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the wire, draw the frames apart, and, lift out tlie cage. The 

 wire serves also to mark the spot where the cage is. 



When the tube is filled with candy, it may be pushed so 

 far into the cage that the bees can not get at the candy. Then 

 when it is desired that the bees shall get at the candy, the 

 plug is drawn out until the candy is exposed (No. 5, Fig. 

 87V-^). This is moi-e reliable as to time than to have the usual 



Fig. S7\<2-~Miller Cage No. 3. 



cage with the candy covered with cardboard. With the card- 

 board there is no certainty as to whether the queen will be re- 

 leased in 24 houis or much longer. Sometimes it may be sev- 

 eral days. With the No. 3 cage you know just how long the 

 bees have the cage before they get to the candy, and after the 

 candy is exposed you may count on the bees clearing out the 

 candy in about 24 hours. 



It may be objected that it is troublesome to open up the 

 hive to change the position of the plug in the cage. That is 



