HOW TO WINTER BEES 



house apiaries have long since been discarded 

 by progressive beekeepers, as the bees are 

 always getting on the floor during the working 

 season, to say nothing of other annoyances, 

 that led to their rejection years ago. 



The individual beekeeper must be the best 

 judge as to the proper time to place his bees 

 outdoors in the spring, but, generally speaking, 

 the latter part of March, or, better still, when 

 the pussy-willows are in bloom, or when 

 settled, mild weather prevails, and a little added 

 protection in the way of packing-paper placed 

 about each hive as it is set out will help to 

 keep down spring dwindling. The planer 

 shavings, packing, and cases can be left on 

 the hives of the bees wintered outdoors until 

 fruit bloom, and will go a great way toward 

 encouraging early brood-rearing, and here we 

 have another advantage in favor of outdoor 

 wintering with proper packing. In some of 

 the northern states some beekeepers bury their 

 bees for winter in long trenches or clamps, 

 and cover them with branches and leaves and 



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