GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



against the corner. The next pair of hives 

 was set tight against the bottom of the first 

 pair, etc., until 16 were placed. It will thus 

 he seen that the arrangement allowed a 

 space between the different pairs of hives 

 for the free circulation of air. 



Wlien one tier was. placed, a section of 

 the crating was laid on top of the tier and 

 crowded tight against the side of the car, 

 which held it snugly in place. As mentioned 

 before, the strips on the side of the car 

 were so arranged that the ends of the 

 2 X 4's just caught behind them. 



In warm weather this method of loading 

 would be varied slightly by laying one sec- 



tion of the crating on the floor and begin- 

 ning loading on top of it so as to allow the 

 free circulation of. air under the bottom of 

 the lower tier. 



By this method the crating is simply 

 carried out when the car is unloaded, and 

 is ready for use again whenever it may be 

 needed. 



In cold weather, as explained before, the 

 hives may be placed right on the floor of 

 the car. 



As a further precaution the bottoms -are 

 removed, and each tier takes nine pairs of 

 hives, instead of eight. Of course, tops and 

 bottoms are screened. 



THE HOLTERMANN WINTER CASES USED AT MEDINA 



BY H. H. ROOT 



In spite of the widespread interest in 

 cellar wintering we believe that the large 

 quadruple winter cases have never been used 

 so extensively as during this present winter. 

 A large number of beekeepers are winter- 

 ing their bees for the first time this year 

 following the general plan of the multiple- 

 hive winter case, or, as it is sometimes called, 

 the tenement hive. We ourselves are win- 

 tering one hundred and four colonies in 

 cases made according to the directions given 

 by R. F. Holtermann on pages 664 to 668, 

 September 1. See editorial, p. 2, Jan. 1. 



From our own experience ,so far, and 

 from a large number of reports which we 

 have received, we are prepared to believe 



that the winter case holding four colonies is 

 the best solution of the wintering problem 

 for localities where there are great extremes 

 of heat and cold, especially in some of the 

 more northern States, and in Canada, where 

 the temperature goes below zero for a good 

 many days at a time, and where there are 

 high winds. Ha\ang said this we realize 

 that cellar wintering will never be a thing 

 of the past. The whole question depends 

 on the cellar, on the locality, and last, but 

 not least, on the man. 



Good clear cypress costs in the neighbor- 

 hood of $34.00 a thousand. In making these 

 cases, however, we selected a cheaper grade, 

 costing about $25.00 a thousand. However, 



Fici. 1. — Each pair of hives moved out, and the winter-ease floor set in place. 



