>>Sometimes I cage them before resubmitting to colony, sometimes I dab
on a blob of honey. Is there any need to cage them ?
I have not seen the need for it. I have the frame out with the queen
on it. I pluck the queen off, mark her with white out, wait 15 sec.
for the paint to dry a bit, and place the queen back on the frame.
The bees immediately orient towards the queen [presumably not liking
the new smell] but I've never seen bees turn aggressive towards the
queen because of the marking.
Waldemar
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