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honey, and the heat drives the bees out of the supers, it is 

 an advantage to have the hives shaded. I don't know of 

 anything better than a moveable board. You can make a 

 very cheap "board" out of shingles by having a piece across 

 the center of each, and you may nail the butts of the shingles 

 together and make a shade-board 2 by 3 feet. Have the hive 

 face either east or west, and lay that board on top of the 

 hive. 



Mr. Kimniey — When it gets hot enough to drive the bees 

 out of the super, you say. Do you know that it ever does. 



Mr. Hutchinson — Yes. 



W. Z. Hutchinson. 



Mr. Kimmey — Some one has told us if the hives are 

 open; Mr. Doolittle has said there was no need of opening 

 them at all. 



Mr. Hutchinson — It depends upon the location. If the 

 hives are standing in a close place, where the sun could beat 

 down and no breeze pass over, that would make a great 

 difference. If they stood out on a hill where the breeze 

 could blow over, that would make a great difference. 



Mr. Meredith — A gentleman I have some dealing with 

 in the bee-business recommended planting grape-vines ; that 

 lets the heat of the sun directly on the hives before the 

 leaves come out, and after the leaves have fallen in the 



