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WINTERING OUTDOORS 
Fig. 7.—Arrangement for using 
regular hive cover. 
Fig. 8. — Regular hive 
cover in place. 
Fig. 9.—Rim in place for pack¬ 
ing hives in pairs. 
To pack a single colony in a regular 10- 
frame hive, cut two pieces, 7 /s x 2 x 20 1 / 4 
inches, two pieces % x 2 x 24 inches, two 
pieces lath 20 inches long and two pieces 
24 inches long. From a roll of 36-inch sin¬ 
gle ply slaters’ felt, cut one piece 8 feet 
long and another 4 feet long. 
Make a rim of the 2-inch pieces which 
fits around the lower part of the hive (Fig. 
1), by lapping over the corners and fasten¬ 
ing with a single nail. The piece in front 
should rest on the side rails of the bottom- 
board, leaving the entrance open. The two 
side pieces should come below the end piece 
in front and above the end piece at the 
Fig. 10.—Pair of hives packed 
complete. 
back, thus dropping the rim % inch lower 
on the sides than in front, and % inch 
lower at the back than on the sides. A 
small nail driven part way into the back 
end of the bottom-board supports the rim 
at the back. 
Stand the 8-foot strip of paper on edge 
around the hive and tack on the lath to 
fasten the paper to the rim, using two nails 
in each lath driven only part way home 
(Fig. 2), The paper should touch the 
ground all around the hive, the entrance 
now being covered with the paper. Cut a 
hole % x 2 inches thru the paper for an en¬ 
trance (Fig. 3). This hole can easily he en¬ 
larged next spring when a larger entrance 
will be needed. Where the ends overlap, 
pin the paper together with two or three 
wire nails. 
The packing material should be packed 
down in the comers to make them stand out 
square, after which the packing is simply 
poured in at the sides and ends without 
pressing down. This is to prevent the sides 
from bulging. From three to six inches of 
packing can be put in at the sides _and ends 
by permitting a slight bulging of the paper 
beyond the rim at the bottom, or a greater 
amount can be put in if some slack is left 
in the paper at the lower corners when the 
lath are nailed on. Fill in with 8 to 10 
inches on top, then fold down the upper 
edges of the paper as in wrapping a pack¬ 
age (Fig. 4). 
Crease the 4-foot piece of paper, which 
is to be used for the cover, by folding over 
the edges (Fig. 5) before putting it in 
place. After it is in place fold the corners 
neatly, as in wrapping a package; then tie 
a cord around the folded-down edges to 
bold them snug against the sides (Fig. 6). 
Tie a cord to one of the projecting nails in 
one of the side lath, pass it across the top 
of the hive under both nails on the oppo¬ 
site side, then hack to the other nail on the 
first side, where it is fastened. 
USING REGULAR HIVE COVER INSTEAD OF 
PAPER COVER. 
The ordinary hive cover may he used in¬ 
stead of the paper cover, by putting an 
empty hive-body on top of the hive, then 
folding the paper against its upper edge 
above the packing (Fig. 7). Tie a cord 
around the upper edge of the paper to hold 
it in place, pack the upper story, and put 
on the cover (Fig. 8). 
