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WINTERING 



Essentials of a Good Cellar. — The greatest importance is 

 attached to even temperature in cellar wintering. If the tem- 

 perature cannot be controlled effectively, the bees are better off 

 outside. Disastrous results are the rule in cellars where the tem- 

 perature is up with ev^ry warm day and down when the outside 

 temperature becomes cold. There is much to be learned, as yet, 

 concerning conditions of wintering in general and especially 



Fio. 119. — Cellar for wintering under the workshop. 



cellar wintering. It is hoped and expected that the extensive 

 experiments now being carried on by Dr. Phillips in the govern- 

 ment laboratory at Washington will shortly solve some of these 

 perplexing questions. 



The majority of writers give a temperature of 45° F., as 

 the ideal cellar temperature. No good reason has as yet been 

 given as to just why this particular temperature is better than 

 a higher or lower one. It is generally agreed that the tempera- 

 ture should not drop below 40°, especially if the cellar is damp, 



