WINTERING. 



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WINTERING. 



winter case is put on, it will telescope over, 

 crowding the folds of newspaper or other 

 packing material neatly aromi'l the inner 



hive. The illustration herewith given will 

 give some idea of the scheme here proposed. 



TELESCOPE CAP. 



Another plan, somewhat cheaper and 

 possibly just as good, embodying the same 

 principle, may be employed. Instead of hav- 

 ing a winter case made of wood, the protec- 

 tion is made up of a large square of medium- 

 weight manilla or roofing paper, laid on top 

 of folds of newspaper as before directed, and 

 then neatly folded down on the sides and 

 ends as one would do up a package, and tied 

 with a string as shown in the accompanying 

 illustration. It should be stated, however, 

 that this paper should be large enough so 

 that, when folded down, it will reach to the 



PAPER WINTER CASE. 



bottom-board and not part of the way down 

 as shown. It will also be important not to 

 make the mistake of making the folds come 

 down over the end of the hive in sucli a way 

 that they will catch and hold water. In tlic 

 two accompanying illustrations the method 

 of wrapping and tying is shown. If o)ie 

 uses manilla paper it would, perhaps, be well 

 to cover it with a coat of grease, or, better 



still, linseed oil. In the spring one can 

 examine hi.s bees by loosening the bowknot 

 of the string, lifting off the paper cover, and 

 finally the packing under it. After examina- 

 tion, the paper can be readjusted as before, 

 with the packing material underneath. 



In cold localities this packing should not 

 be less than two inches thick. If one can 

 not secure enough newspapers perhaps he 

 can contrive some scheme for using old car- 

 peting or grain-sacks, especially such as are 

 unfit for any other purpose. He can usually 

 obtain quite a quantity of these by going to 

 the farmer or miller; and he may (and i)rob- 

 ably will) receive free all he cnn take away. 



A WINTER CASE MADE OF SECOND-HAND 

 WRAPPING-PAPER AS USED AT IMEDINA. 



In selecting a roofing-paper for the pur- 

 pose, avoid the heavy grades, as they are ex- 

 pensive, and do not fold readily; and, when 

 folded, they will break on removing the 

 string. A greased manilla paper, about like 

 flour-sacking, gives very good results; any 

 paper which will stand weather, and yet 

 fold up flat again in summer after the cold 

 winter weather and spring are over, will 

 answer. 



Some use, in place of the string to fasten 

 the paper down, strips of wood tacked on ; 

 but a string is just as good, much cheaper, 

 and quicker to apply; and, what is more, it 

 does not in the least disturb the colony to tie 

 it on the hive. 



Another method of i)rotecting the single- 

 walled hives is to get some old drygoods- 

 boxes. Pile straw on top of the hives, tlien 

 push the large box back over the hive. Jiut 



