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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



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Fig. 3. — J. J. Anderson's straw-covered rows of hives. 



I cannot account for the secret of this 

 splendid wintering unless it was staying 

 in packing until so late." 



These were packed in straw, as out- 

 lined above. Hereafter a few fine days 

 shall not inveigle me into unpacking. I 

 shall be in no hurry. 



Next spring I shall again furnish your 

 readers with the results of my experi- 

 ence during the coming winter. 



On January last, on his western trip 

 I was delighted with a visit from our 

 friend Ernest, fie took a number of views 



illustrating the methods I was trying. The 

 cellar wintering he pronounced perfect. 

 Salem, Idaho. 



[As Mr. Anderson states, we called on 

 him during the month of January, and 

 had the privilege of seeing not only bees 

 in the cellar, but those at the outyards 

 packed according to the methods above 

 described. The bees in the cellar at the 

 time of our visit seemed to be in remark- 

 ably nice condition (see Fig. 1). At that 

 time we took the picture looking into 



Fig. 4. — The windbreak on the south along the irrigation ditch. 



