Joe Mc Cool asked:
> Sometimes I cage them before resubmitting to colony
> Is there any need to cage them ?
I hold queens for clipping and marking under a press-in cage. Use tweezers
to grab a wing, then clip with dressmakers' snips (like minature sheep
shears). Then mark and immediately remove the cage.
Never had any problems and I have many two and three year old queens (one
going into her fourth year) with the original paint mark.
I started using the cage because I read that if you handle queens you can
put the scent from the last one on to the next one you handle - and she
could then be attacked. Bob might comment on this as he does so many that
way.
Best wishes
Peter Edwards
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