HOW TO KEEP BEES FOR PROFIT 



come tempered as it were, and then open the 

 door that leads into the part of the cellar where 

 the bees are stored, and let the tempered air 

 into them. By following this method, the 

 bees are not disturbed as they would be if the 

 cold air were turned in on them directly from 

 outdoors. 



Do not be alarmed if during the winter 

 some dead bees should accumulate on the cel- 

 lar floor, for this does not indicate any injury, 

 but they are merely old bees that have died 

 off from natural causes and that have crawled 

 out of the hive to keep from dying within 

 their homes. If the bottoms of the hives 

 are fitted with reasonably deep bottom boards, 

 it will not be advisable to try to scrape out the 

 dead bees with a piece of wire, as some bee- 

 keepers advocate, as all such poking has a 

 tendency to annoy the bees and disturb their 

 slumbers. The less we trouble them, the 

 better it will be for all concerned. Where 

 house apiaries are used, the packing can be 

 done inside the house around the hives, but 



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