with empty frames, close the side and upper passages ; 
spread a sheet before the hive and shake the bees upon 
it ; if they clog the entrance, separate them with a 
feather, until all have entered. In carrying, it is more 
convenient to leave off the cap ; keep the hive in an 
upright position, and carry it gently to the original 
stand. 
The bees collected in the hive set there to receive 
them, may be emptied on a sheet in front of the new 
hive. Adjust the cap, shade the hive and contract the 
entrance so that the bees must enter singly. 
If the weather is cool, and there is no liability to 
break the combs or spill the honey, I seldom drive the 
bees from the hive, thereby guarding against chilling 
the brood while they are being transferred. 
If the combs in the hive are old and tough, and not 
freighted with honey, spread down a sheet a short dis- 
tance from the hive, in the shade of a tree; carry the 
hive gently to the sheet, lay it down on one side and 
blow in a little smoke. Place an empty hive where the 
old one stood ; blow more smoke into the hive on the 
sheet, raise it up almost six inches — mouth down — and 
drop it back on the sheet; raise it quickly and drop it 
again at another place. Repeat this several times, until 
a number ot bees have been jarred from the comb. 
Care must be taken to avoid crushing them. Set the 
hive aside and sprinkle the bees quickly with cold 
