Calling of the Queen: An advanced beekeeping technique that most beekeepers no longer use.

Gene Kritsky, author of The Tears of Re, describes the sophisticated beekeeping techniques of the ancient Egyptians—such as smoking the hive and the calling of the queen.  We may be able to trick queen bees to leave a tree/hive/whatever by playing the piping sounds of a virgin queen. (click on headline to see page properly)