Gleanings in bee culture . trance ondays when cold winds are blowing butwhen the sun is quite warm, enticing thebees out only to perish as fast as they comeout. The bottom-boards of the packed hivesproject about four inches, and the por-ticos shown rest on the bottom-boards, andproject out at the bottom about two inchesfurther than the bottoms of tlie hives. Thisallows the bees to carry out their dead; andif by chance the beekeeper is away and awarm day comes, allowing a good flight, thebees can find their way back to the portico always insures an air-si^acenext to the entrance, no ma
Gleanings in bee culture . trance ondays when cold winds are blowing butwhen the sun is quite warm, enticing thebees out only to perish as fast as they comeout. The bottom-boards of the packed hivesproject about four inches, and the por-ticos shown rest on the bottom-boards, andproject out at the bottom about two inchesfurther than the bottoms of tlie hives. Thisallows the bees to carry out their dead; andif by chance the beekeeper is away and awarm day comes, allowing a good flight, thebees can find their way back to the portico always insures an air-si^acenext to the entrance, no matter how muchsnow may be piled over the hives; and it isan effectual preventive of cold winds blow-ing in at the entrance. The sides of theportico rest on the bottom-board of theliive; and on the top a piece of band ironscrewed fast to the hive is bent so as toturn down over the portico and hold it inl)lace. The hive marked witli a cross showsthe button turned down in place, whilethe one at each side of this hive shows the. Fig 2.—Rear view of Byers nailing-device. OCTOBER 1, 1913 681
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