>>> ... used to cage the queen in a spring-held, screen, tea cozy... ... thought I was protecting the queen, until one day we re-examined our test colonies and found that some colonies had decided to ball their own queen shortly after she was release.
<><><> I came across the idea of carrying a small, light two frame box with me and putting the queen and the frame she was on in the two frame box until inspection/manipulation was over and then replacing her, still on the frame, back into the colony.
Mike in LA
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