FAI.L AND KARLY WINTER .s:i 



to the latter, hut inoio probably bt-eaiise their cellars wei'e lacking 

 in .some essential. 



On the other hand, outdoor wintering may be practiced in so 

 many different forms and lend itself so readily to the variability 

 of the beekeepers themselves that it is no wonder that it is chosen 

 by many outapiarists in preference to the less elastic cellar. 



Outdoor Packing Methods 



A method sometimes practiced in Colorado and other sections 

 witli similar climatic conditions is to wrap colonies in tarred paper, 

 strawboard or other similiar material. Very often this is done 

 bj;, first getting the colonies closely together in a long row. Prob- 

 ably most of the value of this protection comes through having 



rig. 29. An apiary of chaff-packed Protection hives. 



