.r.VNUAKY 15, 1915 



FiO 2. — Two panels held in position to show the relation ot the outside entranre to the 

 and the " bridge " for keeping the packing material away from the entrance. 



ve entrance, 



counting the lumber, paint, paper, and the 

 labor, we found that the cases cost us very 

 nearly $5.00 apiece, or, in round numbers, 

 about $1.25 per hive. These figures do not 

 include the packing material nor the labor 

 of packing, etc.; therefore it may be seen 

 that the winter case is not a cheap plan of 

 wintering by any 

 means, when the first 

 cost is considered. 

 But those who have 

 wintered their bees 

 thus for several sea- 

 sons claim that the 

 winter case is eco- 

 nomical in the long 

 run because of the 

 fact that the colonies 

 come through the 

 winter in better con- 

 dition than when 

 wintered in any other 

 way. 



Assuming that the 

 hives have been plac- 

 ed in groups of fours 

 (two pairs back to 

 back) it is necessary 

 when read}' to pack 

 for winter to set each 



pair of hives to one side temporarily and 

 place the quadruple bottom of the ease in 

 place lUi a suitable foundation. In Figs. 1 

 and 2 we placed a single-hive bottom-board 

 in position to show how it is supported, and 

 how the entrance is bridged over to prevent 

 the packing material from filling it up. A 



Pig. 3. — The fou 

 only the super covers 



r hives in position, the regular covers removed, leaving 

 so that the hives may be close togctlicr. 



