30 PURCHASING. 



Removing of Stocks mould be in the 

 evening, or very early in the morning. The 

 hive fhould be raifed by three or four wedges, 

 fome hours before, provided the floor is not 

 moveable ; or otherwlfe many bees will re- 

 main on the floor at the time, and be very 

 troublefome. 



A cloth muft be laid on the ground be- 

 hind the hive to be removed ; nimbly lift 

 the hive thereon, and, gathering the four 

 corners tight, tie them faft on the top : im- 

 mediately draw a firing clofe round the 

 body of the hive, to prevent any bees crawl- 

 ing between. 



If they are to be carried a confiderable 

 diftance, they may be refted on the ground, 

 as occafion may require. Hand barrows, or 

 yokes, with a hive fufpended at each end, 

 or a long pole on men's fhoulders, and a 

 hive or two between, may be advantageoufly 

 ufed for their conveyance. 



But when it is for feveral miles, a coach, 

 or cart with plenty of ftraw at the bottom, 

 to break the mocks of the carriage, and 

 then proceeding with the floweft pace, and 

 taking the cool of the morning, will prove 



i a fafe 



