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DADANT SYSTEM OF BEEKEEPING 



Something over a hundred colonies were moved by us on 

 hay racks, during some of the very hottest weather of that year, 

 a distance of 25 miles. 



Luckily the nights were cool. The colonies were so short 

 of stores that some did not even have brood. So, by moving 

 them during the night, we had no difficulty in transporting them. 

 The trips took about 8 hours, including nailing them up and 

 opening them on arrival. The result was very satisfactory and 

 proved profitable. 



No total failures happened again for a number of -years 

 and it was only in 1918, 37 years later, that we again resorted 

 to moving bees in summer. But at this time, we had auto trucks 

 and we were not compelled to travel at night, though most of 

 the hauling was done early in the morning. In 1918 and 1919 



Fig. 53. Moving bees on Auto Trucks 



