. The wintering of bees in Ontario [microform]. Apiculture; Bee culture; Abeilles; Bees. front ends of the bottom-boards will then come just about to the edges of the floor, and should almost toueli the ends of the box when they are put in place. The wintering box is made 2^1/^ inches deep inside, so the hives can be supered, if necessary, before they are unpacked. As the outside dimensions of the floor are 40 inches by iSy^ inches, these will be the inside dimensions of the box, whose sides and ends must project down over the floor about 2% inches to cover it and its cross supports, and leave
. The wintering of bees in Ontario [microform]. Apiculture; Bee culture; Abeilles; Bees. front ends of the bottom-boards will then come just about to the edges of the floor, and should almost toueli the ends of the box when they are put in place. The wintering box is made 2^1/^ inches deep inside, so the hives can be supered, if necessary, before they are unpacked. As the outside dimensions of the floor are 40 inches by iSy^ inches, these will be the inside dimensions of the box, whose sides and ends must project down over the floor about 2% inches to cover it and its cross supports, and leave no opening between it and the stand. Each side and each end of the box will need an upright at each end of it, 74 inch by 2 inches by 24% inches, and if these are all placed % inch back from the end of the lumber a locked joint will be formed which will not admit dampness. (See Fig. 3.) The sides of the box are 451/2 inches long by 27% inches high. The ends would be 40 inches plus Yg inch at each end to cover the ends of the sides, against which they are clamped or nailed, or 41% inches long by 27% inches high. When these two sides and two ends are made up and placed together, the outside dimensions of the box thus formed will be 41% inches by 47^/4 Fio. 2.—End Elevation of 4-Hlve Wintering Box, showing arrangement of E!ntrances. After the ends are made up the entrance holes should be cut. These must come opposite the hive entrances and should be as deep as the bridge will allow, but ne&d not be the full width. They are placed as far apart as possible to pre- vent bees mixing when they fly. Measuring 6 inches in from each end and 3% inches up from the lower edge of the box-end locates the lower outer corners of the two entrances. The holes are then cut 4 inches long horizontally, and 1^4 inches high. In cold weather each is reduced to a vertical entrance % inch by 1^ inches by means of a piece of thin board 2% inches by 8 inches, fastened with a screw or an ordi
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