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queens. Take a piece of a board seven-eighths of an 
inch in thickness, an inch and a half or two inches 
wide, two and a half inches long, bore an inch and a 
half hole through it, then put some wire gauze over 
the hole on each side. Bore another one-half inch or 
five-eighths inch hole in one end or side in which to put 
in the queens, always putting four or five worker bees 
with her and putting in a cork to keep them. Such 
cages may be put upon the top of the frames, and if 
the weather is warm the bees will come up and feed 
her ; and if the weather is cool cut a piece of comb 
from some of the centre frames just large enough to 
admit the cage ; set it in and in a few hours the bees 
will wax it fast and nurse the queens. A number may 
be put in the same hives at once and the bees will feed 
them, always keeping a few bees in the cage with the 
queens, providing the old queen of the hive is also 
caged. 
Another form of cage can be made of a small piece 
of wire cloth ; roll it around the finger, pinch one erid 
together so as to close it, in the other end fit a cork. 
These should be made long enough that the queen can 
have space of an inch and a half at least ; this style of 
cage can be flattened enough to crowd them down 
between the combs, and be much warmer in cool 
weather, and the bees will be more likely to take care 
of her. 
HOW TO STOP BEE BOBBERY, EITHER BY OUR OWN OR 
FOREIGN BEES. 
Bees seldom rob when there is plenty of honey in 
the fields ; it is usually in spring and fall, before and 
after the houey season. Weak swarms are more likely 
