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over all to shed the rain. In this plan the same method of packing 

 empty supers with leaves over the brood nest is used as described 

 under paper cases. Various modifications of this plan are in use 

 throughout this latitude from Kansas and Missouri eastward. 

 Chaff or Double Walled Hives.— Too many bees are left 

 without attention in single walled hives and for the average 

 small apiarist double walled hives similar to that shown in Fig. 



Fig. 113. — Double-walled hive assembled. The double- walled hive with the space between 

 filled with chafE or cork is suited to the conditions of localities where winters are mild. 



112 would be far better. The space between the two walls is 

 packed with chaff and over the brood nest is placed a tray also 

 filled with chaff and a large cover telescopes over all. Fig. 113 

 shows the hive as it appears in use. During winter the entrance 

 is contracted to a four inch width. There are several hives on 

 the market built on this plan. 



The chaff hive like the foregoing methods is not well adapted 

 to the far northern regions and much of the complaint against 



