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BEES AND BEE-KEEPING. 
One of the oldest and most used — perhaps, for the ■ 
practical apiarian, the best cage — is the Pipe-cover, I 
or Dome, seen in Fig. 87. It consists of a ring of f 
tin plate, on to which is soldered a dome of wire r 
cloth, with meshes not more than y^n. square. If »' 
.the queen which we desire to instal be an imported f 
one, the box in which she has taken her journey 
should be opened under cover, as queens so placed 
not infrequently take advantage of their new-found V'l 
liberty by flight. This trouble arising in the open 
air necessitates remaining in position, as the operator 1 
himself has probably been made by the sportive matron J 
a landmark, by which she shall, at her convenience, 
re-discover the spot whence she took her departure. 
A little patience will then commonly be rewarded by 
seeing her return, when, lifting her by the wings, and 
caging her as explained at page 257, we have her ready 
for her temporary imprisonment in the hive. Select 
now a tough brood-comb, and upon a part of it, contain- 
ing some unsealed honey, after having driven the bees 
from the spot by smoke, place card and cage; slip 
away the card with caution — for a tiny leg is soon 
broken — and then, with a screwing motion, cut the 
tin rim into the comb down to the midrib, as at B. 
The Rev. G. Raynor recommends that the bees be 
prevented from gnawing out the cage by passing a 
long needle through its base into the midrib of the 
comb ; but I have always found the tin rim to hold 
securely, the bees attaching the surrounding cells 
to it. He also advises placing the comb diagonally 
so that half of it stands outside the hive. I, however, 
often use, for any purpose requiring command of 
