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MANUAL OP THE APIARY. 



hive, lay on the cover of the box, or cover with boards. This 

 preserves against changes of temperature during the winter, 

 and also permits the bees to fly, if it becomes necessary from 

 a protracted period of warm winter weather. I have thus 

 kept all my bees safely during two of the disastrous winters. 

 This plan usually succeeds well, but will fail in very severe"* 

 winters like that of 1880-81. Though, as some may wish 

 to try, and possibly to adopt it, I will describe the box used 

 at our College, which costs but one dollar, and is convenient 

 to store away in summer. 



BOX FOR PACKING. 



The sides of this (Fig. 101, a, a) facing east and west are 

 three and a half feet long, two feet high on the south end. 



Fig. 101. 



and two and a half feet on the north. They are in one piece, 

 which is secured by nailing the boards which form them to 

 cleats, which are one inch from the ends. The north end 



