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Tearing  off the screen can be tricky since the queen can be on the screen, 
so many of  us dip the queen cage in water for a second and shake it a 
little to wet her  so she can't fly, especially if we are installing (foolishly 
IMO) in the  daytime.

This is first trick that I learned from the commercial beekeeper who taught 
 me how to manage bees.  I've never seen this in any of the standard 'how  
to' books.
 
One caveat - warm water please, and I  wouldn't dunk the   queen  on a 
freezing day.   Jerry

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