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or queen cells in any stage of development. It is also applicable 

 to any season of the year. 



Mr. Pond's Method. 



Mr. J. E. Pond, jun., an American apiarist, gives his method as 

 follows : — Remove the old queen about mid-day, and towards 

 evening, or when the bees have ceased working for the day, let the 

 new queen run into the entrance. He says it is important that 

 the queen be inserted the same day. It would appear that the 

 interval named gives the bees time to discover their loss, and 

 thus provides them with another queen when they feel most 

 inchned to accept one, just before making any serious attempt to 

 raise one of their own. 



Introduction by Chloroform, 



Pufifball, &c., are sometimes recommended, but I cannot advise 

 such a course as to reduce the bees to a state of stupefaction, as it is 

 not only injurious but totally unnecessary. 



Covering Queens with Honey. 



It is claimed by some that a queen is generally accepted it 

 first covered with honey and then placed among the bees ; but the 

 practice is one of doubtful utility ; in the first place, there is no 

 restriction as to what honey, and if any desire to try the plan, I 

 must say that no other honey should be used but what is then and 

 there taken from the hive the queen is to be dropped into. An 

 ordinary pocket knife can be used to scoop out a little honey 

 from the capped cells ; or failing that, use the satne syrup that is 

 being fed to the bees. The body of the bee is studded with 

 breathing tubes ; it is, therefore, evident that much mischief, if 

 not permanent injury, is caused by all being clogged with honey, 

 if only for a few minutes. 



Running Queen and Bees in at the Entrance. 



Another method, long since tried and discarded by myself, has 

 sometimes been recommended. It is this : — Shake all the bees 



