HIVES USED IN THE KOOTENAYS. 
“KOOTENAY” HIVE CASE. 
Permanently packed. There are 3 inch- 
es of packing below the floor and on all 
four sides. The flat cover is 3-8 inch 
larger all around than the top of the 
case, and small triangular blocks nailed 
in each corner inside raise it and ensure 
permanent ventilation. 
‘lifts’ are all alike, and as supers are 
put on are added as necessary. ‘In this 
hive-case the bees are warmer in winter 
and cooler in summer. When packing 
for winter all that is necessary is to add 
the top covering over the frames. 
Double-wall hives. 
The stories or | 
, 
Hive-cases that take ordinary single 
wall hive-bodies, permanently packec 
as far as the brood-chamber and coveret 
in, have been found an improvement or 
the double-wall hives for this section oi 
British Columbia, ° 
2 Single wall hives. 
