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the hives in close proximity, thougli the paper wrapping has some 

 httle effect on the wind and servos to cover undesirable cracks in 

 hives and hive-covers. It is better than no packing at all — much 

 better. 



Alfalfa regions seem to be among the last to reahze the import- 

 ance of winter protection, possibly owing to the fact that their 

 main honey flow comes late and colonies made weak ])y winter, 

 as well as those lost, may be rebuilt bj' the time the main flow 

 commences. Then too, their late flow insures maximum strength 

 colonics of young bees to withstand the winter. Yet the percent- 

 age of loss in these regions seems out of proportion to what the 

 extra investment for winter protection would be. 



Fig, 30. The single colony packing case finds many advocates. 



