;.80 FIFTY YEARS AMONG THE BEES 



where they are put. If they don't like to stay they don't 

 need to; they'll count somewhere. But as they are mostly 

 queenless bees that are moved, they are not bad about return- 

 ing. 



DOUBLE HIVES FOK WINTER. 



Not only have I wintered nuclei two and three in a hive, 

 but a few years ago I had considerable experience in winter- 

 ing full colonies in double hives. If I had not changed from 

 ten-frame to eight-frame hives I should have continued the 



Fig. 104 — Honey Slioiv. 



IJi'actice, but an eight-frame hive makes too cramped quarters 

 for two full colonies, even in winter. Still. I approximate 

 it with five frames on one side and three on the other, and of 

 course the hive could be divided to take four frames on each 

 side. 



There is nothing new or original about two colonies in 

 one hive, among others Dzierzon's twin hives having been 

 highly esteemed by him and other's for many years. These, 

 hoAvever, are used the same all the year around, and my use of 

 tliem is only during the time of year when bees can be crowded 

 into a less space than a full hive. 



From the time the bees are fed in the summer or fall, 



