>>Sometimes I cage them before resubmitting to colony, sometimes I dab on a blob of honey. Is there any need to cage them ? I have not seen the need for it. I have the frame out with the queen on it. I pluck the queen off, mark her with white out, wait 15 sec. for the paint to dry a bit, and place the queen back on the frame. The bees immediately orient towards the queen [presumably not liking the new smell] but I've never seen bees turn aggressive towards the queen because of the marking. Waldemar ****************************************************** * Full guidelines for BEE-L posting are at: * * http://www.honeybeeworld.com/bee-l/guidelines.htm * ******************************************************