HOW TO KEEP BEES FOR PROFIT 



over every hive an empty section super, in 

 which is stuffed a bag containing old leaves, 

 cut hay, wheat chaff, or even rags, and with 

 the lid over this, the hives are left for the winter. 

 We would not say that such packing is of no 

 benefit, but it does fall far short in giving the 

 extra warmth that goes to make up successful 

 outdoor wintering. 



Still another class of beekeepers resort to 

 old newspapers, and where about an inch of 

 these is placed on top of the board covering the 

 brood nest, the lid being previously removed, 

 and about a dozen thicknesses of paper tied 

 around the four sides of the hive, and a deep 

 wooden telescope case pressed down over 

 the same, leaving of course the entrance of the 

 hive open, this will, in the majority of cases 

 where moderate winters prevail, winter the 

 bees in fairly good shape. 



Other beekeepers make large tenement 

 boxes in which they place several hives side 

 by side and pack the large case with some 

 absorbent packing, covering the case with a 



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