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be bridgied over so .the 

 packing will not fill up 

 the entrances. A 

 water - proof cover 

 must always be pro- 

 vided ; for the packing 

 material, whether it be 

 dry lea\Tes. chaff, oi- 

 fine shavings, must 

 never get wet. 



The four-hive case 

 is the same in princi- 

 ple, altho it is seldom 

 that a. box large 

 enough can be found, 

 so the case has to be 

 made for the purpose. 



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The four hiv( 



position ready for the sides of tlie p;ic-king-case. 



T)ie walls in plare and the packing material added. 



If not already stand- 

 ing in a group the 

 four hives must be 

 brought togetlier grad- 

 ually, each hive being 

 moved only a few 

 inches a day so the 

 bees will not become 

 confused. After be- 

 ing located on a plat- 

 form, the two pairs 

 standing back to back, 

 the sides of the case 

 may be nailed or 

 screwed together at 

 the corners and the 

 packing added. 

 Aside from the ex- 

 pense thei~e is no ob- 

 jection to even eight 

 or ten inches of pack- 

 ing. The material 

 .sliould be p a c k e d 



down just enough so 

 that it will not settle. 

 A winter case may 

 be put on any time 

 after the colonies have 

 been fed, and it may 

 be left on in tlie 

 spring until all the 

 cold unsettled weather 

 is over. In fact, tliis 

 method of wintering 

 is more nearly " fool- 

 proof" than any other, 

 and with plenty of 

 young vigorous bees, 

 good stores, dry pack- 

 ing, ajid a sheltered 

 location, tlie beginner 

 may snap his fingers 

 at Jack Frost. 



The v/ater-proof cover finishes the winter case. 



