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from best stock. If, however, the old queen be an extra-good 

 one, she will be put in a nucleus when removed, and then re- 

 turned at the proper time. Whether the old queen be returned 

 or a new one given, she is likely to be given with a frame of 

 Ijrood and adhering bees from the nucleus, so there is no in- 

 terruption in laying. If for any reason she is given in an 

 introducing cage, the cage is thrust into the entrance of the 

 hive, in such way that the bees will be sure to take care of it. 



Fig. G3 — Super-Filler. 



and where it can be looked at at any time without opening the 

 hive. I am not sure but that a queen at the entrance is a little 

 better received than elsewhere. Of course there might be a lit- 

 tle danger of chilling in a very cold time. 



If the old queen is returned there is a possibility of fur- 

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

 after ten days of queenlessness, that colony is considered set- 

 tled for the season, and no furtlier watch is kept against 

 swarming. 



Somewhat curiously, it is the common thing, upon open- 

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



