LITTLE MULE 1684363432 Queen Cage Holder Instructions
- June 12, 2024
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LITTLE MULE 1684363432 Queen Cage Holder
Congratulations
Congratulations on your purchase of a Queen Cage Holder (QCH). Used correctly this will help you with the introduction of your new queen. The QCH is designed to hold a variety of commonly used queen cages.
JZ-BZ™ Queen Cage (plastic – See Fig A)
The cage opening should be to the right. We recommend the opening (candy end) be as high as possible. In the event an attendant bee was to die, the queen will still have easy access to the opening.
California Mini (wooden – See Fig B)
Typically, these have an opening on one end only. The opening needs to be on the right side. The queen cage can be placed with the screen up OR down. If you are feeding with sugar water above the cage (like with new packages), we recommend placing the screen down to protect the queen from dripping sugar water. To help keep the cage in place, slightly bend the screen down on the stop side of the cage (no hole end), after placing it in the QCH (Figure E).
Wooden 3 Hole (small) – See Fig C)
Like the California Mini, the opening (candy end) should be to the right and the screen can be up OR down. Sometimes the screen can catch on the plastic as you slide it into place. It is a tight fit, but by working the cage up and down it should move into position.
Wooden 3 Hole (Large)- See Fig D)
This cage is slightly larger than cage in Figure C. In order for the cage to fit, you will need to cut the QCH as described below, as in Figure E. This will not affect the QCH’s ability to work with the other cages. In some situations, it may make it easier to slip the cages into place.
Roller Cages
The QCH can work with Roller Cages, but you may need to cut the cage as described below, as in Figure E.
Cutting the Queen Cage Holder (QCH)
With some situations you will need to cut the QCH so it will accept larger queen and roller cages. This can be done with a pair of scissors. Cut each outer support arm in the center (Figure E), so it will look like Figure F.
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