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much, and may be fed when the first-mentioned colonies are get- 
ting their second feed. 
We buy and keep, for the purpose, shallow supers with strips. 
of tin nailed on the lower inside ends for the feeders to rest on. 
When not in use they pile up to good advantage, and, with a hive- 
cover on top, are kept away from the dust and flies. 
CHAPTER X. 
Spring Management 
PROTECTING HIVES WITH PAPER; PREVENTION OF MIXING 
WHEN COLONIES ARE SET OUT OF THE CELLAR; 
FEEDING IN THE SPRING; DOES IT PAY? 
If I were wintering colonies in small hives with sealed covers, 
and had a well-protected location, I do not think it would pay me 
to paper the hives; but if I were using a hive larger than the ten- 
frame Langstroth I would paper in all cases, for I do not think 
that the large hive has as many bees in comparison to the size of 
the hive as the eight and ten frame hives have. If this is the case, 
the extra room to warm during the breeding season of spring 
would, in my estimation, justify the papering. If a yard of bees. 
is located in a windy place (and I think the majority are) then it 
will also pay to paper. 
COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGES OF BLACK AND WHITE PAPER 
It is with a good deal of satisfaction that I find Gleanings. 
showing white paper for protecting colonies during winter and 
spring. Although I do not winter bees in papered hives I have 
been almost alone in the use of white-felt building-paper for spring 
protection; and while the journals have been recommending tarred 
paper for spring protection J have been using the white with good 
results. 
The reason that I have ‘‘ steered clear ’’ of black paper for 
papering hives is that, several years ago, I had experience with 
hives painted a dark color, some of which were of the chaff pat-. 
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