374 A Modern Bee-Farm 
only a few hundred yards ‘from their old location. Of 
course it is a very easy matter to shift them only a few 
yards by easy stages, while actively flying, but in the 
above case when they cannot be moved -in Winter, it will 
be necessary to make artificial swarms from them ; uniting 
two swarms with one queen, and then uniting the two 
deprived stocks with the other queen. Thus the united 
old stocks can be moved at once to their destination ; and 
on the second evening the double swarm may also be 
moved, but this should go into a cellar or other darkened 
room until another two or three days, and set out towards 
evening, with a board reaching partly over the entrance. 
An alternative plan which would not work quite so 
well, would be to move the stock towards evening, and 
when in position, shake all the bees from the combs on 
to a wide board reaching up to the entrance. Bees 
treated like this will often stay like a new swarm. 
Packing Queens. 
An admixture of honey and sugar, first mentioned in 
Rev. L. L. Langstroth’s book as a substitute for honey 
in wintering, was afterwards used by Mr. I. R. Good, 
another American, in queen cages when transmitted by the 
post. However, perfection had yet to come; the food was 
right, the candy was “good,” but until the introduction 
of F. Benton’s mailing cage, general success was not 
attained. Queens may now be sent by post just as safely 
as an ordinary letter, and Benton’s cage has rendered the 
system absolutely perfect for moderate distances. 
The Benton Cage 
consists of three compartments; one is ventilated for 
general accommodation, and particularly for advantage to 
the bees under high temperatures; from this a small 
passage communicates with the central compartment, 
