WINTERING. 



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WINTERING. 



CAKKYiNe HxVKS ON TWO POLES. 



should be taken not to cover the tray so that 

 the bees fail to get at the food. 



Some have advised putting the candy right 

 on top of the frames without the dish. But 

 there is some danger that it may be dissolved 

 by moisture from the cluster, and run down 

 between the combs, destroying a good many 

 bees if not the whole colony. So the candy 

 should always be put in some sort of recep- 

 tacle where, if it melts, it can not do any 

 damage. 



Where good hard candy can not be obtain- 

 ed, lumps of loaf sugar may be used ; but 

 these should first be moistened with a little 



water. Great care should be taken not to 

 overdo the wetting-down, as the slightest 

 amount of moisture will be sufficient to 

 make the sugar available to the bees. 



BEE - CELL A RS VABIO USL Y CON - 

 STEUCTED. 



Having stated the general principles of 

 cellar-wintering, we give views and descrip- 

 tions of some of those used by men who are 

 very successful in wintering. 



Mr. N. D. West, of Middleburgji, N. Y., 

 has been very successful in wintering bees 

 in ordinary cellars under dwellinghouses. 



CARRYING HIVKS KliOM THE CELLAR AT THE HOME OF THE HONEY-BEES. 



