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large ventilating space at the entrance, and with abundance of 

 stores, there is no need to loosen the gluing of a cover from 

 before the time a colony is hauled home till after the time for 

 hauling back in spring. 



PILING HIVES IN CELLAR. 



The hives are piled five high, each pile independent of the 

 others, so jarring one hive can jar only four others. First a 

 row of piles is put at the further side of the cellar, the hives 



Fig. 107. — Dripping-pan Wax-extractor. 



close side by side, entrances facing the wall, with a space of 

 about two feet between them and the wall. Then another row 

 is placed back to back close up against this row. Then comes a 

 space of about two feet, and another row facing the space, so 

 that entrances face each side of the space. Then comes another 

 row, back to back, and so on. That makes the hives in double 

 rows, back to back, with a two-foot space in which to get at the 

 entrances. 



As far as convenient, the heavier hives are put at the bottom, 

 and lighter at top. It is easier work to do so, and the lighter 



