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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



October, 1918 



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-This is a view of atidtlipr Hnltermann yard, showing the same prinriple of wind protection: as 



shown in Fig. 6. 



protection to only one side and one end of 

 each hive. In Fig. 10 we show the 

 scheme of packing four hives in a case ad- 

 vocated by Government experts. Dr. Phil- 

 lips recommends wintering each colony in 

 two hive-bodies instead of one. In other 

 words, he recommends having strong colo- 

 nies placed in two ten-frame Langstroth 

 hive-bodies, four of such double-story colo- 

 nies in each case. 



Tlie ordinary packing case of this descrip- 

 tion will run from about $2.50 to $3.50 per 

 colony, or from $10.00 to $15.00 per case, the 

 beekeeper buying his own lumber at the mill 

 and making up the cases himself. Even a 

 piano-box new now costs the factory making 

 it from $10.00 to $12.00. While the expense 

 of the big case seems to be a large outlay, 

 yet when it is remembered that a good colo- 

 ny in the spring is worth four or five weak 



Fig. 8. — This shows an exterior view of one end of the Holtermann windbreaks. Mr. Holtermann has a 

 roadway running directly thru the center of hi.s yard. A gateway is provided at each end, connecting with 

 this road. This makes it possible for Mr. Holtermann to run his automobile truck thru the center of his 

 yard, thus eliminating the carrying of heavy supers; and they are heavy, because they are 12-framers, 

 running as liigh as 100 pounds to the super. During the spring and winter the big gates are clo: ed. 



