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BEES AND BEE-KEEPING. 
make this clear, suppose six stocks {a, d, c, e, f) to 
stand between two small trees (T, T), as at A. The 
removal of d and e to the positions at B would cause 
disaster, as the whole flying population of d would 
attempt to enter a or c, while that of e would join 
d or f\ but if b and e be the only stocks (as at C), an 
identical alteration in station would cause no difficulty, 
unless the space moved over should exceed 5ft. or 6ft., 
as the returning bees would, without possibility of 
entering the wrong hive in mistake, fly to the entrances 
as indicated by the arrows at D. 
Bees may be made to notice that they are on a new 
stand, and to adhere to it, by sundry devices, of which 
the best, perhaps, are given at page 273, principle 6. 
Following on the same line, we may frequently succeed 
by moving, and then immediately shaking them all in 
front of the hive, letting them run in the manner of 
a natural swarm. Some will fly back to enter the 
decoy hive, containing a comb placed to receive them. 
These should, when collected in the evening, be thrown 
down at the station of our choice, when their thorough 
fright will often cause them to stay. The repetition 
of the process, in any case, will reduce the loss to a 
minimum. 
The packing of bees for transit has already received , 
some attention, and it is only needful here to enforce 
the necessity of skeps conveying swarms being in- 
verted. A skep in situ, however propped, is extremely 
likely to compass the death of a large swarm, for 
reasons given at page 136. Stocks with new combs 
are quite unsuited to travelling. Skeps containing 
those of some toughness should be closed by cheese- 
