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therefore, evident that much mischief, if not permanent 
injury, is caused by all being clogged with honey ; while 
dust, such as flour, for uniting bees or introducing queens, is 
a crude and unnecessary process. 
Running Queen and Bees in at the Entrance. 
Another method of doubtful utility sometimes recom- 
mended, is that of shaking all the bees from the combs 
on to a board in front of the hive, and as they draw 
back through the entrance allowing the new queen to run 
in with them. 
Introducing Queens to Hatching Brood, 
denuded of bees, is another plan sometimes offered, but of 
somewhat doubtful value. The brood should be kept warm, 
and of course the queen is safe for the time being if the hive 
is closed with perforated zinc. But the fertile queen is not 
properly nourished, no honey is being gathered, and no 
food will be taken from feeders by these soft youngsters. 
Probably much of the younger brood dies, and presently 
the valuable queen is missing. 
Bees Refusing Queens. 
Sometimes a nucleus or stock will refuse queen after 
queen, and in that case they may be given a capped queen 
cell. If this fails they will often be reasonable by the time 
they may have been allowed to rear one for themselves. 
Otherwise they may be treated by the confined nucleus 
plan as a swarm, and allowed to build new combs, all 
others being removed. 
Inserting by Heavy Smoking. 
The late Henry Alley claimed uniform success by 
smoking queens in at the entrance, using dense volumes 
of smoke. Mr. A. C. Miller also, an American bee-keeper, 
