182 FIFTY YEARS AMONG THE BEES 



one of belter stock, for the young queen Avill be reared from 

 best stock. If, liowe\ er, the old cpeen be an extra good one, she 

 will be put into a nucleus when removed, and then returned at 

 the proper time. Whether the old queen be returned or a new 

 one given, she is likely to be gi\en with a frame of brood and 

 adhering bees from the iruoleus, so there is no interruption in 

 laying. ]f for any reason she is given in an introducing-cage, 

 the cage is thrust into the entrance of the hive, in such way 



Fig. 6.? — Super-Filler. 



that the bees will be sure to take care of it, and where it can 

 be looked at any time without opening the hive. 1 am not sure 

 but that a queen at the entrance is a little lii'tter received than 

 elsewhere. Of course there might be a little danger of chilling 

 in a very cold time. 



If the old queen is returned there is a possibility of further 

 attempts at swarming. But if a young- queen be given, after 

 ten days of queenlessness, that colony is considered settled for 

 the season, and no further watch is kept against swarming. 



Somewhat curiously, it is the common thing, upon opening 

 a hive a week after giving the queen, to find one or more queen- 

 cells started. I don't know why. Perhaps the bees have been 



