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a wire cage, (See “ Nucleus Swarming”), fasten one 
end with a piece of old comb, about one inch square, 
containing honey in open cells, so that the queen may 
feed herself ; place this cage in the centre of a brood 
comb where the bees are most thickly clustered, and 
after thirty-six hours liberate her as directed in nucleus 
swarming. 
OUR METHOD OF INTRODUCING A QUEEN. 
This method is founded on the theory that bees 
recognize each other by their peculiar scent, and the 
result of this method supports that theory. Over five 
hundred queens have been introduced upon this method 
by myself and our agents, and yet not a single failure 
has come to our knowledge. 
Make the following solution : — In a pint of water 
dissolve two table-spoons full of brown sugar, and scent 
it with either grated nutmeg, extract of anise, pepper- 
mint or wintergreen. 
Subdue the stock of bees into which the queen is to 
be introduced, in the usual way for handling bees ; 
open the hive, lift out a comb, and look carefully for 
the old queen, if she is seen, catch and destroy her; 
next sprinkle the bees and comb with the solution, and 
set the comb and bees temporarily into an empty hive; 
in this manner, handle every comb in the hive, sprinkle 
the inside of the old hive, spread a sheet in front of the 
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