82 THE APIARY. 
to $5.00 each. The implements necessary to properly 
manage an apiary, are an Extractor $10.00, Honey- Knife, 
$1.00, . Wax-Extractor,$5. 00, Smoker, $1.50, Bee-Veil, 50c. 
There will, naturally, be other minor expenses even in 
a small apiary. It should be borne in mind that the ex- 
pense of fixtures is nearly as. much for a half a dozen 
swarms as for an extensive apiary. 
TRANSPORTING BEES. 
In transporting your bees, avoid, if possible, the two 
extremes of very cold, or very warm weather. In the 
latter the combs are so nearly melted, that the weight of 
the honey will bend them, bursting the cells, spilling the 
honey and besmearing the bees. In very cold weather, 
the combs are brittle, and easily detached from the sides 
of the hive. 
Have ready some carpet tacks, and pieces of thin 
muslin about half a yard square. Invert the hive, put 
the cloth over, neatly folded and fastened with a tack at 
the corners, and another in the middle of each side: 
Drive the tack in about two-thirds of its length ; it is 
then convenient to pull out when required. 
If the bees are to be taken some distance, and must 
be confined for several days, the muslin will hardly be 
sufficient, and wire-cloth must be substituted. 
To prepare the movable comb-hive for long journeys, 
put sticks on each side of each comb, in about two places, 
to hold it steady (see directions for transferring), then 
lay on the top of the frames, cross-wise, thin strips to 
hold them in place, and fasten on the honey-board with 
screws.* ‘Turn the hive over, and cover the bottom with 
wire-cloth. With proper care they may be sent by rail- 
road one thousand miles. 
* Tf the combs arc old, and the distance short, the transferring sticks at the 
sides of the comb may be omitted. ; 
