2<)3 V]Vr\ YEA US AMONG TI-rE BEES 



With tlie lavi^e ventilating space at the entrance, and with 

 abundance of stores, there is no need to loosen the gluing of 

 a cover from liefore 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 oul_y four others. First a 

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



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close side hy side, entrances facing the wall, Avith a space of 

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

 is ])laced 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 

 I'ows, back to back, with a two-foot space in whicli lo get at 

 the entrances. 



As for as convenient, the heavier hives ai'e put at the bot- 

 tom, and lighter at to]). It is easier work to do so, and the 



