WINTERING. 



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WINTERING. 



swers nicely. The bottom hooks catch on to 



the bottom of the hive as shown . 



Dr. Miller uses a 

 rope as seen in the 

 next cut. Of course, 

 it can be used only 

 when the hives are 

 cleated at the ends. 



Where hives are 

 carried any distance, 

 and help is scarce, 

 the yoke would be 

 better. One man can 



carry two heavy hives quite easily; descend 



cellar-steps, and go through doors. The 



miller's rope carrier. 



only objection is the rigging, and loading 

 and unloading. 



m'farland's neckyoke for carrying. 



The particular form of hive-carrier pre- 

 ferred by many is the one described by Mr. 



G. C.Greiner and several others in Gleanings 

 in Bee Culture. This is presented in the fol- 

 lowing illustrations. 



Two men can easily carry as many as five 

 hives in this way. Where the cellar is locat- 



GREINER S HIVE-CARRIER. 



ed some little distance from the apiary we 

 believe this to be the most convenient 

 method yet devised. 



Instead of constructing a regular hive- 

 carrier as shown, it is possible to get along 

 quite well by the use of two poles. See illus- 

 tratious, next page. These should be about 

 two inches square and six or eight feet long. 

 They are placed on the ground in a parallel 

 position, and as many hives placed on them 

 as can be carried; perhaps three hives would 

 be all that could be managed easily with 

 the poles. It is much more satisfactory, 

 however, to have the poles nailed together 

 with a framework, making a regular hive- 

 carrier. 



HOW AND WHAT TO FEED BEES 

 DURING MID -WINTER. 



It is advisable to avoid feeding any syrup 

 during mid-winter, because it has a ten- 

 dency to stir up the bees, causing them to 

 consume too largely of their stores; and, as 

 they can not take a cleansing flight, dysen- 

 ery is likely to follow. Moreover, the feed- 

 ing of a single colony in a cellar is apt to 

 stir up, by its roar, the other colonies near it. 



When an outdoor colony is running short 

 it should be given a comb of sealed stores. 

 To avoid disturbing the winter nest this 

 should be given directly on top of the brood- 

 frames laid upon a couple of sticks. On top 

 of the comb should be placed two other 

 strips and then the packing-material. A 

 comb may be given in the same way in the 

 cellar, but it would be more practicalile to 

 take out an empty frame and put the one 

 containing the stores in its place. 



If one does not have any combs of honey 

 he may give rock candy, or any kind of bee- 

 candy (Good candy), by putting the same in 

 a wooden tray on top of the brood-frames. 

 In putting the packing-material back, care 



