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I remove the attendants before placing the queen cage in a hive. If you want to read some posts on the subject there are a few here:
http://www.beesource.com/forums/showthread.php?t=239699&highlight=Tips+attendants
Using bee jacket as a queen-muff...
I could have used my queen-muff yesterday to remove attendants from a queen cage but it was at home. So I got in the car (ac on) with the windows up, and I used my bee jacket as a muff. I put my hands in the sleeve openings and released the bees into the visor/head section of the jacket.
Breathing on the cage helps to clear the bees out. And then it's easy to get the queen to walk back in.
I'm not sure I would have bought a queen-muff had I thought of this before.
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Note: This posting is not an invitation to debate the need (or ridiculousness) of removing attendants. That has been done before...
Breathing on the cage helps to clear the bees out. And then it's easy to get the queen to walk back in.
I'm not sure I would have bought a queen-muff had I thought of this before.
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Note: This posting is not an invitation to debate the need (or ridiculousness) of removing attendants. That has been done before...
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