FALL AND EARLY WINTKR, 



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The Dadant and Similar Systems 



Outapiarists located whore it is sufficiently moderate to allow 

 of periodical flights during winter may find it to their advantage 

 to use a system similar to that used in the Dadant aiiiarics. 



The first essential is abundant and cheap packing material. 

 The Dadant apiaries arc located in easy reach of woods sufficient 



Fig. 33. The leaves are cordrd on a big truck. 



to furnish all the forest leaves desired and at minimum expense. 

 Experiments tend to show that this packing material is superior 

 to straw, shavings or paper. 



Large nets about six feet sriuare are used for gathering the 

 leaves, one net being sufficient for packing five or six of the large 

 Dadant colonies. Nets sufficient for a full apiary arc loaded on a 

 large truck and the trip to the outapiary made. 



