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WINTERING OUTDOORS 
poured in around the inner case, as shown 
in Fig. 13. The sectional drawings,- Figs. 15 
and 16, will perhaps show more clearly the 
relation of the outer walls made up of three 
hive-bodies and the inner walls. The dia¬ 
gram, Fig. 16, shows the relative amount 
Fig. 13.—Method of pouring packing material 
around the inner case. 
of packing between the inner and outer 
walls. 
As in the other outdoor-wintered colonies 
the author recommends the use of five 
%-inch holes, all of which, except one or 
two, may be closed during the coldest part 
of the winter. But when single holes are 
used it is necessary to have bottom pack¬ 
ing. 
Mr. Demuth, who devised this system of 
wintering, recommends arranging that the 
regular entrance can be entirely closed 
during the coldest part of the winter; 
then for an entrance he runs one %-inch 
tube thru the side of the hive and thru the 
side of the inner case, this tube being 
located about two inches from the bottom 
of the inner case. He used this scheme 
of a single entrance at the Government 
apiary with the most gratifying results. 
The author has used the Demuth form 
of packing bees, and so far it has given 
as good results as the quadruple case. 
In some respects it is better, particularly 
in the matter of drifting, as the colony is 
by itself. 
It is generally conceded that, for win¬ 
tering only, a tall or deep chamber is bet¬ 
ter than one that is oblong and shallow, 
like the Langstroth hive. Heat naturally 
rises, and during the very coldest of the 
weather the bees will be found in the top. 
If a cake of hard candy (see Candy) is 
put on top, as shown in Fig. 16, there will 
be no danger of starvation. 
Mr. Demuth, while admitting that his 
plan has less of packing space, says less is 
needed, because the bees will nearly fill 
Fig. 14.—Demuth method of wintering, using 
two hive-bodies and one super. 
the whole top of the inner case instead 
of being off at one end of a shallow cham¬ 
ber near the entrance, as in the case of the 
Langstroth hive. From the tests that we 
have made we are inclined to think that he 
is right. 
The objection to this Demuth plan is 
