. The ABC and XYZ of bee culture; a cyclopedia of everything pertaining to the care of the honey-bee; bees, hives, honey, implements, honey-plants, etc. ... Bees. WINTERING WINTERING. 52". bartlett's winter case for holding four ten-frame colonies; LOWER illustration SHOWING INTERIOR. winter their bees in double-walled tene- ment hives. As the name indicates, it con- sists of two or more hives all under one roof. Of course, one double-walled hive large enough for four or five colonies can be made cheaper than four or Hve single hives, and this is one factor in their favor. An- other is, t
. The ABC and XYZ of bee culture; a cyclopedia of everything pertaining to the care of the honey-bee; bees, hives, honey, implements, honey-plants, etc. ... Bees. WINTERING WINTERING. 52". bartlett's winter case for holding four ten-frame colonies; LOWER illustration SHOWING INTERIOR. winter their bees in double-walled tene- ment hives. As the name indicates, it con- sists of two or more hives all under one roof. Of course, one double-walled hive large enough for four or five colonies can be made cheaper than four or Hve single hives, and this is one factor in their favor. An- other is, that two or more colonies together conserve heat. But the objection to these big hives is that they are large, unwieldy, and not suitable for out-apiary work on ac- count of difficulty in transportation. The big covers are heavy and awkward to lift or slide off. It is for this reason that so few bee-keepers, companitively, use tene- ment Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Root, A. I. (Amos Ives), 1839-1923; Root, E. R. (Ernest Rob), 1862-1953. Medina, Ohio, The A. I. Root Company
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