IFig:. 3. — The Buckeye or Root dou- 

 ble wall hive 



Fig 4. — A hive tool, almost a necessity 



iFig. b. — ^A bee brush, for brushing 

 bees off the combs or off a post, etc. 



tioned to use extreme care in preparing for shipment, and in 

 delivering to the express company, being careful to provide 

 ventilation in proportion to the size of the colony and the 

 vtreather. If warm weather, and bees are to be confined more 

 than twenty- four hours, water should be provided. A simple 

 way is to saturate a clean cloth or sponge with what water it 

 will hold and lay it on the bottom board under the frames. If 

 possible, avoid shipping when combs are too heavy with brood. 

 About the time of apple bloom in spring or during September 

 is a better time than the intervening months. If they cannot 

 be obtained in modern frame hives without too much expense 

 and trouble, they may be secured in any sort of hive and the 

 new swarms hived as they issue in modern frame hives. 



Bees should not be moved any distance in the fall unless one 

 is sure they could have a good cleansing flight before going 

 into winter quarters. I would much prefer that the weather 

 be warm enough for a good flight soon after they were moved. 



