Hi, Ham.  Permit me to make a pitch for a "Thurber
Long Cage".  This is folded up from 1/8" hardware
cloth, 3/8" (outside dimension) thick (be quite
precise), about 1 1/2" wide, several inches long.
Whittle wood plugs for the ends.  Remove the queen
from the shipping cage, dispense with the attendants,
mark her, and place her in the Long Cage.  The key
point is that the width fills the space between
adjacent drawn combs - NOT foundation - so that
aggressive hive bees cannot get to the queen.

After making the hive queenless for a day or two (or
more) in advance, insert the Long Cage between two
adjacent frames, preferably ones with brood.  A day
later, remove the cage and release the queen onto a
frame top bar.  (Try hard not to let bees into the
cage with her or she may take a long time coming out.)
 I've been doing this for years and have never had a
problem.   Dan

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