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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



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Talks to Beginners. — Continued from Page 600. 



over the tops of the frames, and the pail 

 and the top of the brood-chamber warmly 

 covered with a piece of canvas or burlap to 

 retain the heat so that the syrup will bo 

 taken readily by the bees. The inside and 

 outside covers should, of course, be placed 

 over the super. 



Some use an escape-board from which the 

 escape has been removed, placing the board 

 between the brood-chamber and empty su- 

 per, and inverting the pail of syrup over the 

 hole in the board. Strong colonies will 

 sometimes take the contents of one of these 

 ten-pound pails in a day. If a colony is un- 

 usually slow in taking the syrup, the process 

 may be hurried somewhat by re-warming 

 the syrup. 



Other Kinds of Packing. 



The preceding applies to beekeepers in the 

 North who have double-walled hives and in- 

 tend wintering outdoors. There may be 

 some, however, who may prefer to winter in 

 a different way, and these should be mak- 

 ing their plans accordingly. In localities 

 where the average winter temperature is be- 

 low 15 degrees F., beekeepers who have 

 good stores and dry, well-ventilated cellars 

 that may be darkened and left at an even 

 temperature somewhere near 47 degrees, 

 may winter inside to advantage. In that 

 case no more than 20 pounds of winter stores 

 may be needed. 



Those in the North who have single-walled 

 hives and intend wintering outdoors will 

 need to construct a suitable packing case. 

 These cases should be rainproof, should sur- 

 round the hive, and allow four to six or 

 more inches of packing between the case 

 and the hive. There should be packing at 

 the top and sides, and some prefer it also 

 at the bottom. 



Even in the Southern States some pack- 

 ing is a decided advantage, leaving the colo- 

 nies in a much stronger condition in the 

 spring. The protection may be in the form 

 of light packing cases, but even wrappings 

 of paper will be quite worth while. 



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