96 PROFITABLE BEE-KEEPING - 
very, strong, and the body-box solid with brood 
when, the bees are sent to the moors. If there 
is much room below, most of the crop will be 
stored there. Should this happen it is practically, 
lost to the bee-keeper, as this honey, cannot be 
extracted in the ordinary. way. It is usual to 
work for sections, and the colonies should be 
strengthened until there are at least sufficient bees 
to fill one crate in addition to the brood chamber. 
Very warm packing is absolutely necessary, or the 
bees will not work in the supers. 
It is a great advantage if the apiarist can get 
his sections drawn out during the clover flow, as 
this saves valuable time and is true economy. 
Bees are usually sent to the moors on a light 
spring cart or dray, in which they should be 
placed above a good thickness of straw. 
When packing these strong colonies great Care 
must be taken to ensure free ventilation, and the 
means employed are the same as when sending by 
rail. The frames should be secured from move- 
ment by screwing strips of wood over and across 
the lugs, and the body-box must be secured to 
the floor-board by screws also. Take out the 
entrance slides and close the entrance with a piece 
of wire gauze, and either gauze or cheese-cloth 
should be stretched over the frames after the re- 
moval of the quilts. This gives thorough ven- 
tilation. 
Unless they are needed to accommodate the 
bees it is best to place the supers in position after 
