WINTERING 



WINTERING. 



52" 



bartlett's winter case for holding four ten-frame colonies; 



LOWER illustration SHOWING INTERIOR. 



winter their bees in double-walled tene- 

 ment hives. As the name indicates, it con- 

 sists of two or more hives all under one 

 roof. Of course, one double-walled hive 

 large enough for four or five colonies can 

 be made cheaper than four or Hve single hives, 

 and this is one factor in their favor. An- 

 other is, that two or more colonies together 



conserve heat. But the objection to these 

 big hives is that they are large, unwieldy, 

 and not suitable for out-apiary work on ac- 

 count of difficulty in transportation. The 

 big covers are heavy and awkward to lift 

 or slide off. It is for this reason that so 

 few bee-keepers, companitively, use tene- 

 ment hives. 



