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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 he controlled effectively, the bees are better off 

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

 perature is up with every 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 



Fig. 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 laboratoi*\' 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. Xo 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, 



