THE BEEKEEPERS' REVIEW. 



But it has some very bad faults. 



1st, It does not carry off from the hive, 

 the drip of either rain or melting snow. 



2nd, It is not protection enough, when 

 the nights are cool, to allow comb-build- 

 ing to be carried on to the best advantage 

 in the supers, unless a quilt is used; and 



4th, Flat covers of all kinds, where no 

 quilts are used, are the worst evil we 

 have to contend with in the melting 

 down of combs. 



What we need in a climate like this is a 

 cover with an air-space above the bees, 

 through which there is a uwderate circu- 



A Hive-Cover That Defies the Sunshine of Color.\do. 



when a quilt is used with such a cover, 

 the quilt acts as a syphon to carry a 

 greater part of the drip from the hive in 

 upon the bees and sections. 



3rd, Being flat, it condenses the moist- 

 ure in cold weather right next to the bees, 

 where there is no chance for it to escape, 

 and precludes that dry and airy condition 

 so necessary to successful wintering. 



lation of air. This retains the heat, and 

 allows the moisture to escape in winter. 



Right here I wish to reiterate that this 

 is a condition neces.sary to successful 

 wintering in this climate. 



During the cool nights in June, a cover 

 such as I use furnishes a snug warm con- 

 dition for the comb builders in the supers, 

 and still the mild circulation that is pass- 



