for about 3 inches of packing on all sides of the four hives, 
and 8 or 10 inches on top. There is no packing between 
the hives or under them. The entrances open out through 
the sides of the box so the bees are always able to fly when 
weather permits. They are packed up as soon‘as possible 
after supers are off, then fed all the sugar syrup they will 
take early in October. 
THE HIVES. 
The size ae the hox will depend on the dimensions of the 
hive used. The 10-frame Pangstroth hive as made in 
Ontario is 20 inches long, 16% inches wide and about 9% 
inches deep. The bottom-board is 22% inches long and1? 
inches deep. These are outside measurements. The space 
inside the bottom-board is 8 inch deep. If the frame-rests 
in these hives are so arranged that the tops of the frames 
are even with the tops of the hives, that is, if the bee-space 
is underneath the frames, the space’ between the bottom- 
bars and the floor of the bottom-board will be about one 
inch, which is sufficient for wintering. If however, the bee- 
space is above the frames, and the bottom-bars come even 
with the bottom of brood-chamber the space will be only # 
of an inch and should be increased by tacking half inch 
strips on the rim of the bottom-board all around or by using - 
the wedges which are frequently used to enlarge the en- 
trance for swarm control in summer. The entrance of the 
_ hive is left full width and this extra depth all winter. The 
projecting bottom-board is bridged over by means of a piece 
of = inch board, 24 inches wide and 16% inches long, laid flat 
and extending from one side rim to the other so as to make 
a tunnel from the entrance of the give to the flight hole in 
the end of the box. After all four hives have been fixed in 
this way they are ready to put into their box. 
THE WINTERING BOX AND STAND. 
The wintering box consists of the floor, two ends, two sides 
and the roof, all finished with cross cleats so that each is a 
separate piece which can be taken down and piled flat with the 
others when not in use. Seven-eighth inch matched lumber 
is used throughout. The sides and ends are placed outside 
the floor to turn the rain, and are supported by the corner 
cleats which rest endwise on the corners of the floor. The, 
inside dimensions of the box are 244 inches deep, 40 inches 
wide and 453 inches long. It has a flat roof projecting 4 
inches on all sides and covered with prepared roofing. This 
box is placed ona stand about 8 or 10 inches high, made of 
four boards ¥ inch by 8 or 10 inches, nailed into a rectangle. 
The ends are cut 40 inches and the sides 45% inches long. 
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