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<strong>Better</strong> <strong>Queens</strong> <strong>by</strong> <strong>Jay</strong> <strong>Smith</strong><br />

The drawings of our introducing cage were furnished through the courtesy of<br />

the Southern Beekeeper. The drawings illustrate the cage better than<br />

photographs.<br />

In the partition between the two compartments is a piece of zinc queen<br />

excluder. This is just two and one-fourth inches from the opening of the cage.<br />

The partition extends to within a quarter of an inch of the back of the cage.<br />

The compartment on the opposite side from the screen is filled with bee<br />

candy.<br />

The queen is placed in the second compartment with no other bees. It takes<br />

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