I met a new beekeeper who decided to move an entire hive in his van. Before I could recommend against it, he had already successfully done it. However, being new and not "knowing" anything, he hit upon the idea of enclosing the entirely hive tightly with a bed sheet. No bees leaked out. 

As far as packages go, I have seen packages of bees placed inside onion sacks for double protection. Probably a large burlap sack would also serve. On the other hand, when a friend of mine came to pick up a hive in a station wagon, with a toddler on board, I refused to give it to her, and delivered in myself in a pickup truck. 

Speaking of Dennis van Englesdorp, he has some stories about moving bees! He told one of moving hives in Antigua. Evidently they had a pickup but he road in back to steady the hive(s). I guess it came apart and he got covered with stings. Another time he had some hives inside a car and few had leaked out. The State Trooper pulled him over and told him it was against the law to have bees loose in the car (or something to that effect). 

PLB

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