April 5, 1900. 



AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL, 



221 



spect, but the results have been unsat- 

 isfactory. I account for it in this way : 

 The oil absorbed by the wood from 

 paintins- both inside and out, together 

 with the moisture taken up by the wood 

 in cold, damp weather, make the hive 

 a pretty good conductor of heat, and 

 hence the temperature of bees is se- 

 verely taxt. I am aware that a hive 

 unpainted inside will at times become 

 saturated with water, but it dries 

 quickly. S. T. PkttiT. 



Ontario, Canada. 



Dry Year in Southern California. 



The bees will do well if they are able 

 to "keep the wolf from the door " of 

 their own homes. And if they could 

 see what is ahead of them for the long 

 dry year to come, I fear they would 

 emigrate in a body — and it might be 

 just as well for the bee-keeper in 

 the end. 



I see bv Gleanings in Bee-Culture 

 that Rambler was getting blue over 

 the situation. As that was Feb. 9, I 

 think by this time he must be ready to 

 cut up into chunks for laundry use. 

 And I also note that he has been pest- 

 ered again by one of those deaf people. 

 ■I had hoped' to be able to meet Ram- 

 bler some time, as I journeyed to the 

 " City of the Angels," but as I am 

 afflicted by impaired hearing myself, 

 I fear I will have to deny myself that 

 pleasure ; but as my wife is a greater 

 talker than I am, I can send her, and 

 I imagine I hear him exclaim in de- 

 spair, " Merciful heavens !" 



The San Diego weather bureau re- 

 ports the rainfall to date 3.11 inches, 

 and normal seasonal deficiency, 5.81 

 inches, which explains the conditions 

 here. F. C. Wiggins. 



San Diego Co., Calif., March 26. 



Expect All to Winter. 



Our 84 colonies we think are going 

 to pull thru the winter nicely ; at least 

 all indications point that way. Bees 

 have had several flights this month, 

 altho at this date there is still good 

 sleighing. Crawford Bros. 



Osceola Co., Mich., March 26. 



A Young Bee-Keeper's Report. 



We have had a very good winter for 

 bees here. We put into winter quart- 

 ers 103 colonies and they are all in 

 good condition, except about 12, and 

 they are not bad. We always winter 

 our bees on the summer stands. They 

 are wintered in the 10-frame Lang- 

 stroth hives. The shell in which they 

 are packt is 4 inches larger each way 

 and 8 inches deeper than the brood- 

 chamber, and that 'space is filled with 

 chaff which makes it very warm ; and 

 for a roof it is in the form of a shanty 

 with shingles on it. 



The entrance is the full width of the 

 brood-chamber, and is left open all 

 winter. I tried to contract the entrance 

 when I first commenced, but I soon 

 found out that they didn't get 

 enough air. 



I always tip the hive a little to the 

 front so as to let the moisture run out 

 if there is any ; the hives are 6 or 8 

 inches from the ground, as the bees 

 winter lots better that way. I have 

 been wintering a few in two stories 

 (and they seem to come out better than 

 in the single brood-story) — with the 



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