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Beekeeping 



cellar under the residence, especially if the house is heated by 

 a furnace. If separate cellars are built they should be ex- 

 ceptionally well insulated on all sides, top and bottom, so that 

 the heat generated by the bees will be sufficient to raise the 

 temperature of the cellar to at least 50 F. Honey is expen- 

 sive fuel and bees are costly furnaces, consequently artificial 



FIG. 144. Arrangement of hives in a cellar. 



heat combined with insulation will be found to result in 

 better wintering in most cases. Few of the special cellars 

 built away from the house are satisfactory and furthermore 

 if the bees are not near by there is danger that the beekeeper 

 will not give them the attention which they often need during 

 the confinement. 



In the construction of the cellar, care should be exercised 

 to provide good drainage and ventilation should be adequate 



