WINTERING. 



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380. Avoid the Ill-effects of Damp and Storms.— Care should 

 be taken to make all hive roofs thoroughly waterproof, because, 

 damp entering is very unhealthy. Damaged roofs should be 

 repaired and well painted before the winter sets in ; and, V(here 

 necessary, waterproof covers should be put on in anticipation 

 of severe rain and snow. Elvery's waterproof cover can be 

 put on and taken ofF in a minute or: two and gives complete 

 protection. A defective roof can be ~«,' 



made rainproof by giving it a coat 

 of thick paint, then laying on, while 

 the paint is wet, a piece of canvas or 

 ;alico to cover the roof top. This 

 material should have a good coat of 

 paint, and a second coat when the 

 first has dried. Skeps require special 

 attention in this respect. They 

 should have a thick covering of 

 straw, tied securely at the top, and 

 held to the skep by hoops (Fig. 114). 

 Storms sometimes make havoc of 

 stocks by upsetting, or unroofing 

 the hives. A stake should be driven 

 into the ground close to the hive, 

 and a rope, carrying a heavy stone, 

 or a couple of bricks, and tied to the 

 stake at one end, should be passed 



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HITE SEOTJRED AGAINST 

 STOBMS. 



over the hive as a protection against storms (Fig. 115). Sno.' 

 should be brushed off the hive roofs before it melts. 



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HIVES PEEPAUED FOB. (a) WINTER AND (b) SUMMER. 



