94 Of the Removing of Bee-hives. 
and of courfe not only rifk the deftruction of 
the whole cargo, with the carriage and horfes, 
but even the life of the driver himfelf. 
Another method, if the diftance is great, I 
would recommend as preferable to every other, 
where it can be obtained, viz. carriage on fhip- 
board, either by fea, canals, lakes, or naviga- 
ble rivers. By this mode of conveyance, the 
bees run no rifk of being jolted or hurt in 
the leaft, provided they are properly ftowed in 
the vefiel. This laft winter, (1794,—5,) I 
carried twenty hives on fhip-board, with great | 
fafety, to a gentleman about 300 miles diftant. 
I would, therefore, earneftly recommend wa- 
ter carriage wherever it is practicable, as pre- 
ferable to every other mode of conveyance 
whatever; for I would rather carry a number 
of bee-hives 4000 miles by fea, than 100 miles ~ 
by land carriage. 
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