> Jerry Scott wrote, "Yesterday, I went to a new hive of mine to release the
> queen from her cage.  The packages I have had in the past had the queen
> sealed in a cage with a candy plug.  This package was the first I had ever
> bought that the queen was sealed in with a cork!  I'll never buy a package
> with a queen cage sealed with a cork again."

A small nail is very useful for prying out the corks so the candy is exposed.
We often do this part in the workshop before taking the cages out to the
hives.  We then use the small nail to make a hole through the candy to
facilitate queen emergence at the proper time. Considerable care must be used
so the queen is not impaled or injured by the nail. Accordingly, we handle
queen cages with ungloved hands only.

Wade
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