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Winter passages should be made through all the 



7th. 

 combs. 



Mr. Jones prefers that the outer wall of the chaff-hive 

 should be of narrow boards so as to be more impervious to 

 dampness. He also uses fine, dry sawdust instead of chaff. 

 Mr. Root, in his two-story hives (Fig. 255), uses a thicker layer 



Fig. 255. 



Section of a Chaff-Hive.— From A, I. Root Co. 



of chaff below, but carries it to the top. Of course, the double 

 wall need not extend on the sides of the frames. The division- 

 boards on the sides of the frames may make the double wall. 



WINTERING IN A BEK-HOUSE. 



As Mr. D. A. Jones has tested bee-houses on a very large 

 scale, and met with success, I will quote directly from him : 



"The house should be so constructed that the outdoor 

 temperature can not affect that of the bee house ; and in order 

 to accomplish this its walls should be packed tightly with 

 two feet of dry sawdust or three feet of chaff packing, over- 

 head the same thickness, and the bottom so protected that no 



