248 WINTERING 
hive is at least as large as the ten-frame Langstroth, packed 
colonies should be wintered in double stories, or with a deep 
bottom or empty super underneath. The Minnesota combination 
bottom and feeder is used to some extent for this purpose and is 
highly recommended by those who have tried it. 
It is unfortunate that the eight-frame hive is in such com- 
Fig. 114.—Packing box with hives inside ready for leaves or other packing material for 
outdoor wintering. (Received from Iowa Agriculture College.) 
mon use. While the eight-frame hive is good in the hands of 
expert comb honey men, the larger hive is much better for 
ordinary use. For wintering in eight-frame hives considerable 
difficulty is sometimes encountered to get enough honey into a 
single hive-body to insure sufficient stores. Good results have 
been secured by placing two hive-bodies one above the other and 
leaving about ten or fifteen pounds more honey than seemed 
necessary. Two double-story hives are then placed side by side, 
