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lows : Remove the honey boxes ee and honey-board 

 L ; (these are to be placed away in a dry and safe 

 place until wanted in the following spring) then cover 

 the tops of the main frames K with a linen or other 

 cloth, and on the top of this place a quantity of dry 

 material, such as old clothes, leaves of trees, (white 

 oak is best) paper, or moss. 



The glass frame k is to be taken out, and a cloth 

 so placed that when it is reinserted, the cloth inter- 

 venes between the glass and the main frames. The 

 upper apertures in the sides of the hive are to be 

 opened, to admit a circulation of air, and are to re- 

 main so till the following spring ; at which time they 

 should be partly closed. The slide JF is to be taken 

 out, and the propolis removed from the wire screens 

 covering the apertures 6r 6r ; this is easily done if 

 cold, by scraping, or if warm, by fire or boiling water. 



The curtain should be in its place ; the apertures 

 L, in the sides of the hive, are to be opened about 

 one-half; this is done by turning the attached^covers. 

 Thus, by the arrangement of the graduating cham- 

 ber B, in combination with the curtain (7, and air 

 passages E and G~ #, air is admitted to the bees, while 

 piercing winds and light are excluded, which pre- 

 serves their vitality, and keeps them in a state of re- 

 pose and health superior to any other known method. 



A quantity of lump charcoal, oak leaves, or moss, 

 placed in the graduating chamber so as not to inter- 

 rupt the free passage of air, will further protect the 

 bees from moisture and cold. 



