Push in Queen Cage

Best way to introduce a mated queen with almost 100% success rate.

Introduce the mated queen into a new queenless hive by trapping her with a push in queen cage. She should be with emerging brood and empty cells. Make sure there are no adult bees when you trap her. Push the cage all the way into the frame until it touches the plastic foundation to prevent workera from tunneling under. The new emerging bees will take care of the queen and clean out the empty cells for her to lay in.

After 3 days, the queen should have layed eggs in the cells and start smelling like a laying queen. It is safe to remove the cage when you see eggs and the adult bees are not trying to bite and sting through the cage.