 20 or 30 at one 
time, and presently insert them in many less minutes. It 
may safely be said that no more expeditious or simple 
method can be found. 
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Strong Odors 
should be avoided as far as possible as regards to the queen 
to be inserted, but it may be generally accepted as a fact 
that where the bees are in a naturally receptive condition, 
they will accept a vigorous young queen regardless of any 
slight odor that may be strange to them. 
Introduction by Chloroform, 
puffball, &c., is sometimes recommended, but I cannot 
advise such a course as to reduce the bees to a state 
of stupefaction, being not only injurious but totally 
unnecessary. Mr. D. A. Jones, late editor of the Canadian 
Bee Journal, formerly a great advocate of this method, 
discarded it in favor of my Fasting plan, which he 
considered the most satisfactory of any. 
Covering Queens with Honey, Flour, &c. 
It is claimed by some that a queen is generally accepted 
if first covered with honey and then placed among the 
bees ; but the practice is one of very doubtful utility. 
Another plan offered is that of giving the queen a bath in 
tepid water, when it is asserted she will be at once accepted. 
The body of the bee is studded with breathing tubes; it is, 
