ITALIAN QUEEN REARING. 
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SHIPPING QUEENS. 
The shipping box is made just large enough to admit one of 
the small frames. There should be an opening in one end of the 
box near the bottom, and a small hole in the top, each covered 
with wire-cloth to give ventilation. . Two strips of wood should 
be tacked on each side of the frame to prevent injury to the 
queen in case the comb should become loosened in the frame. 
When there is a frame of honey in the nucleus from which a 
queen is to be shipped, it may be placed in the shipping box 
with the adhering bees, and the ends of the frame nailed fast to 
the box. If the queen was not upon this comb, lift out the one 
upon which she rests and stand its lower edge upon the top of 
the frame in the shipping box. Blow a little smoke gently upon 
the bees, which will induce those entering the box to commence 
humming, and the queen will soon enter with the rest. Now lay 
m a queen cage, fasten down the lid, and the box is ready to ship 
to the purchaser, who should have been warned a week before. 
REMARKS. 
Whenever there is a scarcity of honey in the flowers, it will 
he necessary to feed some of the nuclei, especially those having 
unfei tile queens or young brood, and those constructing queen- 
cells. Also the breeding hives, as it is sometimes necessary to 
keep the bees continually building comb in order to induce the 
queen to rear much brood. 
A regular supply of queen-cells may be had every five days 
hy having two queenless stocks, and inserting in them alternately 
every fifth day, comb containing eggs and larvte taken from any 
