TKANSI'OKTING BEKS SHOUT DISTANCES. 315 



venient. Of late years, Mr. A. I. Root, and others, have 

 practiced the shipping of bees by the pound, with or with- 

 out queens, to stock Apiaries. Their wire-cloth cages 



rig. 101. 



CAGE FOR ONE-HALF POUND TIN FUNNEL FOR SHAKING THE 



OF BBBS. BEES INTO THE CAGES. 



(From Boot's "A. B. C") 



or boxes for shipping bees, are just the thing for hauling 

 natural swarms, if made large enough (fig. 101). 



The bees may be shut up in the box as soon as they are 

 hived. New swarms require even more air than old colonies, 

 being full of honey and closely clustered together. They 

 should be set in a cool place, and, if the weather is very 

 sultry, should not be removed until night. Many swarms 

 are suffocated by the neglect of these precautions. The 

 bees may be easily shaken out from this temporary hive. 



When movable-comb hives are sent away to receive a 

 swarm, two strips of wood, with pieces nailed to them, to go 

 between the frames and keep them apart, should be laid 

 over the frames, or they may be tacked fast in their proper 

 places. 



The enamel-cloth (352) should be fastened on, by nail- 

 ing strips all around over it. 



For the further preparation of hives to receive swarms, 

 gee (421). 



