WINTERING.—Chapter XVIII. 
(usually north 
and west), which 
may be either 
shrubbery, trees 
or a hill. In the 
absence of these 
a 6 to 8 foot 
fence would be 
satisfactory if 
the boards are 
spaced an inch 
or two apart. 
An ordinary 
tight board fence 
causes the wind 
amuses ; to glance up- 
This apiary is protected on the north and west by a high fence vd ad th 
built for this purpose, having spaces left between the boards. war and then 
swoop down- 
ward, striking the hives a short distance from the fence, but when there 
are large cracks in the fence the wind sifts through and its force is suf- 
ficiently broken. 
Wintering in Double-Walled Hives. 
Among the different ways of wintering outdoors, the beginner will find 
the double-walled hive the easiest and most satisfactory if he takes the 
precaution to contract his brood-chamber by removing two or three frames 
(the number depending upon the size of the colony), crowding over the 
combs to the side of the hive least exposed to the prevailing winter wind, 
and at the side of the frames placing a tight-fitting division-board and 
then filling the space left vacant, by the removal of the frames, with chaff 
or tightly packed dry forest leaves 
or soft planer shavings. If the 
colony bas not enough stores for 
winter it should next be fed 
enough to make up the required 
amount. (See page 98 on “Need- 
ed Amount of Stores.’’) 
It will be noticed that at the 
center of the two or three middle 
combs there is a little circle of 
empty cells which constitutes the 
winter nest, or place where the bees 
eluster. When the bees are clus- 
tering in and over these empty cells 
the colony has more or less the 
form of a sphere or a ball, but 
divided by the several combs ex- 
tending through the ball. This ball Double-walled hive, with brood-chamher 
‘ contracted and vacated space packed with 
js much warmer and more compact leaves, to give added protection to the bees. 
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