does it?
my husband opted for a more gentle approach. first he pried the can of sugar water out. he had a piece of cardboard on hand and slid that over the opening as he pulled the can out. then he slid the metal clip of the queen cage over to the opening and removed her while trying to limit the number of bees escaping from the box.
each package of bees came with their own queen marked with a green dot, we’re guessing it was paint.
when the queen bees are placed in the little queen cage for transport, there is a small piece of “candy” put in there for her to 