352 MONTHLY MANAGEMENT. 



ters. I call attention first to the management adapt- 

 ed to a warm climate, which will apply to most parts 

 of California and the Southern States. 



SUITED TO WARM CLIMATES. 

 JANUARY. 



The bees are now (Jan. 1st) in a state of repose, 

 and having had proper care in December, will require 

 but little attention during this month. They should 

 be permitted to fly occasionally, when the weather is 

 sufficiently warm to guaranty their safe return. The 

 hives should be examined, and all accumulations of 

 filth, whether from dead bees or other sources, re- 

 moved. This should be done so as to cause the least 

 possible disturbance of the bees. By the last of 

 this month they will commence to carry in pollen, 

 and to breed. 



Should it be desirable to change the location of 

 the apiary, this work should be done early in this 

 month, before the bees have commenced to work ; 

 for, if removed afterwards, many will return to the 

 original stand and there be lost. Should there be 

 many hives, and all are to be removed, let the prep- 

 arations be made beforehand, and all removed at the 

 same time, and the old stand taken down, so that the 

 place will not be familiar to them. This will cause 

 the bees to immediately return to their hive. But 

 should a hive be removed to a short distance, and 



