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want of ventilation in travelling than from any other 
reason, and due provision should be made according to 
the number of occupants in the receptacle which may be 
provided. If sacking can be arranged to give shade and 
at the same time exclude light without interfering with the 
admission of air, bees will travel and stand confinement 
very much better than where they are continually striving 
to get out, and thus to a great extent impeding free 
circulation of air. 
Packing Stocks. 
Before inverting the hive, fasten a thin board along the 
whole length of the hives at the ends of the fraines, 
overlapping these at least one inch. A piece of porous 
sacking is first to be placed above the frames and held in 
position by a few tacks till the slips of wood are fixed. 
With the left hand find where the frame ends come, and 
with a bradawl bore a hole through the thin board into 
each bar ; then insert French nails pressed not quite home. 
Screws are to be used with this exception, as little 
hammering should be allowed for fear of injuring the 
comb attachments. 
We have to provide for a free circulation of air under, 
after the hive is inverted; therefore on each upper side, 
parallel with the frames, thick strips of wood are to be 
screwed, so that these only will rest on the ground when 
turned over. The entrance may be closed with perforated 
zinc before or after as is most convenient. The packing 
can take place several days before moving, if desired, 
leaving only the entrance to be closed on the eve of 
departure. In very hot weather for long journeys 
additional ventilation should be provided by holes bored 
at the sides and covered inside with perforated material, 
or an additional storey or half-storey can be given under 
the other before inversion. 
