. The Bee-keepers' review. Bee culture. THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW 273 I'lion tlie coxer is placed on and fas- tened with liooks \o keep it from blow- ing- off, as it is hein"' made of the same material as the sides ( ' _⢠in. thick), and covered with jiaper. The cover does not 'it tight on the ends, as I want the air to circnlate freel\' over the chaff. The reason for having tlie two pieces of burlap wider than the box, and enough longer to lap in the middle, is when making an examination at any time, it can be taken by the four corners, and lifted off, chaff and all. In the
. The Bee-keepers' review. Bee culture. THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW 273 I'lion tlie coxer is placed on and fas- tened with liooks \o keep it from blow- ing- off, as it is hein"' made of the same material as the sides ( ' _⢠in. thick), and covered with jiaper. The cover does not 'it tight on the ends, as I want the air to circnlate freel\' over the chaff. The reason for having tlie two pieces of burlap wider than the box, and enough longer to lap in the middle, is when making an examination at any time, it can be taken by the four corners, and lifted off, chaff and all. In the picture shown, this cloth is on the ground near the back side of the box which was removed to show hives in position and paper that was folded over the hives and around the sides. UNPACKING. When unpacking in the spring, the Inirlap holding the chaff is lifted out and placed to one side. The hives are then lifted out and placed in front in the same order that they were in the box. In lifting out two hooks are used, made of â % in. round iron, having a hook at one end and bent round for a handle at the other. They are a little longer than the heighth of the hive and bottom-board. As soon as a box is emptied, it is loaded on the cart and drawn to the shade of some tree, and the chaff shov- eled into it until full, and then another is placed b\- its side and so on until all are unpacked. The boxes and covers not needed to protect the chaff are taken down and all covered with one of the covers used in the winter, and there they stay until needed again in the fall. PAPER AtAKES POOR WINTER COVERING. I have tried covering the tops of the hives with paper, using various kinds, but have discarded it as it does not allow the moisture to escape. I tried it until I was satisfied that the bees. The way J. A. Sproat's packing cases look when ready for Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - colo
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