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TRANSPORTING BEES. 
heat ; a portion of this will be imparted to the combs, 
and add to their strength 
PREPARATIONS FOR TRANSPORTING BEES. 
To prepare for moving them, pieces of thin muslin 
about half a yard square is as good as anything, se- 
cured by carpet tacks. 
SECURING BEES IN THE HIVE. 
The hive is inverted, and the cloth put over, neatly 
folded, and fastened with a tack at the corners, aud 
another in the middle. The tack is crowed in about 
two-thirds of its length, it then presents the head con- 
venient to pull out. If the bees are to go a great 
distance, and require to be shut up several days, the 
muslin will be hardly sufficient, as they would proba- 
bly bite their vf&y out. Something more substantial 
would then be required. Take a board the size of 
the bottom, cut out a place in the middle, and cover 
with wire cloth, (like the one recommended for hiving,) 
and fasten it with tacks. This board is to be nailed 
on the hive. After the nails are driven, with the 
hammer start it off about the eighth of an inch ; it 
will admit a little air around the sides as well as the 
middle, quite necessary for heavy stocks. But very 
small families might be safe without the wire cloth ; 
air enough would pass between the hive and board, 
except in warm weather. New combs break easier 
than old. 
BEST CONVEYANCE. 
Probably the best conveyance is a wagon with 
