November, 1918 



n I. K A N T N G S IN REE C TT I, T U R E 



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WINTER PROBLEM SOLVED 



by the Hive with an INNER OVERCOAT 



THE INNER OVERCOATS DID IT. Diiring the severe Winter of 1917-18, there was a little 

 apiary of thirty-seven colonies, near Grand Kapids, Mich. Seven of these swarms were in 

 Prot.ection Hives with the Inner Overcoats, all of which came through in perfect condition and 

 without loss. Thirty of the swarms were in hives without the Inner Overcoats and they suffered 

 a loss of some 40 per cent to 50 per cent. This was a severe lest as the temperature went a.s 

 low as 20 degrees helow zero, for many weeks. The value, of the hees that were lost, had they 

 been saved, would have more than paid for new hives for the entire lot. 



Have you ever stopped to think what it would be worth to you to insure your bees against 

 Winter Losses? Tlie life of a Protection Hive will be at least 25 years. Now figure what tlic 

 cost will be per year, spread over its lifetime. You cannot afford to buy anything else. Yon 

 need a certain amount of protection from ( ool -weather during Spring and Fall. Get awa>' 

 from the winter packing case nuisance, with all its expense, extra labor, and inconvenience. With 

 Protection Hives you have a neat, compact and efficient equipment. 



Protection Hives are made of % material in the outer wall and will last a life time, as they arc 

 not permanently packed. Tlie packing in a permanently packed hive in a comparatively short 

 time, will absorb moisture, become matted down and not occupy more than two third.s of the 

 space and will rot out the hive and otherwise get in bad order. When preparing Protection Hives 

 for Winter, a piece of burlap is placed over the top of the frames and then two bottomless cor- 

 rugated paper bo.xes. Inner Overcoats, are telescoped down over the brood nest, in between the 

 ouler and inner hive walls. This provides the burlap with two thicknesses of the corrugated 

 1 nard on the sides and four thicknesses over the top as insulators. They are removed in the 

 Spring and it takes not over two minutes to insulate a hiv^e for Winter or remove it in the Spring 

 by this method. There are many dead air space compartments in this paper and between it. 

 Send for a special circular showing 10 large illustrations. It has been necessary to advance 

 prices but for the next 60 days, we wll sell from one to five sample complete hives in a place at 

 $5.00 each. 



TIN HONEY PACKAGES 



5 



2 lb. Friction top cans in cases of 24 



2 lb. Friction top cans in crates of 612 



2 V^ lb. Friction top cans in cases of 24 



2'/^ lb. Friction top cans in crates of 450 



5 11). Friction top pails in cases of 12 



lb. Friction top pails in crates of 100 

 5 lb. Friction top pails in crates of 203 

 10 lb. Friction top pails in cases of 6 

 10 lb. Friction top pails in crates of li:'. 

 Write for prices on friction top cans and pails and 60-lb. cans, giving quantity wanted. 



A. G. WOODMAN CO., Grand Rapids, Mich. 



