. Dadant system of beekeeping. Bees. 94 DADAXT SYSTEM OF BEEKEEPING Something over a hundred colonies were moved by us on hay racks, during some of the very hottest weather of that year, a distance of 25 miles. Luckily the nights were cool. The colonies were so short of stores that some did not even have brood. So, by moving them during the night, we had no difficulty in transporting them. The trips took about 8 hours, including nailing them up and opening them on arrival. The result was very satisfactory and proved profitable. No total failures happened again for a number of years and it was
. Dadant system of beekeeping. Bees. 94 DADAXT SYSTEM OF BEEKEEPING Something over a hundred colonies were moved by us on hay racks, during some of the very hottest weather of that year, a distance of 25 miles. Luckily the nights were cool. The colonies were so short of stores that some did not even have brood. So, by moving them during the night, we had no difficulty in transporting them. The trips took about 8 hours, including nailing them up and opening them on arrival. The result was very satisfactory and proved profitable. No total failures happened again for a number of years and it was only in 1918, 37 years later, that we again resorted to moving bees in summer. But at this time, we had auto trucks and we were not compelled to travel at night, though most of the hauling was done early in the morning. In 1918 and 1919. Fig. 53. Moving bees on Auto Trucks. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Dadant, C. P. (Camille Pierre), 1851-1938. Hamilton, Ill. , American Bee Journal
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