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the hive iii a way the string- does not. This is important, as 

 it keeps out the cold. 



Another method of protecting the single-walled hives is 

 to get some old drygoods-boxes. Pile straw on top of the 

 hives, then push the large box back over the hive. But as 

 these boxes are of such varieties of shapes and sizes they 

 are not usually very satisfactory; and, besides, they do not 

 shed rain unless covered with roofing-paper. 



Another scheme is to put the hives in a row under a shed, 

 leaving the point of least exposure in front. Where there 



Townsend'a method of protecting hives after setting out in the spring. 



is no protection of the buildings or trees to screen in the 

 apiary, a shed with the back to the prevailing winds is a 

 great help. Under such a shed straw is then packed in 

 between the hives and in the rear, after which it is covered 

 with boards to shed water. 



VS^INTEEING BEES IN TENEMENT HIVES. 



A tenement hive, as its name indicates, is one large winter 

 ease capable of housing anywhere from two to a dozen 

 colonies in single-walled hives. It is usually composed of 



