Here is a link
https://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Queen-Bees-L-Snelgrove/dp/1904846203
On Wed, Jun 22, 2022, 9:34 AM Greg Butler <
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> L.E. Snelgrove (1940) wrote an entire book on the subject of queen
> introduction that is some absolutely fascinating reading. History,
> conditions affecting introductions, caging queens, cage details, direct
> introduction methods, introducing virgins, introducing queen cells.
> Chapter 5 alone is nearly 40 pages (very readable) detailing queen cages
> and their use. Many descriptions for direct introduction methods are also
> provided. Snelgrove practiced the methods he described and details 35
> different introduction methods and most interestingly he summarizes each
> method with a rating as to its reliability and effort to perform. As you
> might imagine, there are a few humorous anecdotes along the way as well...
>
> I think a lot of these old methods are being lost over the years for some
> reason. Perhaps it's because many of us only learn and pass on one or two
> methods involving some form of a screened candy cage or a push-in. These
> methods are obviously fine (for a majority of circumstances), but Snelgrove
> cautions about many other circumstances we may occasionally run across
> where conditions dictate other procedures (stock containing a drone laying
> queen, stock containing laying workers, bees long queenless, when robbing
> is progress, etc).
>
> The queen's age, how long has she been caged (or banked) herself? So it's
> not just the introduction methodology or technique. A great deal of the
> success or failure depends upon the condition of the queen being introduced
> !! My particular copy happens to be a hardback first edition, but I think
> the book has been reprinted.
>
> Snelgrove, L.E. (1940) The Introduction of Queen Bees, Purnell and Sons,
> London, 205 pp.
>
>
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