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OCTAPIARIl'.S 



Four Colony Cases 



A method growing in favor with northern beekeepers who are 

 so situated that cellai- wintering is not to he desired is the four 

 (•f)lony case recommended t)y tlie I?epartment of Agi'icultuie. 

 This case requires the arrangement of hives in groups of four 

 during the summer so that the case may be p'aced in the fall with 

 a minimum of disturbance to the l.ees. It provides for eight 

 inches or more of packing on all sides, top and bottom, while the 

 four colonies in one ease tend to conserve the heat. In regions 

 wheic bees are confined to their hives for months at a time, or 

 whei-e ex])o^uii' is great, this manner of outdoor wintering can- 

 not be excelled. 



Fig. 32. A pile of leaves stacked in nets preparatory to being taken to the 

 outapiary for winter packing by the Dadant method. 



