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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



FiG 1. — The case allows plenty of room fur packing 



winter cases. Fig. 1 shows the case tipped 

 up, giving- a view of the inside, with the 

 hive in place. The space for packing is 

 about four inches across on the sides and 

 ends, and about six inches on top. Beside 

 it stands the cover. Fig. 2 illustrates the 

 case with cover on as it looks when packed 

 for winter. 



In Fig. 3 thirty-four colonies are packed 

 for winter (with my spring wheelbarrow in 

 tlie foreground). 



I use planer shavings for packing. I 

 generally put some 

 leaves in first, so in 

 case there are openings 

 around the bottom the 

 shavings will not leak 

 out. Now, these boxes 

 I buy at the grocery at 

 10 cts. apiece, cover 

 and all. They are jusl 

 the right size the way 

 they are. I nail strips 

 on the bottom for thr 

 hive to stand on; cui 

 an entrance in fronl. 

 and nail some legs on. 



For the cover I make 

 a one-inch rim (jusL 

 the size of the box) 

 and nail the cover 

 board on. Tlien T 

 make another rim two 

 inclies wide, and put it 

 on the outside of this, 

 wjiich telescopes over 

 the box. Then T over- 

 lay it all with one-pl\ 

 rcofing. These covers 

 I shall use as shade- 



boards in the summer, 

 as they are large 

 enough for lliat pur- 

 pose. 



These boxes cost me, 

 finished, about 20 cts. 

 each, not figuring la- 

 bor. 



I also send a picture 

 of my homemade saw- 

 table which I drive 

 with a one-horse pow- 

 er gas-engine, and it 

 seeofs to handle it nice- 

 ly. I find this saw very 

 handy in making cov- 

 ers, bottoms, and hive- 

 stands. 



Another photograph 

 (Fig. 5) shows part of 

 my bees in the fore- 

 ground, and the barn 

 where I keep my saw, auto, and some of 

 my supi^lies in the background. The build- 

 ing has a cement floor, and I find it a nice 

 place to work. 



Has any one ever had experience with a 

 trailer? Would a Ford car be loo light to 

 use with one? 



Then there is another photo that shows 

 my boy with his new wheelbarrow, loaded 

 with a super. The little fellow says he is 

 going to be a beeman, which I hope will 

 come true. 



-Ready for winter 



