80 BEEKEEPING 



can be shipped huBdreds of miles in per- 

 fect safety and one can obtain stock from 

 the best apiculturists of the country and 

 feel certain that the stock he receives will 

 be healthy and of the race which he de- 

 sires. I have seen bees so shipped several 

 hundreds of miles only to arrive in per- 

 fect condition and with practically no 

 dead bees in the bottom of the cage. They 

 are shipped in strongly built crates hold- 

 ing one, two or three frames and with a 

 wire screen at the top and bottom to pro- 

 vide ventilation. 



When these shipping cases arrive at 

 their destination they should be carefully 

 opened and the frames inserted in the per- 

 manent hive in place of empty frames 

 which are removed to make room. In 

 nearly all cases, bees so obtained wiU be 

 very short of stores. They will require 

 careful watching to make sure that they 

 do not starve to death and they should be 

 protected against robbers from other 

 hives. To do this, the entrance to their 



