from each end and 33 inches up from the lower edge of the 
box end locates the lower outer corners of the two entrances. 
The holes are then cut four inches long horizontally, and 14 
inches high. In cold weather each is reduced to a vertical 
entrance 2 inch by 14 inches by means of a piece of thin 
board 24 inches by 8 inches fastened with a screw or an 
ordinary wire nail on which it turns as ona pivot. When 
closed down it comes # inch short of closing the opening 
leaving the {inch by 14 inches vertical entrance. A nail 
driven just below it prevents its coming down too far. 
When raised up the opening is full size for cleaning out dead 
bees, or for ventilation on hot days in spring or autumn. 
The vertical entrance is léss liable to clog with dead bees or 
ice than a horizontal one would be. 
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Figure 2-- End Elevation of 4-Hive Wintering Box, showing arrange- 
: ment of Entrances. ; 
_The roof is made perfectly flat and large enough to 
project 4 inches on all sides. That is, it is 49% inches by 553 
inches, allowing 4 inch for play. It is made of $ inch lumber 
with a 4 inch cross piece of the same material at each end 
and in the middle. The middle cross piece should be just 
40 inches long to fit inside the box; the end cross pieces 
fitting outside and forming a telescope projection § of an 
inch deep to prevent dampness from drawing in underneath. 
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